1. Plato, Cratylus, None (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation Found in books: Long (2006) 163| 430e. ΣΩ. πῶς λέγεις; τί τοῦτο ἐκείνου διαφέρει; ἆρʼ οὐκ ἔστι προσελθόντα ἀνδρί τῳ εἰπεῖν ὅτι τουτί ἐστι σὸν γράμμα, καὶ δεῖξαι αὐτῷ, ἂν μὲν τύχῃ, ἐκείνου εἰκόνα, ἂν δὲ τύχῃ, γυναικός; τὸ δὲ δεῖξαι λέγω εἰς τὴν τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αἴσθησιν καταστῆσαι. ΚΡ. πάνυ γε. ΣΩ. τί δέ; πάλιν αὐτῷ τούτῳ προσελθόντα εἰπεῖν ὅτι τουτί ἐστιν σὸν ὄνομα ; ἔστι δέ που καὶ τὸ ὄνομα μίμημα ὥσπερ τὸ ζωγράφημα. τοῦτο δὴ λέγω· ἆρʼ οὐκ ἂν εἴη αὐτῷ | 430e. Socrates. What do you mean? What difference is there between the two? Can I not step up to a man and say to him, This is your portrait, and show him perhaps his own likeness or, perhaps, that of a woman? And by show I mean bring before the sense of sight. Cratylus. Certainly. Socrates. Well, then, can I not step up to the same man again and say, This is your name ? A name is an imitation, just as a picture is. |
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| 2. Aristotle, Categories, None (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan |
| 3. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, None (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan |
| 4. Aristotle, Meteorology, None (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Long (2006) 265 |
| 5. Aristotle, Physics, 2.9 (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation Found in books: Long (2006) 168 |
6. Cicero, On The Nature of The Gods, 2.58 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation, world-soul Found in books: Long (2006) 270 | 2.58. the nature of the world itself, which encloses and contains all things in its embrace, is styled by Zeno not merely 'craftsmanlike' but actually 'a craftsman,' whose foresight plans out the work to serve its use and purpose in every detail. And as the other natural substances are generated, reared and sustained each by its own seeds, so the world-nature experiences all those motions of the will, those impulses of conation and desire, that the Greeks call hormae, and follows these up with the appropriate actions in the same way as do we ourselves, who experience emotions and sensations. Such being the nature of the world-mind, it can therefore correctly be designated as prudence or providence (for in Greek it is termed pronoia); and this providence is chiefly directed and concentrated upon three objects, namely to secure for the world, first, the structure best fitted for survival; next, absolute completeness; but chiefly, consummate beauty and embellishment of every kind. |
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7. Philo of Alexandria, On The Eternity of The World, 48-49, 51, 50 (1st cent. BCE - missingth cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Long (2006) 270 | 50. Consider the matter thus: let the world be the subject of our argument, as Dion was just now, for it is perfect, and let the soul of the world take the place of Theon, who was imperfect, since a part is less than the whole; and as the foot was cut off from Dion, so also let everything which resembles a body be cut off from the world; |
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8. Lucretius Carus, On The Nature of Things, 1.21, 1.584-1.598, 1.716-1.829, 2.254, 2.257, 2.294-2.307, 2.478-2.521, 2.1059-2.1062, 5.107, 6.30-6.31 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation Found in books: Long (2006) 163, 167, 169, 170| 1.21. quae quoniam rerum naturam sola gubernas 1.584. Denique iam quoniam generatim reddita finis 1.585. crescendi rebus constat vitamque tenendi, 1.586. et quid quaeque queant per foedera naturai, 1.587. quid porro nequeant, sancitum quando quidem extat, 1.588. nec commutatur quicquam, quin omnia constant 1.589. usque adeo, variae volucres ut in ordine cunctae 1.590. ostendant maculas generalis corpore inesse, 1.591. inmutabilis materiae quoque corpus habere 1.592. debent ni mirum; nam si primordia rerum 1.593. commutari aliqua possent ratione revicta, 1.594. incertum quoque iam constet quid possit oriri, 1.595. quid nequeat, finita potestas denique cuique 1.596. qua nam sit ratione atque alte terminus haerens, 1.597. nec totiens possent generatim saecla referre 1.598. naturam mores victum motusque parentum. 1.716. quorum Acragantinus cum primis Empedocles est, 1.717. insula quem triquetris terrarum gessit in oris, 1.718. quam fluitans circum magnis anfractibus aequor 1.719. Ionium glaucis aspargit virus ab undis 1.720. angustoque fretu rapidum mare dividit undis 1.721. Aeoliae terrarum oras a finibus eius. 1.722. hic est vasta Charybdis et hic Aetnaea mitur 1.723. murmura flammarum rursum se colligere iras, 1.724. faucibus eruptos iterum vis ut vomat ignis 1.725. ad caelumque ferat flammai fulgura rursum. 1.726. quae cum magna modis multis miranda videtur 1.727. gentibus humanis regio visendaque fertur 1.728. rebus opima bonis, multa munita virum vi, 1.729. nil tamen hoc habuisse viro praeclarius in se 1.730. nec sanctum magis et mirum carumque videtur. 1.731. carmina quin etiam divini pectoris eius 1.732. vociferantur et exponunt praeclara reperta, 1.733. ut vix humana videatur stirpe creatus. 1.734. Hic tamen et supra quos diximus inferiores 1.735. partibus egregie multis multoque minores, 1.736. quamquam multa bene ac divinitus invenientes 1.737. ex adyto tam quam cordis responsa dedere 1.738. sanctius et multo certa ratione magis quam 1.739. Pythia quae tripodi a Phoebi lauroque profatur, 1.740. principiis tamen in rerum fecere ruinas 1.741. et graviter magni magno cecidere ibi casu. 1.742. Primum quod motus exempto rebus ii 1.743. constituunt et res mollis rarasque relinquunt 1.744. aera solem ignem terras animalia frugis 1.745. nec tamen admiscent in eorum corpus ie; 1.746. deinde quod omnino finem non esse secandis 1.747. corporibus facient neque pausam stare fragori 1.748. nec prorsum in rebus minimum consistere qui cquam , 1.749. cum videamus id extremum cuiusque cacumen 1.750. esse quod ad sensus nostros minimum esse videtur, 1.751. conicere ut possis ex hoc, quae cernere non quis 1.752. extremum quod habent, minimum consistere rerum . 1.753. Huc accedit item, quoniam primordia rerum 1.754. mollia constituunt, quae nos nativa videmus 1.755. esse et mortali cum corpore, funditus ut qui 1.756. debeat ad nihilum iam rerum summa reverti 1.757. de nihiloque renata vigescere copia rerum; 1.758. quorum utrumque quid a vero iam distet habebis. 1.759. Deinde inimica modis multis sunt atque veneno 1.760. ipsa sibi inter se; quare aut congressa peribunt 1.761. aut ita diffugient, ut tempestate coacta 1.762. fulmina diffugere atque imbris ventosque videmus. 1.763. / l 1.764. atque in eas rursum res omnia dissoluuntur, 1.765. qui magis illa queunt rerum primordia dici 1.766. quam contra res illorum retroque putari? 1.767. alternis gignuntur enim mutantque colorem 1.768. et totam inter se naturam tempore ab omni. 1.769. fulmina diffugere atque imbris ventosque videmus. 1.770. sin ita forte putas ignis terraeque coire 1.771. corpus et aerias auras roremque liquoris, 1.772. nil in concilio naturam ut mutet eorum, 1.773. nulla tibi ex illis poterit res esse creata, 1.774. non animans, non exanimo cum corpore, ut arbos; 1.775. quippe suam quicque in coetu variantis acervi 1.776. naturam ostendet mixtusque videbitur aer 1.777. cum terra simul et quodam cum rore manere. 1.778. at primordia gignundis in rebus oportet 1.779. naturam clandestinam caecamque adhibere, 1.780. emineat ne quid, quod contra pugnet et obstet 1.781. quo minus esse queat proprie quodcumque creatur. 1.782. Quin etiam repetunt a caelo atque ignibus eius 1.783. et primum faciunt ignem se vertere in auras 1.784. aeris, hinc imbrem gigni terramque creari 1.785. ex imbri retroque a terra cuncta reverti, 1.786. umorem primum, post aera, deinde calorem, 1.787. nec cessare haec inter se mutare, meare 1.788. a caelo ad terram, de terra ad sidera mundi. 1.789. quod facere haud ullo debent primordia pacto. 1.790. immutabile enim quiddam superare necessest, 1.791. ne res ad nihilum redigantur funditus omnes; 1.792. nam quod cumque suis mutatum finibus exit, 1.793. continuo hoc mors est illius quod fuit ante. 1.794. quapropter quoniam quae paulo diximus ante 1.795. in commutatum veniunt, constare necessest 1.796. ex aliis ea, quae nequeant convertier usquam, 1.797. ne tibi res redeant ad nilum funditus omnis; 1.798. quin potius tali natura praedita quaedam 1.799. corpora constituas, ignem si forte crearint, 1.800. posse eadem demptis paucis paucisque tributis, 1.801. ordine mutato et motu, facere aeris auras, 1.802. sic alias aliis rebus mutarier omnis? 1.803. 'At manifesta palam res indicat' inquis 'in auras 1.804. aeris e terra res omnis crescere alique; 1.805. et nisi tempestas indulget tempore fausto 1.806. imbribus, ut tabe nimborum arbusta vacillent, 1.807. solque sua pro parte fovet tribuitque calorem, 1.808. crescere non possint fruges arbusta animantis.' 1.809. scilicet et nisi nos cibus aridus et tener umor 1.810. adiuvet, amisso iam corpore vita quoque omnis 1.811. omnibus e nervis atque ossibus exsoluatur; 1.812. adiutamur enim dubio procul atque alimur nos 1.813. certis ab rebus, certis aliae atque aliae res. 1.814. ni mirum quia multa modis communia multis 1.815. multarum rerum in rebus primordia mixta 1.816. sunt, ideo variis variae res rebus aluntur. 1.817. atque eadem magni refert primordia saepe 1.818. cum quibus et quali positura contineantur 1.819. et quos inter se dent motus accipiantque; 1.820. namque eadem caelum mare terras flumina solem 1.821. constituunt, eadem fruges arbusta animantis, 1.822. verum aliis alioque modo commixta moventur. 1.823. quin etiam passim nostris in versibus ipsis 1.824. multa elementa vides multis communia verbis, 1.825. cum tamen inter se versus ac verba necessest 1.826. confiteare et re et sonitu distare soti. 1.827. tantum elementa queunt permutato ordine solo; 1.828. at rerum quae sunt primordia, plura adhibere 1.829. possunt unde queant variae res quaeque creari. 2.254. principium quoddam, quod fati foedera rumpat, 2.257. unde est haec, inquam, fatis avolsa voluntas, 2.294. / l 2.295. copia nec porro maioribus intervallis; 2.296. nam neque adaugescit quicquam neque deperit inde. 2.297. qua propter quo nunc in motu principiorum 2.298. corpora sunt, in eodem ante acta aetate fuere 2.299. et post haec semper simili ratione ferentur, 2.300. et quae consuerint gigni gignentur eadem 2.301. condicione et erunt et crescent vique valebunt, 2.302. quantum cuique datum est per foedera naturai. 2.303. nec rerum summam commutare ulla potest vis; 2.304. nam neque quo possit genus ullum materiai 2.305. effugere ex omni quicquam est extra , neque in omne 2.306. unde coorta queat nova vis inrumpere et omnem 2.307. naturam rerum mutare et vertere motus. 2.478. Quod quoniam docui, pergam conectere rem quae 2.479. ex hoc apta fidem ducat, primordia rerum 2.480. finita variare figurarum ratione. 2.481. quod si non ita sit, rursum iam semina quaedam 2.482. esse infinito debebunt corporis auctu. 2.483. namque in eadem una cuiusvis iam brevitate 2.484. corporis inter se multum variare figurae 2.485. non possunt. fac enim minimis e partibus esse 2.486. corpora prima tribus, vel paulo pluribus auge; 2.487. nempe ubi eas partis unius corporis omnis, 2.488. summa atque ima locans, transmutans dextera laevis, 2.489. omnimodis expertus eris, quam quisque det ordo 2.490. formai speciem totius corporis eius, 2.491. quod super est, si forte voles variare figuras, 2.492. addendum partis alias erit. inde sequetur, 2.493. adsimili ratione alias ut postulet ordo, 2.494. si tu forte voles etiam variare figuras. 2.495. ergo formarum novitatem corporis augmen 2.496. subsequitur. quare non est ut credere possis 2.497. esse infinitis distantia semina formis, 2.498. ne quaedam cogas inmani maximitate 2.499. esse, supra quod iam docui non posse probari. 2.500. iam tibi barbaricae vestes Meliboeaque fulgens 2.501. purpura Thessalico concharum tacta colore, 2.502. aurea pavonum ridenti imbuta lepore 2.503. saecla novo rerum superata colore iacerent 2.504. et contemptus odor smyrnae mellisque sapores, 2.505. et cycnea mele Phoebeaque daedala chordis 2.506. carmina consimili ratione oppressa silerent; 2.507. namque aliis aliud praestantius exoreretur. 2.508. cedere item retro possent in deteriores 2.509. omnia sic partis, ut diximus in melioris; 2.510. namque aliis aliud retro quoque taetrius esset 2.511. naribus auribus atque oculis orisque sapori. 2.512. quae quoniam non sunt, sed rebus reddita certa 2.513. finis utrimque tenet summam, fateare necessest 2.514. materiem quoque finitis differe figuris. 2.515. denique ab ignibus ad gelidas hiemum usque pruinas 2.516. finitumst retroque pari ratione remensumst. 2.517. omnis enim calor ac frigus mediique tepores 2.518. interutrasque iacent explentes ordine summam. 2.519. ergo finita distant ratione creata, 2.520. ancipiti quoniam mucroni utrimque notantur, 2.521. hinc flammis illinc rigidis infesta pruinis. 2.1059. sponte sua forte offensando semina rerum 2.1060. multimodis temere in cassum frustraque coacta 2.1061. tandem coluerunt ea quae coniecta repente 2.1062. magnarum rerum fierent exordia semper, 5.107. quod procul a nobis flectat fortuna gubers, 6.30. quod fieret naturali varieque volaret 6.31. seu casu seu vi, quod sic natura parasset, | |
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| 9. Seneca The Younger, Letters, 9.16 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation, world-soul Found in books: Long (2006) 270 |
| 10. Plutarch, On Common Conceptions Against The Stoics, None (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Long (2006) 265 |
| 11. Epictetus, Discourses, 3.13.4-3.13.7 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation, world-soul Found in books: Long (2006) 270 |
| 12. Plutarch, Whether Land Or Sea Animals Are More Clever, None (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation Found in books: Long (2006) 164 |
| 13. Plutarch, On Stoic Self-Contradictions, None (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Long (2006) 268 |
| 14. Sextus, Against The Mathematicians, 8.336 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation Found in books: Long (2006) 169 |
15. Lactantius, Divine Institutes, 7.23 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation Found in books: Long (2006) 256 | 7.23. Therefore they will not be born again, which is impossible, but they will rise again, and be clothed by God with bodies, and will remember their former life, and all its actions; and being placed in the possession of heavenly goods, and enjoying the pleasure of innumerable resources, they will give thanks to God in His immediate presence, because He has destroyed all evil, and because He has raised them to His kingdom and to perpetual life. Respecting which resurrection the philosophers also attempted to speak as corruptly as the poets. For Pythagoras asserted that souls passed into new bodies; but foolishly, that they passed from men into cattle, and from cattle into men; and that he himself was restored from Euphorbus. Chrysippus says better, whom Cicero speaks of as supporting the portico of the Stoics, who, in the books which he wrote concerning providence, when he was speaking of the renewing of the world, introduced these words: But since this is so, it is evident that nothing is impossible, and that we, after our death, when certain periods of time have again come round, are restored to this state in which we now are. But let us return from human to divine things. The Sibyl thus speaks:- For the whole race of mortals is hard to be believed; but when the judgment of the world and of mortals shall now come, which God Himself shall institute, judging the impious and the holy at the same time, then at length He shall send the wicked to darkness in fire. But as many as are holy shall live again on the earth, God giving them at the same time a spirit, and honour, and life.But if not only prophets, but even bards, and poets, and philosophers, agree that there will be a resurrection of the dead, let no one ask of us how this is possible: for no reason can be assigned for divine works; but if from the beginning God formed man in some unspeakable manner, we may believe that the old man can be restored by Him who made the new man. |
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16. Diogenes Laertius, Lives of The Philosophers, 7.139 (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •world formation, world-soul Found in books: Long (2006) 268 | 7.139. For through some parts it passes as a hold or containing force, as is the case with our bones and sinews; while through others it passes as intelligence, as in the ruling part of the soul. Thus, then, the whole world is a living being, endowed with soul and reason, and having aether for its ruling principle: so says Antipater of Tyre in the eighth book of his treatise On the Cosmos. Chrysippus in the first book of his work On Providence and Posidonius in his book On the Gods say that the heaven, but Cleanthes that the sun, is the ruling power of the world. Chrysippus, however, in the course of the same work gives a somewhat different account, namely, that it is the purer part of the aether; the same which they declare to be preeminently God and always to have, as it were in sensible fashion, pervaded all that is in the air, all animals and plants, and also the earth itself, as a principle of cohesion. |
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| 17. Epicurus, Letter To Herodotus, 36, 42, 44-45, 76-77, 39 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Long (2006) 170 |
| 19. Nemesius, Sententiae, 2, 5-311, 309 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: nan nan nan |
| 20. Long And Sedley, The Hellenistic Philosophers, None Tagged with subjects: •world formation Found in books: Long (2006) 256 |
| 21. Epicurus, Kuriai Doxai, 16 Tagged with subjects: •world formation Found in books: Long (2006) 162 |
| 22. Stoic School, Stoicor. Veter. Fragm., 2.69, 2.642, 2.652, 2.663 Tagged with subjects: •world formation •world formation, world-soul Found in books: Long (2006) 265, 268 |
