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Plato, Sophist, 254b


καρτερεῖν πρὸς τὸ θεῖον ἀφορῶντα ἀδύνατα. ΘΕΑΙ. καὶ ταῦτα εἰκὸς οὐχ ἧττον ἐκείνων οὕτως ἔχειν. ΞΕ. οὐκοῦν περὶ μὲν τούτου καὶ τάχα ἐπισκεψόμεθα σαφέστερον, ἂν ἔτι βουλομένοις ἡμῖν ᾖ· περὶ δὲ τοῦ σοφιστοῦ που δῆλον ὡς οὐκ ἀνετέον πρὶν ἂν ἱκανῶς αὐτὸν θεασώμεθα. ΘΕΑΙ. καλῶς εἶπες. ΞΕ. ὅτʼ οὖν δὴ τὰ μὲν ἡμῖν τῶν γενῶν ὡμολόγηται κοινωνεῖν ἐθέλειν ἀλλήλοις, τὰ δὲ μή, καὶ τὰ μὲν ἐπʼ ὀλίγον, τὰ δʼ ἐπὶ πολλά, τὰ δὲ καὶ διὰ πάντων οὐδὲν κωλύειν τοῖςof the soul of the multitude are not strong enough to endure the sight of the divine. Theaet. This also seems no less true than what you said about the sophist. Str. Now we will make more accurate investigations about the philosopher hereafter, if we still care to do so; but as to the sophist, it is clear that we must not relax our efforts until we have a satisfactory view of him. Theaet. You are right. Str. Since, therefore, we are agreed that some of the classes will mingle with one another, and others will not, and some will mingle with few and others with many, and that


Intertexts (texts cited often on the same page as the searched text):

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1. Philolaus of Croton, Fragments, b17, b2, b6, b1 (5th cent. BCE

2. Plato, Cratylus, 409a (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

409a. Ἅλιος . Now ἅλιος might be derived from collecting ( ἁλίζειν ) men when he rises, or because he always turns ( ἀεὶ εἱλεῖν ) about the earth in his course, or because he variegates the products of the earth, for variegate is identical with αἰολλεῖν . Hermogenes. And what of the moon, Selene? Socrates. That name appears to put Anaxagoras in an uncomfortable position. Hermogenes. How so? Socrates. Why, it seems to have anticipated by many years the recent doctrine of Anaxagoras
3. Plato, Philebus, 23d, 23c (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

23c. in making our beginning. Pro. What kind of a beginning do you mean? Soc. Let us divide all things that now exist in the universe into two, or rather, if you please, three classes. Pro. Please tell us on what principle you would divide them. Soc. Let us take some of the subjects of our present discussion. Pro. What subjects? Soc. We said that God revealed in the universe two elements, the infinite and the finite, did we not? Pro. Certainly. Soc. Let us, then, assume these as two of our classes, and a third, made by combining these two.
4. Plato, Republic, 527e, 527d (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

5. Plato, Sophist, 256b, 254a (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

6. Plato, Timaeus, 31a (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

7. Aristotle, Metaphysics, 985b (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

8. Plutarch, On The E At Delphi, 386e (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

9. Anon., Chaldean Oracles, 1 (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)

10. Plotinus, Enneads, 2.4.5, 5.1.1, 5.5.12, 6.2.7-6.2.9 (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)

11. Porphyry, Life of Pythagoras, 47 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)

47. That is the reason he made so much use of the mathematical disciplines and speculations, which are intermediate between the physical and the incorporeal realm, for the reason that like bodies they have a threefold dimension, and yet share the impassibility of incorporeals; as degrees of preparation to the contemplation of the really existent things; by an artificial reason diverting the eyes of the mind from corporeal things, whose manner and state never remain in the same condition, to a desire for true (spiritual) food. By means of these mathematical sciences therefore, Pythagoras rendered men truly happy, by this artistic introduction of truly [consistent] things. SPAN


Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
ammonius (plutarchs character) Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
aristotle, on mathematics Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
aristotle, on the soul (psyche) Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
blasphemy Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
body Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
community Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
demiurge, as cause Marmodoro and Prince, Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015) 64
demiurge, as not planning Marmodoro and Prince, Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015) 64
demiurge, as providential Marmodoro and Prince, Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015) 64
differentiation, required for thought Marmodoro and Prince, Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015) 64
divine light Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
exegesis Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
eye (of the soul) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
five greatest kinds, alluded to by plotinus Marmodoro and Prince, Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015) 64
forms, platonic, inferior Marmodoro and Prince, Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015) 64
god Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
harmony Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
incitement (άφορμή), (inducements) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
intellect, non-rational Marmodoro and Prince, Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015) 64
kosmos Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
love/lover (ἒρως / έρωτικός / έραστής) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
metaphysics Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
nous, nature of' Marmodoro and Prince, Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015) 64
passions (πάθος), attachment to (προσπάθεια) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
philolaus of croton, xvii Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
plato, on kosmos Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
plato Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
platonic dialogues, cratylus Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
platonic dialogues, philebus Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
platonic dialogues, sophist Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
platonic dialogues, timaeus Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
plutarch, younger (character of the de e) Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
plutarch Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
power that elevates (άναγωγική δύναμις) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
pythagoras of samos Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
pythagoreans Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
recovery (άνάληψις) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
socrates of athens Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
soul (psyche), and body Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
soul (psyche), transmigration of Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
soul (psyche) Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
substances (ούσία) Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
system Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33
theon (plutarchs character) Erler et al., Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (2021) 159
to god Schibli, Hierocles of Alexandria (2002) 298
xenophon of athens Horkey, Cosmos in the Ancient World (2019) 33