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...appears. The reason why the First Figure is circular is to signify that each of those principles stands circularly within the others. Namely, goodness is in greatness, and eternity is in goodness. Therefore?, such a union or circular positioning must be made with the "declension" Llull uses "declension" (borrowed from grammar) to describe how a principle like Goodness acts. A principle has three parts: the agent (bonifier), the object (bonifiable), and the action (the act of bonifying). of the corners of the principles; thus, one should decline goodness into the bonifier, the bonifiable, and the act of bonifying original: "bonificativum bonificabile et bonificare". And greatness into the magnifier, the magnifiable, and the act of magnifying, and so on through the order of the other principles. This is done so that knowledge of these declensions may be had—that they can be made and that substance can be drawn out of them by explaining or multiplying them.

As they say: "goodness magnifies greatness" and "greatness bonifies goodness." Or, so that knowledge may be held by the intellect that substance cannot be multiplied or explained unless one declension of the principles is converted into another declension. Goodness and malice together cannot "bonify" through greatness, nor can greatness and smallness "magnify" through goodness Llull is arguing that logically positive attributes can only work together; a positive like Greatness cannot amplify a negative like Malice within this system..

Regarding the Second Figure, which is Triangular

Whatever is not covered within these three angles is nothing.

The Second Figure is triangular and is composed of three triangles: namely, of Difference, Concordance, and Contrariety. It stands composed, and upon Difference is written "sensible and sensible." Also, "sensible and intellectual," and "intellectual and intellectual." The same is written upon the angles of Concordance and Contrariety.

The reason why "sensible and sensible" In medieval philosophy, "sensible" refers to things perceived by the five senses (physical objects), while "intellectual" refers to things understood by the mind or spirit (angels, souls, or God). is written upon Difference is this: because difference is diffused in all sensible things or things naturally fit for perceiving?, such as the difference that exists between a man and a stone, or a color and a flavor. Likewise, "sensible and intellectual" is written upon Difference to signify that difference exists between sensible and intellectual things, such as between a man and an angel, or a stone and the will. This same thing applies in its own way to "intellectual and intellectual" to signify that difference exists between one intellectual thing and another, such as between God and an angel, or memory and the intellect.

In another way, Concordance is viewed similarly, such as the concordance that exists between fire and air in a pure body, and also between the will and the intellect. And in its own way, Contrariety is viewed, such as fire and water which are contraries, or the soul and the body, or a good angel and an evil angel. These three modes are general to all the principles contained within these three angles, and within them, particular things become apparent.