Φιλοσοφεῖν
to philosophize
Translated by Monte Johnson2 Oct 2002Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to take seriously.1
"If someone should say that it is not necessary to philosophize: since 'to philosophize' includes both to investigate this very [question], whether it is necessary to philosophize or not, and also to pursue philosophical contemplation; each of these is shown to be congenial to humans, entirely refuting the proposition."2
"If someone should say that it is not necessary to philosophize: since 'to philosophize' includes both to investigate this very [question], whether it is necessary to philosophize or not, and also to pursue philosophical contemplation; each of these is shown to be congenial to humans, entirely refuting the proposition."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φιλοσοφεῖν· σπουδάζειν. ὅτι εἰ λέγοι τις, μὴ χρὴ φιλοσοφεῖν· ἐπεὶ φιλοσοφεῖν λέγεται καὶ τὸ ζητεῖν αὐτὸ τοῦτο, εἰ χρὴ φιλοσοφεῖν ἢ μή, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ τὴν φιλόσοφον θεωρίαν μετιέναι· ἑκάτερον αὐτῶν δείξαντες οἰκεῖον πανταχόθεν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ, πανταχόθεν ἀναιρήσομεν τὸ τιθέμενον.
Betacode
*filosofei=n: spouda/zein. o(/ti ei) le/goi tis, mh\ xrh\ filosofei=n: e)pei\ filosofei=n le/getai kai\ to\ zhtei=n au)to\ tou=to, ei) xrh\ filosofei=n h)\ mh/, a)lla\ kai\ to\ th\n filo/sofon qewri/an metie/nai: e(ka/teron au)tw=n dei/cantes oi)kei=on pantaxo/qen tw=| a)nqrw/pw|, pantaxo/qen a)nairh/somen to\ tiqe/menon.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius phi191 Theodoridis. For the verb see also phi 415, phi 420, and LSJ entry at web address 1. ↩
- 2Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topics 149.11-15 (CIAG II.2). Alexander attributes the argument to Aristotle in his (now lost) popular work
Protreptiko\s filosofi/as . There are several subsequent testimonies to the argument, which modify it in various ways: Anonymous, schol. in Arist. Anal. priora, cod. Paris. 2064, f.263a; Olympiodorus, In Alcib. p. 144, Creuzer; Elias, Proleg. Phil., 2, CIAG XVIII:I, p.3,17-23; David, Proleg. Phil., 4, CIAG XVIII:2,p.9,2-12, Buss. ↩
References
I. During. Aristotle's Protrepticus: An Attempt at Reconstruction Goteburg, 1961, pp. 43-44
W.G. Rabinowitz. Aristotle's Protrepticus and the sources of its reconstruction Berkeley, 1957, pp. 37-38
W.G. Rabinowitz. Aristotle's Protrepticus and the sources of its reconstruction Berkeley, 1957, pp. 37-38
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history7 revisions · last 25 Feb 2023
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes; consequent cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- expanaded note; other cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keyword — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Monte Johnson