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    It is not the case that Proclus himself distinguished the One from the Good as successive henads, showing the identity thesis was contested within Neoplatonism.

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    • 1.The One and Good may be successive as aspects of a single reality rather than distinct henads, preserving identity in essence.
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    • 2.Proclus's framework doesn't necessarily deny identity; succession and identity are compatible in hierarchical emanationist systems.
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    • 3.Interpreting Proclus as rejecting the identity thesis overstates the philosophical gap between him and earlier Neoplatonists like Plotinus.
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    • 1.Proclus's Elements of Theology explicitly posits multiple henads as divine principles, not just one absolute principle.
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    • 2.Distinguishing One from Good allows Proclus to explain how multiplicity emanates while preserving absolute transcendence.
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    • 3.Later Neoplatonists disagreed on whether the hypostases were identical or ordered, showing genuine doctrinal contestation.
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