§86c.1Fr. 86c
Καὶ τὸν Ἀναξαγόραν αἰτιᾶται ὁ Θ. ἐν Ἠθικοῖς λέγων ὅτι ἐξελαύνει ἡδονὴ λύπην ἐναντίαν οἷον ἀπὸ τοῦ διψᾶν.
And Theophrastus blames Anaxagoras too in his Ethics, saying that pleasure drives out the opposite pain, such as that from thirst.
Theophrastus · Fragments §86c.1
Criticism of Anaxagoras on Pleasure Dispelling Pain
Summary
Theophrastus, in his Ethics, blames Anaxagoras, stating that pleasure drives out the opposite pain, such as the pain arising from thirst.
Notes
- Fr. 86cὁ Θ. — A typical abbreviation in manuscripts for the proper name Θεόφραστος (Theophrastus).
- Fr. 86cαἰτιᾶται ... λέγων — The present participle λέγων accompanies the main verb αἰτιᾶται, explaining the content of or the reason for the accusation.
- Fr. 86cοἷον ἀπὸ τοῦ διψᾶν — οἷον is used adverbially to mean "for example." The articular infinitive τοῦ διψᾶν ("being thirsty") governed by the preposition ἀπό is an abbreviated expression modifying the preceding λύπην ἐναντίαν ("the opposite pain"), meaning "pain arising from thirst."
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Theophrastus, Fragments §86c.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010x09.humanitext-grc1:86c.1
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