Κρύψις
concealment
Translated by William Hutton24 Sep 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A method, by which the proposition is able to be subjected to a hidden syllogism. The person who proposes by concealment must use premises in such a way that when all the premises through which the proposition is proven have been set forth, and when the final one has been spoken, the result following on those that have been set forth being unclear how it is inferred from what is given,1 and so that the respondent asks how this follows from what is given.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κρύψις· μέθοδος, δι' ἧς οἷόν τε λανθάνειν συλλογιζόμενον τὸ προκείμενον. χρηστέον δὲ προτάσεσι τὸν κρυπτικῶς ἐρωτῶντα, ὥστε ἠρωτημένων πασῶν τῶν προτάσεων, δι' ὧν δείκνυται τὸ προκείμενον, καὶ τοῦ ἐσχάτου ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐρωτημένοις ἑπόμενον συμπέρασμα τοῦ ῥηθέντος ἄδηλον ὂν πῶς τοῦτο συνάγεται ἐκ τῶν κειμένων καὶ ζητεῖν τὸν ἀποκρινόμενον διὰ τί τοῦτο ἐπιφέρει τοῖς κειμένοις.
Betacode
*kru/yis: me/qodos, di' h(=s oi(=o/n te lanqa/nein sullogizo/menon to\ prokei/menon. xrhste/on de\ prota/sesi to\n kruptikw=s e)rwtw=nta, w(/ste h)rwthme/nwn pasw=n tw=n prota/sewn, di' w(=n dei/knutai to\ prokei/menon, kai\ tou= e)sxa/tou e)pi\ toi=s e)rwthme/nois e(po/menon sumpe/rasma tou= r(hqe/ntos a)/dhlon o)\n pw=s tou=to suna/getai e)k tw=n keime/nwn kai\ zhtei=n to\n a)pokrino/menon dia\ ti/ tou=to e)pife/rei toi=s keime/nois.
Notes (1)
- A somewhat garbled (see note 1 below) quotation of Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentary on Aristotle's Topica 2.2 (526.1-2 & 14-18 Wallies).
- 1The awkwardness of the English translation follows the awkwardness of the Suda's text. Alexander reads:
kai\ tou= e)sxa/tou e)pi\ toi=s h)rwthme/nois e(pome/nou sumpera/smatos r(hqe/ntos a)/dhlon ei)=nai pw=s suna/getai... ("and when the final conclusion that follows from the things set forth has been spoken, it is unclear how it is inferred..."). ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Feb 2020
- Greek typo — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton