othersthinktheyareofthelattercharacter。Platoandthe
Pythagoreansthoughtbeingandunitywerenothingelse，butthiswas
theirnature，theiressencebeingjustunityandbeing。Butthe
naturalphilosopherstakeadifferentline；e。g。Empedocles-as
thoughreducingtosomethingmoreintelligible-sayswhatunityis；for