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The first philosophers of Greece : $b An edition and translation of the remaining fragments of the pre-Sokratic philosophers, together with a translation of the more important accounts of their opinions contained in the early epitomes of their worksFairbanks, Arthur

Philosophy

The first philosophers of Greece : $b An edition and translation of the remaining fragments of the pre-Sokratic philosophers, together with a translation of the more important accounts of their opinions contained in the early epitomes of their works

Name: The first philosophers of Greece : $b An edition and translation of the remaining fragments of the pre-Sokratic philosophers, together with a translation of the more important accounts of their opinions contained in the early epitomes of their works
Author: Fairbanks, Arthur

Fairbanks, Arthur

Philosophy, Ancient

12. MSS. ὀχεύσατε, corr. Steph. 16. MSS. σέ, Stein μέ. 17.
    Sext. MSS. ἐφωθοείης, corr. Steph. Clem. confirms correction.
    18. MSS. Θοάζει, Plut. θαμίζειν, corr. Hermann. 19. MSS. ἀλλὰ
    γὰρ ἄθρει πᾶς, corr. Bergk. 20. Bergk τι ... πιστήν, Gomperz,
    ὄψει ἔχων πίστιν πλέον’. 22. MSS. ὁπόση, corr. Stein. 23. MSS.
    θ’, Karsten δ’.

24-32. Diog. Laer. viii. 59 from Satyros; Suidas under ἄπνους; Eudocia,
p. 170; Tzetzes, _Chil._ ii. 906 f.; Iriarte, _Catal. Matrit._ p. 450.
26-28. Clem. Al. _Strom._ p. 754.

    27. Clem. Θνητοῖσι; Clem., Diog. Laer. Vin. MS., Tzt. ἀρούρας.
    Elsewhere ἄρουραν. 28. Clem. εὖτ’, others ἤν κ’. Diog., Clem.
    παλίντιτα, corr. Stein. 29. Tzt. στήσεις, Suidas στήσει. 30.
    Tzt. στήσεις. 31. Diog. τὰ δ’ ἐν θέρει ἀήσαντα, Hermann τά τ’
    αἰθέρι αἰθύσσονται, corr. Stein.

33-35. Sext. Emp. _Math._ ix. 362, and x. 315; Plut. _Mor._ 878 A (Eus.
_Pr. Evang._ xiv. p. 749); Probus on Verg. _Ecl._ vi. 31; Hipp. _Ref.
haer._ 246; Stob. _Ecl._ i. 10, p. 287. 34-35. Athenag. _Legatio_, p. 22;
Diog. Laer. viii. 76; Herakl. _Alleg. Hom._ 443 G. Clem. Al. _Strom._ p.
746 joins 33, 78, and 104.

    33. τῶν, Sext. γὰρ, Prob. δὴ. Last word Prob. ἐᾶσιν. 34. Plut.
    Ζεὺς αἰθὴρ. 35. Diog. Laer. ἐπιπικροῖ ὄμμα βρότειον, Prob. γε
    πικροῖς νωμα (νωμᾷ?) βρότειον γένος.

36-39. Plut. _Mor._ 1111 F, 885 D. 36 b, 38. Arist. _Gen. Corr._ I. 1;
314 b 7; _Meta._ iv. 4; 1015 a 1. 38, 39. Arist. _de X. Z. G._ c. 2 975 b
7.

    36. Plut. _de placit._ οὐδὲν, _adv. Colot._ ἑκάστου. Ar.
    _Meta._ ἐόντων. 37. Plut. _adv. Col._ οὐλομένη θ. γενέθλη. 39.
    Plut. _de placit._ φύσις δὲ βροτοῖς.

40-44, Plut. _Colot._ 1113 C. 44. Plut. _Mor._ 820 F.

    40. MSS. ὅτε μὲν ... φῶς αἰθέρι, Mul. ὅ τι κεν, Panz. αἰθέρος
    κῃ. 42. MSS. τὸν γενέσθαι, Reiske τὸ λέγουσι γεν., Karst.
    δοκέουσι γεν. 43. MSS. ἀποκριθῶσι, corr. Ritschl. 44. MSS.
    εἶναι καλέουσι· ὅμως. Plut. Mor. 820 F gives the line as in the
    text. Duebner suggests εἰκαίως for εἶναι here.

45-47. Plut. _Colot._ 1113 C.

    47. MS. ἤτοι, corr. Reiske. MS. πάντη, corr. Steph.

48-50. Arist. _de X. Z. G._ 2; 975 a 36. 48-49. Philo, _de incorr. mundi_
p. 488.

    48. Vulg. ἔκ τε μὴ, Cd. Lps. Syl. ἐκ τοῦ μὴ, Philo ἐκ τοῦ γὰρ
    οὐδαμῆ. 49. MS. τό τε ὂν, Stein καί τ’ ἐὸν. Arist. ἄπρηκτον,
    Philo ἄπαυστον. Text from Diels, _Hermes_ xv. p. 161. 50. MS.
    θήσεσθαι, corr. Karst.

51-54. Plut. _Colot._ 1113 D.

    53. MSS. εἰσὶ καί σφι, corr. Karst. MSS. δεινα, corr. Bergk.

55-57. Clem. Al. _Strom._ 656. 56-57. Theod. _Serm._ 476 Sch.

    56. Theod. ὧδε γὰρ.

58-59. Plut. _de orac. def._ 418 C. Arranged in verse by Xylander. MSS.
μήτε λέγειν corr. Knatz, _Empedoclea_, p. 7.

60. Plut. _non pos. suav. viv._ 1103 F δὶς γὰρ ὃ δεῖ καλόν ἐστιν ἀκοῦσαι,
Schol. Plat. _Gorg._ 124 Ruhnk. δὶς καὶ τρὶς τὸ καλὸν ... Ἐμπεδ. τὸ ἔπος
“καὶ δὶς γὰρ ὃ δεῖ καλόν ἐστιν ἐνίσπειν.” Text from Sturz.

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Philosophy

The first philosophers of Greece : $b An edition and translation of the remaining fragments of the pre-Sokratic philosophers, together with a translation of the more important accounts of their opinions contained in the early epitomes of their works

Fairbanks, Arthur

Philosophy, Ancient

12. MSS. ὀχεύσατε, corr. Steph. 16. MSS. σέ, Stein μέ. 17.
    Sext. MSS. ἐφωθοείης, corr. Steph. Clem. confirms correction.
    18. MSS. Θοάζει, Plut. θαμίζειν, corr. Hermann. 19. MSS. ἀλλὰ
    γὰρ ἄθρει πᾶς, corr. Bergk. 20. Bergk τι ... πιστήν, Gomperz,
    ὄψει ἔχων πίστιν πλέον’. 22. MSS. ὁπόση, corr. Stein. 23. MSS.
    θ’, Karsten δ’.

24-32. Diog. Laer. viii. 59 from Satyros; Suidas under ἄπνους; Eudocia,
p. 170; Tzetzes, _Chil._ ii. 906 f.; Iriarte, _Catal. Matrit._ p. 450.
26-28. Clem. Al. _Strom._ p. 754.

    27. Clem. Θνητοῖσι; Clem., Diog. Laer. Vin. MS., Tzt. ἀρούρας.
    Elsewhere ἄρουραν. 28. Clem. εὖτ’, others ἤν κ’. Diog., Clem.
    παλίντιτα, corr. Stein. 29. Tzt. στήσεις, Suidas στήσει. 30.
    Tzt. στήσεις. 31. Diog. τὰ δ’ ἐν θέρει ἀήσαντα, Hermann τά τ’
    αἰθέρι αἰθύσσονται, corr. Stein.

33-35. Sext. Emp. _Math._ ix. 362, and x. 315; Plut. _Mor._ 878 A (Eus.
_Pr. Evang._ xiv. p. 749); Probus on Verg. _Ecl._ vi. 31; Hipp. _Ref.
haer._ 246; Stob. _Ecl._ i. 10, p. 287. 34-35. Athenag. _Legatio_, p. 22;
Diog. Laer. viii. 76; Herakl. _Alleg. Hom._ 443 G. Clem. Al. _Strom._ p.
746 joins 33, 78, and 104.

    33. τῶν, Sext. γὰρ, Prob. δὴ. Last word Prob. ἐᾶσιν. 34. Plut.
    Ζεὺς αἰθὴρ. 35. Diog. Laer. ἐπιπικροῖ ὄμμα βρότειον, Prob. γε
    πικροῖς νωμα (νωμᾷ?) βρότειον γένος.

36-39. Plut. _Mor._ 1111 F, 885 D. 36 b, 38. Arist. _Gen. Corr._ I. 1;
314 b 7; _Meta._ iv. 4; 1015 a 1. 38, 39. Arist. _de X. Z. G._ c. 2 975 b
7.

    36. Plut. _de placit._ οὐδὲν, _adv. Colot._ ἑκάστου. Ar.
    _Meta._ ἐόντων. 37. Plut. _adv. Col._ οὐλομένη θ. γενέθλη. 39.
    Plut. _de placit._ φύσις δὲ βροτοῖς.

40-44, Plut. _Colot._ 1113 C. 44. Plut. _Mor._ 820 F.

    40. MSS. ὅτε μὲν ... φῶς αἰθέρι, Mul. ὅ τι κεν, Panz. αἰθέρος
    κῃ. 42. MSS. τὸν γενέσθαι, Reiske τὸ λέγουσι γεν., Karst.
    δοκέουσι γεν. 43. MSS. ἀποκριθῶσι, corr. Ritschl. 44. MSS.
    εἶναι καλέουσι· ὅμως. Plut. Mor. 820 F gives the line as in the
    text. Duebner suggests εἰκαίως for εἶναι here.

45-47. Plut. _Colot._ 1113 C.

    47. MS. ἤτοι, corr. Reiske. MS. πάντη, corr. Steph.

48-50. Arist. _de X. Z. G._ 2; 975 a 36. 48-49. Philo, _de incorr. mundi_
p. 488.

    48. Vulg. ἔκ τε μὴ, Cd. Lps. Syl. ἐκ τοῦ μὴ, Philo ἐκ τοῦ γὰρ
    οὐδαμῆ. 49. MS. τό τε ὂν, Stein καί τ’ ἐὸν. Arist. ἄπρηκτον,
    Philo ἄπαυστον. Text from Diels, _Hermes_ xv. p. 161. 50. MS.
    θήσεσθαι, corr. Karst.

51-54. Plut. _Colot._ 1113 D.

    53. MSS. εἰσὶ καί σφι, corr. Karst. MSS. δεινα, corr. Bergk.

55-57. Clem. Al. _Strom._ 656. 56-57. Theod. _Serm._ 476 Sch.

    56. Theod. ὧδε γὰρ.

58-59. Plut. _de orac. def._ 418 C. Arranged in verse by Xylander. MSS.
μήτε λέγειν corr. Knatz, _Empedoclea_, p. 7.

60. Plut. _non pos. suav. viv._ 1103 F δὶς γὰρ ὃ δεῖ καλόν ἐστιν ἀκοῦσαι,
Schol. Plat. _Gorg._ 124 Ruhnk. δὶς καὶ τρὶς τὸ καλὸν ... Ἐμπεδ. τὸ ἔπος
“καὶ δὶς γὰρ ὃ δεῖ καλόν ἐστιν ἐνίσπειν.” Text from Sturz.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The first philosophers of Greece : $b An edition and translation of the remaining fragments of the pre-Sokratic philosophers, together with a translation of the more important accounts of their opinions contained in the early epitomes of their works

The first philosophers of Greece : $b An edition and translation of the remaining fragments of the pre-Sokratic philosophers, together with a translation of the more important accounts of their opinions contained in the early epitomes of their works

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