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Theophrastus · Fragments §70b.1

Subordinating Sameness and Difference to Genus

Passage 70 of 196 · Greek

Summary

Explains that Theophrastus subordinates the problems of sameness and difference to those concerning genus, quoting his own statement.

§70b.1Fr. 70b Δεῖ δὲ μὴ ἀγνοεῖν ὅτι Θ. τὰ περὶ ταὐτοῦ προβλήματα ὑποτάσσει τοῖς γενικοῖς, ὥσπερ καὶ τὰ ἀπὸ τῶν διαφορῶν· λέγει γὰρ "καὶ τὴν διαφορὰν καὶ τὴν ταὐτότητα γεικὰ θῶμεν. "
Fr. 70b But one must not fail to know that Theophrastus subordinates the problems concerning sameness to those concerning genus, just as he also does those derived from differences; for he says, "Let us posit both difference and sameness as generic."

Notes

  1. §70b.1τοῖς γενικοῖς — Dative complement of the verb ὑποτάσσει ('subordinates to'). In the context of Aristotle's Topics, this refers to classifying the problems of sameness and difference under the topics concerning 'genus' (γένος), which is one of the four predicables.
  2. §70b.1θῶμεν — First-person plural aorist active subjunctive of the verb τίθημι, expressing hortatory subjunctive ('let us posit/set'). It functions within the direct quotation. The preceding word 'γεικὰ' is understood as a scribal error or abbreviation for 'γενικά' (generic).

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Theophrastus, Fragments §70b.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010x09.humanitext-grc1:70b.1

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