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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

ὡς γὰρ ἑκάστοτ’ ἔχει κρᾶσις μελέων πολυκάμπτων,
    τὼς νόος ἀνθρώποισι παρέστηκεν· τὸ γὰρ αὐτὸ
    ἔστιν ὅπερ φρονέει μελέων φύσις ἀνθρώποισιν
    καὶ πᾶσιν καὶ παντί· τὸ γὰρ πλέον ἐστὶ νόημα.

    δεξιτεροῖσιν μὲν κούρους, λαοῖσι δὲ κούρας.                       150
    οὕτω τοι κατὰ δόξαν ἔφυν τάδε νῦν τε ἔασι,
    καὶ μετέπειτ’ ἀπὸ τοῦδε τελευτήσουσι τραφέντα.
    τοῖς δ’ ὄνομα ἄνθρωποι κατέθεντ’ ἐπίσημον ἑκάστῳ.

Kars. 150

    Femina virque simul Veneris cum germina miscent
    unius in formam diverso ex sanguine virtus
    temperiem servans bene condita corpora fingit.
    at si virtutes permixto semine pugnent
    nec faciant unam permixto in corpore dirae
    nascentem gemino vexabunt semine sexum.

Simpl. _Phys._ 7, v. 31, 4. ἐπὶ τῷδέ ἐστι τὸ ἀραιὸν καὶ τὸ θερμὸν καὶ τὸ
φαὸς καὶ τὸ μαλθακὸν καὶ τὸ κουφὸν, ἐπὶ δὲ πυκνῷ ὠνόμασται τὸ ψυχρὸν καὶ
ὁ ζόφος καὶ σκληρὸν καὶ βαρύ· ταῦτα γὰρ ἀπεκρίθη ἑκατέρως ἑκατέρα.


_Sources and Critical Notes._

1-30. (Followed without break by 53-58) Sext. Emp. _Math._ vii. 111. Cf.
Porphyrius, _de antro nymph._ ch. 22. 28-32. Simpl. _de coelo_ 557, 25.
28-30. Laer. Diog. ix. 22. 29-30. Plut. _adv. Colot._ 1114 D. Prokl.
_Tim._ p. 105 B; Clem. Al. _Strom._ v. p. 682.

Vv. 6-8 Karsten transfers to a position after v. 10 (order: 5, 9, 10,
6, 7, 8, 11), comma at end of v. 5 and period at end of v. 8. Stein
transfers vv. 4-8 to a position after v. 21, and changes δαίμονος of v.
3 to δαίμονες in apposition with Ἡλιάδες κοῦραι. Order: 3, 9, 10 ... 20,
21, 4, 5 ... 7, 8, where a break occurs, and v. 22 begins a new section.

    V. 2: SV ζησαν. V. 3: MSS. πάντα τῆ φέρει, Karst. πάντ’ ἀδαῆ
    φ., Hermann καὶ πάντ’ αὐτὴ, Stein πάντα μάθη. Diels compares
    v. 32 and Verg. _Aen._ vi. 565. V. 4: _C_ φερομένην, _G_
    φέρομαι. V. 6: Karsten inserts ἵει. V. 7: _G_ αἰσθόμενος, Stein
    ἀχθόμενος: _GR_ ἐπήγετο, _C_ ἐπήγετος V. 10: MSS. κρατερῶν,
    except _G_ κρατεραῖς, corr. Karsten. V. 12: MSS. καὶ σφᾶς. V.
    14: _CRV_ δίκην. V. 17: _FG_ ταῖς. V. 20: MSS. _CGRV_ ἀρηρότα
    τῆ, Hermann ἀρηρότας ᾗ. V. 25: _V_ ἵπποι: _R_ τε, other MSS.
    ταὶ. V. 26: _CR_ οὔτοι, _G_ οὔτε. V. 27: Stein τηλοῦ for
    ἐκτὸς. V. 28: _CR_ πείθεσθαι. V. 29: Prokl. εὐφέγγεος, Simpl.
    εὐκυκλέος: Plut., Diog., Sext. _L_ ἀτρεκές; text follows Prokl.
    and other MSS. of Sext. Stein compares Sextus’s explanation
    ἀμετακίνητον 215 6. V. 31: Stein suggests τοῦτο. V. 32: MSS.
    εἶναι, corr. Karsten.

33-40. Prokl. _Tim._ 105 B. 35-40. Simpl. _Phys._ 25 r 116, 28. 40 b.
Plot. _Ennead._ v. 1, 8, p. 489; Clem. Al. _Strom._ 749.

    V. 33: MSS. ἄγε τῶν, corr. Karsten. V. 34: MSS. μοῦσαι, corr.
    Brandis. V. 38: Prokl. δ’ ἤτοι: Simpl. παναπευθέα, Stein
    παναπειθῆ, text follows Prokl. V. 39 Prokl. ἐφικτὸν, text
    follows Simpl. Stein compares Simpl. D 109, 24; 111, 25.

41-42. Prokl. _Parm._ ii. 120; Vulg. ἄρξομαι corr. Karst.

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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

ὡς γὰρ ἑκάστοτ’ ἔχει κρᾶσις μελέων πολυκάμπτων,
    τὼς νόος ἀνθρώποισι παρέστηκεν· τὸ γὰρ αὐτὸ
    ἔστιν ὅπερ φρονέει μελέων φύσις ἀνθρώποισιν
    καὶ πᾶσιν καὶ παντί· τὸ γὰρ πλέον ἐστὶ νόημα.

    δεξιτεροῖσιν μὲν κούρους, λαοῖσι δὲ κούρας.                       150
    οὕτω τοι κατὰ δόξαν ἔφυν τάδε νῦν τε ἔασι,
    καὶ μετέπειτ’ ἀπὸ τοῦδε τελευτήσουσι τραφέντα.
    τοῖς δ’ ὄνομα ἄνθρωποι κατέθεντ’ ἐπίσημον ἑκάστῳ.

Kars. 150

    Femina virque simul Veneris cum germina miscent
    unius in formam diverso ex sanguine virtus
    temperiem servans bene condita corpora fingit.
    at si virtutes permixto semine pugnent
    nec faciant unam permixto in corpore dirae
    nascentem gemino vexabunt semine sexum.

Simpl. _Phys._ 7, v. 31, 4. ἐπὶ τῷδέ ἐστι τὸ ἀραιὸν καὶ τὸ θερμὸν καὶ τὸ
φαὸς καὶ τὸ μαλθακὸν καὶ τὸ κουφὸν, ἐπὶ δὲ πυκνῷ ὠνόμασται τὸ ψυχρὸν καὶ
ὁ ζόφος καὶ σκληρὸν καὶ βαρύ· ταῦτα γὰρ ἀπεκρίθη ἑκατέρως ἑκατέρα.


_Sources and Critical Notes._

1-30. (Followed without break by 53-58) Sext. Emp. _Math._ vii. 111. Cf.
Porphyrius, _de antro nymph._ ch. 22. 28-32. Simpl. _de coelo_ 557, 25.
28-30. Laer. Diog. ix. 22. 29-30. Plut. _adv. Colot._ 1114 D. Prokl.
_Tim._ p. 105 B; Clem. Al. _Strom._ v. p. 682.

Vv. 6-8 Karsten transfers to a position after v. 10 (order: 5, 9, 10,
6, 7, 8, 11), comma at end of v. 5 and period at end of v. 8. Stein
transfers vv. 4-8 to a position after v. 21, and changes δαίμονος of v.
3 to δαίμονες in apposition with Ἡλιάδες κοῦραι. Order: 3, 9, 10 ... 20,
21, 4, 5 ... 7, 8, where a break occurs, and v. 22 begins a new section.

    V. 2: SV ζησαν. V. 3: MSS. πάντα τῆ φέρει, Karst. πάντ’ ἀδαῆ
    φ., Hermann καὶ πάντ’ αὐτὴ, Stein πάντα μάθη. Diels compares
    v. 32 and Verg. _Aen._ vi. 565. V. 4: _C_ φερομένην, _G_
    φέρομαι. V. 6: Karsten inserts ἵει. V. 7: _G_ αἰσθόμενος, Stein
    ἀχθόμενος: _GR_ ἐπήγετο, _C_ ἐπήγετος V. 10: MSS. κρατερῶν,
    except _G_ κρατεραῖς, corr. Karsten. V. 12: MSS. καὶ σφᾶς. V.
    14: _CRV_ δίκην. V. 17: _FG_ ταῖς. V. 20: MSS. _CGRV_ ἀρηρότα
    τῆ, Hermann ἀρηρότας ᾗ. V. 25: _V_ ἵπποι: _R_ τε, other MSS.
    ταὶ. V. 26: _CR_ οὔτοι, _G_ οὔτε. V. 27: Stein τηλοῦ for
    ἐκτὸς. V. 28: _CR_ πείθεσθαι. V. 29: Prokl. εὐφέγγεος, Simpl.
    εὐκυκλέος: Plut., Diog., Sext. _L_ ἀτρεκές; text follows Prokl.
    and other MSS. of Sext. Stein compares Sextus’s explanation
    ἀμετακίνητον 215 6. V. 31: Stein suggests τοῦτο. V. 32: MSS.
    εἶναι, corr. Karsten.

33-40. Prokl. _Tim._ 105 B. 35-40. Simpl. _Phys._ 25 r 116, 28. 40 b.
Plot. _Ennead._ v. 1, 8, p. 489; Clem. Al. _Strom._ 749.

    V. 33: MSS. ἄγε τῶν, corr. Karsten. V. 34: MSS. μοῦσαι, corr.
    Brandis. V. 38: Prokl. δ’ ἤτοι: Simpl. παναπευθέα, Stein
    παναπειθῆ, text follows Prokl. V. 39 Prokl. ἐφικτὸν, text
    follows Simpl. Stein compares Simpl. D 109, 24; 111, 25.

41-42. Prokl. _Parm._ ii. 120; Vulg. ἄρξομαι corr. Karst.

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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 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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