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ε1418Ἕνωσιςunion, unification… [1] This definition echoes the phrase e(/nwsis tw=n diesthko/twn in Philo Judaeus, De aeternitate mundi 75.8, as part of a characterization of fate (ei(marme/nh) in the context of a Stoicizing doxography. (I am indebted …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2341Ἐπιθυμίαappetite… ethics), with variants noted below. [1] The definition of 'contentiousness' (philoneikia) which should now follow is omitted by the Suda. D.L.: 'contentiousness is an appetite concerning a hairesis' (i.e. a matter of partisanship, whether …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1214Διότιbecause[1] The second-century-AD Stoic philosopher of that name: fr.4 von Arnim. The most comprehensive study of his work (Elements of Ethics) is that of G. Bastianini and A.A. Long, "Hierocles", in Corpus dei papiri …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2627Ἐπιστήμηscience, understanding… epsilon 2626. The present entry begins by drawing on John Philoponus, On Aristotle's de anima 23.17-34 Hayduck; then follows material from Diogenes Laertius (see note 4 below) and Alexander of Aphrodisias (see note 5 …Matched in noteshighmedium
α705ἈθάνατοςimmortalThe philosophical material in this entry, after the Homeric opening, comes from ancient Aristotelian commentaries: on the De anima by John Philoponus (24.25-29), and on the Topica by Alexander of Aphrodisias (353.13-14, 472.9-10). [1] …Matched in noteshighmedium
αι286Αἵρεσιςschool, sect… made significant contributions to modal logic. [5] The most representative philosopher of this school was Menedemus of Eretria (345-260; see Diogenes Laertius 1.19). [6] The Cyrenaic school was given its name by Aristippus of …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1080Δικαίωμαact of justice… context it is probably better to render the word by "philosophical school", insofar as Archelaus, after being a disciple of the natural philosopher Anaxagoras (Simplicius, In Phys., 27, 23-24), seems to have become a …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2712ΚυνισμόςCynicism… s.v. Cynics. [1] Actually, this definition belongs to the Stoic philosopher Apollodorus: see Diogenes Laertius 7.121, and kappa 2711. [2] Diogenes of Sinope (c.445-360): delta 1143. Despite what the Suda says, it is uncertain …Matched in noteshighmedium
β437Βούλησιςwish, rational desirePhiloponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 5.24-33 Hayduck; cf. alpha 1315, pi 2376. [1] Wish (bou/lhsis) and choice (proai/resis) are closely related each other. These terms had a crucial importance in Greek moral philosophy, …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1454Ἐντελέχειαactuality, complete reality, entelechy… of this entry follows (with varying degrees of accuracy), John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima: first (as far as 'the separated [form]') an approximation of 204.15-34; then (as far as 'holds it together') …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3446Εὐεστώwell-being… noun eu)estw/, see also epsilon 3445. [1] For the atomist philosopher Democritus see generally delta 447, delta 448. The present entry reproduces Diogenes Laertius 9.45 (= 68 A1, Diels-Kranz). He states there that Thrasylus …Matched in noteshighshort
α4092Ἀρχήprinciple… (somata), and this reading is probably better according to the philosophical context. Certainly according to the Stoic orthodoxy, the incorporeals (time, void, "sayables" and place) are inexistent (or rather "subsistent"), and for this reason …Matched in noteshighshort
α4093Ἀρχήprinciple… already alpha 4092. The present entry is extracted from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima (25.32-26.12, 27.3-7, 74.34-75.15 Hayduck). [1] That is, "animal" or "living being". [2] That is, the soul is an …Matched in noteshighlong
ε2859Ἐπρέσβευενused to put first in rank… See generally Diogenes Laertius 1.14 and 2.16 (S. 'introduced' moral philosophy). For the actual phrase given here, see under sigma 829 (but with aorist rather than imperfect).Matched in noteshighshort
μ922Μήληprobe… 649, kappa 652, kappa 1518, mu 940. [2] cf. John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle’s De anima 292.19-21. As usual, Philoponus' quotation is modified: his text has lh/mhs "rheum" rather than mh/lhs "probe." [3] John …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1182Ἔνδοξαplausible things; reputable opinions… is endoxoi. The meaning seems to as follows: since these philosophers are held in high esteem, their opinions are plausible and are generally approved by people; so such opinions are "reputable". [5] These lines …Matched in noteshighlong
α2845Ἀόρατονinvisible, unseen… this whole entry is taken, with minor changes, from John Philoponus, in Aristotelis de Anima 403.19-36 Hayduck. Philoponus is commenting on de Anima 422a26 ff., where different types of perception connected with the different …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1967Ἀνάμνησιςrecollection[1] This sentence = John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 158.15 Hayduck; and indeed the entry as a whole follows, with slight variations, Philoponus 158.5-23, the commentary on de anima 408b15-18. Aristotle is …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ761Μετ' ἐναργείαςaccompanied by evidence… from somewhere, is unidentifiable, but appears to stem from Epicurean philosophy. For Epicurus, 'evidence' or the 'evident fact' (cf. generally epsilon 1126) is a sort of clear and distinct perception (sometimes the same as …Matched in noteshighshort
μ94Μαλακόςdelicate, soft, mildFrom John Philoponus, Commentaries on Aristotle's de anima 388.18-34. For the headword see also mu 93. [1] Philoponus says "soft-fleshed" (malako/sarkos) rather than "more/most delicate." [2] The negative is lacking in Philoponus: "alleges the …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε1126Ἐνάργειαdistinctness, vividness… 337.53-55 (which supplies the noun 'swiftness', omitted here). [2] John Philoponus, On Aristotle's de anima 296.25 Hayduck.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1211Δίοσμοςsmell-transmissionJohn Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima (Hayduck) 354.13-14 and 353.29-30, cf. 392.32. Repeated at rho 186, and see also omicron 721. Here and at rho 186 the final noun, apophysis, has been corrupted …Matched in noteshighshort
α1418ἈλλοίωσιςalterationJohn Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 300.15-17, 301.9-11 Hayduck; cf. pi 765.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2551Κοιναὶ ἔννοιαιcommon conceptionsThis entry is largely taken (with some variations) from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's De anima 3.13-18. 3.22-25, 4.3-4, 4.30-5, 5.17-20; cf. also Sophonias, Paraphrase of Aristotle's De anima 123.29-30. [1] Reading ei) kai\ …Matched in noteshighmedium
μ1267Μορφήshape, form, figure… in patristic writers, is first attested (several times) in John Philoponus' Commentaries on Aristotle's Categories, esp. 13.1.137. The quotation which follows here, however, applies sxh=ma to a human form. [4] Philippians 2.7 (web address …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3736Εὐσεβεῖνto act piouslycf. epsilon 3735. [1] Sophocles, Philoctetes 1441-3 (with "gods" there: web address 1). [2] Tentatively attributed by Adler to Damascius; now Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 386 Zintzen.Matched in noteshighmedium
δ556ΔιάθεσιςdispositionThis entry is taken, with slight variations, from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 155.17-34 Hayduck. Philoponus is commenting on de anima 408a34-b2, where Aristotle argues that if the soul is grieved, rejoices, …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε3735Εὐσέβειαpiety… fr. 265 Domingo-Forasté (267 Hercher); cf. alpha 3795. [4] Sophocles, Philoctetes 1443-4 (here crucially mistransmitted, by opening with the definite article instead of a negative). See also epsilon 3736.Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2711ΚυνισμόςCynicism… with a change of adjective, one attributed to the Stoic philosopher Apollodorus (second century BCE). See Diogenes Laertius 7.121, where Apollodorus defines Cynicism as "a short-cut road (syntomos hodos) to virtue", and 6.104. Compare …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1363Δόξαopinion… delta 1364, delta 1365. The present entry derives from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 1.11 - 2.3. [1] Plato, Sophist 264A-B.Matched in noteshighmedium