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Theophrastus · Fragments §72.1

Differences of Degree Among Reproach, Anger, and Rage

Passage 74 of 196 · Greek

Summary

This fragment indicates that in his work On Passions, Theophrastus argues that reproach, anger, and rage are not of the same kind but differ in degree.

§72.1Fr. 72 Τὴν μέμψιν καὶ τὴν ὀργὴν καὶ τὸν θυμὸν ἅπερ φησὶν ὁ Θ. ἐν τῷ περὶ παθῶν κατὰ τὸ μᾶλλον καὶ ἧττον ἔχειν τὴν διαφορὰν καὶ μὴ εἶναι ὁμοειδῆ
Fr. 72 That reproach, anger, and rage—which Theophrastus mentions in his On Passions—have their difference in degree (according to the more and less) and are not of the same kind.

Notes

  1. §72.1ἔχειν — An accusative with infinitive construction with the main governing verb omitted, presenting a summary of Theophrastus' opinion. The accusatives "reproach" (μέμψιν), "anger" (ὀργὴν), and "rage" (θυμὸν) function as the subject of the infinitives "to have" (ἔχειν) and "to be" (εἶναι).
  2. §72.1ἅπερ — The neuter plural accusative relative pronoun. Its antecedents are feminine nouns (μέμψις, ὀργή) and a masculine noun (θυμός); different grammatical genders of inanimate objects are collectively referred to by the neuter plural.

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Theophrastus, Fragments §72.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010x09.humanitext-grc1:72.1

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