Excerpt from Plotinos Complete Works in Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods, Vol. 2: Biography by Porphyry, Eunapius and Suidas Commentary by Porphyry, Illustrations by Jamblichus and Ammonius, Studies in Sources, Development, Influence, Index of Subjects, Thoughts, and Words, Amelio-Porphyrian Books, 22-33In view of these facts, let us, starting from the very beginning, explain in a clear and lausible manner, how the soul, being incorporeal andiextend'ed, could, nevertheless, have assumed such an extension, either before the bodies, or in the bodies. If indeed one see that she was capable of assuming extension before the bodies existed, it will be easily understood that she could have done so within the bodies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.