E5P8D
Demonstration — Part V
Latin
Plures causæ simul plus possunt quam si pauciores essent (per propositionem 7 partis III) adeoque (per propositionem 5 partis IV) quo affectus aliquis a pluribus causis simul excitatur, eo fortior est. Q.E.D.
English (Elwes 1883)
Many simultaneous causes are more powerful than a few (III. vii.): therefore (IV. v.), in proportion to the increased number of simultaneous causes whereby it is aroused, an emotion becomes stronger. Q.E.D.
Modern English
Many simultaneous causes together can do more than if they were fewer (E3P7); therefore (E4P5), an affect is stronger in proportion to the number of simultaneous causes that arouse it. Q.E.D.