Ἡδονῆς ἀκρότης

summit of pleasure

Translated by Stefano Sanfilippo20 Nov 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

8 words

[Meaning] what is unmixed with regard to pain.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἡδονῆς ἀκρότης· τὸ πρὸς λύπην ἄμικτον.

Betacode

*(hdonh=s a)kro/ths: to\ pro\s lu/phn a)/mikton.

Notes

Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 265.19-20 Wallies (explaining Aristotelian thinking about the different kinds and grades of perfection).
cf. generally eta 97 and eta 98.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 15 Mar 2015

15 Mar 2015typo, coding — Catharine Roth
5 Dec 2012Revised — David Whitehead
21 Nov 2005tweaked headword, tr, note; added a keyword — David Whitehead
20 Nov 2005Translated — Stefano Sanfilippo