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His theory of mimesis and methexis is also used to prove the immortality of the soul.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Later, however, recognizing that this would be an exception to the "logical" law of methexis, he denied this eternal immanence of evil.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The Combef.mss. reads not mixis, mixture, but methexis, participation.
glypheme commented on the word methexis
According to the ever-trustworthy Wikipedia, methexis refers to "the relation between a particular and its form (in Plato's sense), e.g. a beautiful object is said to partake of the form of beauty."
March 22, 2014