nūs (English spelling) nus

Japanese: nūs(英語表記)nus
nūs (English spelling) nus

…He believed that before the formation of the universe, an infinite number of extremely minute substances, called the “seeds of all things (spermata),” were united in a single entity. These seeds were also diverse in shape, color, taste, and smell, but when “reason (nūs)” struck this huge group of seeds with the first blow, it began to move in a circular motion, which led to divisions, and these divisions in turn led to new and various combinations. Concrete “things” are combinations in this sense, and each combination contains all kinds of seeds. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "nūs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼は宇宙形成以前においては〈万物の種子(スペルマタspermata)〉と呼ばれる無限に多数の極微の物質が渾然一体となっていたと考えた。それらの種子はまた形,色,味,香などの点で多種多様であるが,この巨大な種子の集団に〈理性(ヌースnūs)〉が最初の一撃を与えることによって旋回運動が始まり,その運動は分裂を招き,分裂はまたあらたにさまざまの結合をもたらした。具体的な〈もの〉はこうした意味での結合体であるが,それぞれの結合体にはあらゆる種類の種子が含まれている。…

※「nūs」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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