Empedocles’ on Nature Frr. B 8–9 in the Context of Plutarch's Against Colotes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9667293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Janko (University of Michigan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838817000325 |
| OpenAlex | W2603808779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The Epicurean Colotes, in a work entitled Περὶ τοῦ ὅτι κατὰ τὰ τῶν ἄλλων φιλοσόφων οὐδὲ ζῆν ἔστιν, cited two fragments of Empedocles in order to prove that the poet denied that existence exists (frr. B 8–9 DK = 12–13 Wright). Both are prominent in controversies about Empedocles’ physics and his usage of the term φύσις, but fr. 9 is very corrupt. To have any hope of restoring it, we will need to examine carefully Plutarch's explication de texte in his Adversus Colotem (10–12, 1111 f–1113e ). Although there have been two detailed treatments of this passage, neither has resolved the difficulties
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology · Epicureanism · Epistemology · Explication · Literature · Order (exchange · Wright · Classical Philosophy and Thought · History · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy
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