Note 568 — Chapter XI
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Footnote 568:
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This generic principle, viewed under different relations, gives--
1st. The principle of Substance--every quality supposes a subject or real being.
2d. The principle of Causality--every thing which begins to be must have a cause.
3d. The principle of Law--every phenomenon must obey some uniform law.
4th. The principle of Final Cause--every means supposes an end, every existence has a purpose or reason why.
5th. The principle of Unity--all plurality supposes a unity as its basis and ground.