Academica eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 347 pages of information about Academica.

Academica eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 347 pages of information about Academica.
VII. 140), hence the early Christian writers attack the two ideas together as unscriptural.  Cf. esp Aug. De Civ.  Dei XVI. 9. Hicetas:  he was followed by Heraclides Ponticus and some Pythagoreans.  Sext. A.M. X. 174 speaks of the followers of Aristarchus the mathematician as holding the same doctrine.  It seems also to be found in Philolaus, see R. and P. 75. Theophrastus:  who wrote much on the history of philosophy, see R. and P. 328. Platonem:  the words of Plato (Tim. 40 B) are [Greek:  gen de trophon men hemeteran, eillomenen de peri ton dia pantos polon tetamenon]. Quid tu, Epicure:  the connection is that Cic., having given the crotchets of other philosophers about [Greek:  physike], proceeds to give the peculiar crotchet of Epic. Putas solem ... tantum:  a hard passage. Egone? ne bis is the em. of Lamb. for MSS. egone vobis, and is approved by Madv., who thus explains it (Em. 185) “cum interrogatum esset num tantulum (quasi pedalem 82) solem esse putaret, Epic. non praecise definit (tantum enim esse censebat quantus videretur vel paulo aut maiorem aut minorem) sed latius circumscribit, ne bis quidem tantum esse, sed inter pedalem magnitudinem et bipedalem”. (D.F. I. 20) This explanation though not quite satisfactory is the best yet given.  Epicurus’ absurdity is by Cic. brought into strong relief by stating the outside limit to which Epic. was prepared to go in estimating the sun’s size, i.e. twice the apparent size. Ne ... quidem may possibly appear strange, cf. however ne maiorem quidem in 82. Aristo Chius:  for this doctrine of his see R. and P. 358.

Sec.124. Quid sit animus:  an enumeration of the different ancient theories is given in T.D. I. 18—­22, and by Sext. A.M. VII. 113, who also speaks in P.H. II. 31 of the [Greek:  polle kai anenytos mache] concerning the soul.  In P.H. II. 57 he says [Greek:  Gorgias oude dianoian einai phesi]. DicaearchoT.D. I. 21. Tres partis:  in Plato’s Republic. Ignis:  Zeno’s opinion, T.D. I. 19. Animamib. I. 19. Sanguis:  Empodocles, as in T.D. I. 19 where his famous line [Greek:  haima gar anthropois perikardion esti noema] is translated, see R. and P. 124. Ut Xenocrates:  some edd. read Xenocrati, but cf.  I. 44, D.F. II. 18, T.D. III. 76. Numerus:  so Bentl. for mens of MSS., cf.  I. 39, T.D. I. 20, 41.  An explanation of this Pythagorean doctrine of Xenocrates is given in R. and P. 244. Quod intellegi etc.:  so in T.D. I. 41 quod subtiliter magis quam dilucide dicitur. Momenta n. on I. 45.

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