Hellenistic Philosophy Introductory

Ethics 227 They say that all [moral] mistakes are equal, but not, however/^1 similar. For by nature they all derive from vice a ...

Logic and Theory of Knowledge Plutarch Stoic Self-Contradictions 1037b (SVF 2.129) 131 [11-17] Having said in his book On the Us ...

228 l/-95 is irony combined with a kind of mockery. They say that friendship only exists among the wise, since it is only among ...

132 l/-20 Physics Diogenes Laertius 7.132-160 [11-20] They divide the account of physics into topics on bodies and on principle ...

Ethics 229 They say that sometimes suicide is appropriate for virtuous men, in many ways; but that for base men, [it is appropri ...

Physics 133 According to Apollodorus in his Physics, body is that which is extended in three [dimensions], length, breadth and ...

230 l/-95 before he has a grasp are traits of the hasty and base man, and are not attributes of the man of natural ability who i ...

134 l/-20 some as a condition [hexis], for example, bones and sinews, and others as mind, for example, the leading part of the s ...

Ethics 231 use them as such. Only the virtuous man has a good old age and a good death; for a good old age is conducting oneself ...

Physics 135 destruction in his On the Universe, Chrysippus in book one of the Physics, Posidonius in book one of his On the Cosm ...

232 l/-95 to l/-99 Nor does the virtuous man ever stall on anything, since stalling is a deferral of action because of hesitatio ...

136 l/-20 And the moon [is eclipsed] when it falls into the earth's shadow; and that is why there is only an eclipse at the full ...

Ethics 233 And he says that his life is not yet happy, but that happiness supervenes on him when these intermediate actions beco ...

Physics 137 which exist, or a rational principle according to which the cosmos is managed. Moreover, they say that all of prophe ...

234 //-100 to //-101 Cicero On Goals 5.16-21 [11-100] Since there is so much disagreement about this [the goal of life] we shou ...

138 l/-20 to l/-21 mass of fire moving quickly in the air, creating the presentation [i.e., appearance] of length. Rain is a cha ...

Ethics 235 one of the three. As a result, honourableness is either a matter of doing everything for the sake of pleasure, even i ...

Physics 139 They say that there are eight parts of the soul, the five senses, the spermatic principles in us, the vocal part and ...

236 //-101 to //-102 doing which they are doing much the same thing as they would be doing if they claimed that the goal was ple ...

140 l/-21 to l/-23 This entire cosmos which revolves around the earth obeys you, wherever you might lead it, and is willingly ru ...