Select Works, Section 560 (part 2)
Apophatic Theologytheology
Describing the divine only by negation—God transcends all positive categories and concepts; the via negativa.
The nature of Primary Substance is defined negatively by what it does not require or depend upon (Quality and Quantity).
All passages →Divine Simplicitytheology
The doctrine that God has no parts, divisions, or composite attributes; pure undivided being.
[auto] The passage distinguishes between simples and composites, asserting that Primary Substance does not depend on qualities or quantity for its subsistence.
All passages →Emanation Hierarchycosmology
A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.
[auto] Quality and Quantity are explicitly described as posterior and subsequent to Primary Substance, establishing an ontological hierarchy.
All passages →Monadcosmology
The absolutely simple, undivided first principle from which all multiplicity and existence flows.
Primary Substance is presented as a fundamental principle containing other attributes as consequents, resembling the concept of a first principle.
All passages →Unity Of Beingtheology
The doctrine that all existence is ultimately one substance or one divine reality; non-duality as a theological claim.
The text refers to 'Substance as such', implying a unified underlying reality distinct from particular composite substances.
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