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title: Anonymous Philosophical Treatise (PHerc. 1667)
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# Anonymous Philosophical Treatise (PHerc. 1667)

**Author:** Anonymous Author of PHerc. 1667

**eul_wid:** `ktv-aa` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/works/anonymous-author-pherc-1667-philosophical-treatise-ktv-aa)

## Text

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] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τομ[ ̣ ]τ̣ί̣θ̣εσθαι ψ̣ευ̣ ̣[ ]σ̣ τὸ ὅμοιον ̣ ̣ [ Lost margin; lines 1-2 are traces; source p. 22

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ὁ̣ρμὰς περι[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] α̣σ ̣ τομησυ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] θεσθαι τῶι ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] Lost margin; lines 1-5 are traces; source p. 22

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̣ ̣ε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣εψ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] σ̣ει ̣ προσγ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣το φυσ̣ι̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] την ἀπροπ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ Lost margin; lines 1-6 are traces; source p. 23

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κ̣α̣ ̣ ̣η̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] τιν δε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ν̣ο̣ς παρα ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ἀλλα ̣ ̣π ̣υ[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ Lost margin; lines 1-7 are traces; source p. 23

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[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ει ἐν̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] κ̣α̣θ᾿ ὅσον δ̣εξα ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣τος ἐ̣σ̣- τ̣ι̣ν̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ὑποκατα ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] τος τον[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ το̣ν ἀνθ̣ρ[ωπ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ειν αὐτὴν ἢ σχεῖν̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ναι ὅτι δὲ κ̣α̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ο̣ι̣ς̣ Lost margin; source p. 23

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[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] τ̣ε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣τ ̣ω ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τ̣α̣ ετ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ σ̣υ̣νκρισ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ νη̣ σπο ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]τά- να̣ι̣ προσ̣ῆ̣κον ἐπὶ τὸ πᾶν ἔ̣τι̣ο̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣]η̣ ρου ἔσ- ται δ̣έ̣ο̣ς καὶ ἐν ̣ ̣ ̣ωι τὸ μέγα καὶ̣ μ̣ακρὸν Lost margin; source p. 23

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[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣α̣ι ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ε ̣ι θυ ̣ ̣ ̣α ̣α ̣ τ̣ο̣ν ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ε ̣στάτων τ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣τησιν καὶ τὴν ὁρ̣μ[ὴν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ατα̣ τ̣ουτ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣α̣ρ ̣ι ̣σ̣η̣ ̣ πρ̣ὸ̣ς [δ]ὲ τ̣ὰ̣ οὕτ̣ω̣ς ἕκασ- τα πο ̣ ̣ ̣ω̣ς ̣ πεφύκα- μεν καὶ πρὸς τὸ ταῦ- τα ποιεῖν ἃ φαίνειν̣ Lost margin; source p. 24

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[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ε ̣τ ̣ο[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣]τ̣ου ̣ ̣ι ̣ε̣ ̣ ̣τ ̣α ̣ ̣ει [ ̣ ̣]ν̣ότατα δ᾿ ἀνθρώ̣- [πο]ι̣ς̣ καὶ θηρσίν, τάδε [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣κ̣να ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣( ̣)αιτας ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣( ̣)] πολὺ δὲ μάλιστα τὰ̣ κοινότατα ἕκαστα ταῦτα συνίστησιν ̣ηφ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣αι γὰρ ἀναγ- Lost margin; source p. 24

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φυσικὴν ὑπ[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ διὸ καὶ οὐ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ κατὰ τὴν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ταύτην τα ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣α εὑρεθήσετ̣[αι] καὶ οἱ βίοι προάξ̣ου̣[σιν] οὐθέν, ἡμῶν οὔτ̣ε τῆς ἡδονῆς οὔτε τοῦ πό- νου προσδεομένω̣ν. ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τ ̣( ̣) Lost margin; source p. 24

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[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣τ ̣α̣τα τ̣αυτ̣ ̣[ ̣]ε ̣ ̣σ ̣ καὶ ἐλ- λεῖπον οὕτως̣ βούλ̣ο̣- μα̣ι̣ λ̣έγειν α ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π ̣ ̣ ̣τ ̣ο ̣π̣α̣ ̣ ̣ τέλεον ἐλλείπ̣ειν̣[ ̣]αριστ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ καὶ ὡσαυτ[ ̣ ̣ ̣]ελ̣ε̣ῖν ἐπὶ τῶν δεξίων μέ- ρων πρὸς τὰ ἀριστερά. γίνεται δ᾿ ὁ πλεονασ- μὸς κατὰ τὴν ὁρμὴν Lost margin; source p. 25

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[ ̣ ̣ ̣]λου̣ κα[ ̣ ̣] υο̣ν̣τ̣ος καὶ τῶν π̣αραπ̣λ̣ησίων πάν- των. καθ᾿ οἷον γὰρ εἶδος α̣ἱ ὁρμαὶ πεφύκασιν γίνεσθαι, κ̣α̣τὰ τοῦ- τό ἐστι̣ν τὸ ἀνελλι- πὲς ὥστε μηθὲν ἐπι- ζητεῖν ἔτι, ἀλλὰ ἀ- ναπ̣ε̣π̣ληρῶσθαι κα- τὰ πᾶν ὡς ἂν κατα Lost margin; source p. 25

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γονε̣ν, δ̣ι̣[ὰ τὴν φρό]νη- σ̣ι̣ν̣ ἐ̣γ̣γίζουσ̣ι̣ τῆς συντελείας. ἀ[π]ὸ̣ τού- των δὲ μεταβα̣ί- ν̣ουσα ἐπὶ τον̣ον τὰ μὲν καθ᾿ αὑτὴν ἐν ἡμῖν συντετέλε- κεν πάντα οὐ δ̣υ̣να- μένη σ̣υμπληρώ{ι}- σαι τὴν φύσ̣ιν, πα- ρέδωκε δὲ ὑπὸ πρα- Lost margin; source p. 25

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[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣οι ζητήσ̣ο̣- μέν τι, ἀλλ᾿ οὐχ ἕξο- μεν ἐὰν τρόπον τι- νὰ ἑαυτῶν ἀπ̣οστῶ̣- μεν καὶ τῆς φύσεως ἡμῶν, ἔτι τε ὃν τρό- πον ἂν ῥηθείησαν αἱ λοιπαὶ τέχναι κατά τι μὲν τέλειαι εἶναι, κατά τι δὲ ἐνλείπειν, τῆς φρονήσεως δι- Lost margin; source p. 26

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περὶ ἐ-] κείνην τ̣ὴ̣[ν φ]ρόνη- σιν οὖσαν, καὶ περὶ αὐ- τὴν εἶναι. τοῦτον δὲ περὶ τὰς βαναύσους ὄντα τέχν̣α̣ς̣ ἀ̣πολε- λεῖφθαι πολὺ τοῦ τοι- ούτου καὶ ὥσπερ χω- λὸν τὸ τεχνικὸν ἔ- χειν καὶ ἐνλελειμ- μένον τοιοῦτό τι μοι δοκεῖ, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν Lost margin; source p. 26

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[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣[ ̣] ̣δ ̣εῖσθαι μη[δ]ε- μίας. ἐκπονηθέν̣- των μέν̣τοι̣ ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ζητήσεως ἢ τῆς μαθήσεω̣ς̣, κα- τ᾿ οὐθὲν ἔτ̣ι λειφθησό- μεθα αὐτῶν ὁμοίως τέλεα τὰ καθήκον- τ᾿ αὐτοῖς ποιοῦντες καὶ τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχον- τες αὐ̣τοῖς φρόνησιν Lost margin; source p. 26

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̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ευ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ν τὸ συντυγ- χάνειν. τοιούτων δὲ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ὄν- των ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἐναντίων τῶν κακῶν οὔτε ἀγαθόν τι ἔσται – οὐ καλὸν δέ – οὔτε κα- κὸν – οὐκ αἰσχρόν – οὔ- τε τὸ εὐδαιμονεῖν Source p. 27

### col. 21

̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ φ]ρο- νοῦν̣τες μέγα καὶ σεμνυνόμενοι καὶ ν̣οι ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣α̣ιτε ἀπὸ τοῦ οὔτε̣ ̣ ̣ἐπαι- νεῖν τ ̣ν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ μ̣ένου οἷον κατὰ τὰ̣ς ̣ ὑμνήσεις ευτ̣ονι ̣ ̣ Lost margin; lines 4-5 are traces and line 9 has only traces; source p. 27

### col. 22

ν̣ων ε̣ἰ̣σέτι συνα̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣( ̣) Ἀριστοκ̣ρέω̣ν τὰ̣ς ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣( ̣) τ̣οῖς ἐ̣χομένοις̣ ̣ ̣ Lost margin; source p. 27

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