Was Virgil a Consistent Epicurean?University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1925 - 90 Seiten |
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... thought it was necessary to perfect grammar to study philosophy . The most important function of logic was to determine the standard of truth . At first they were content with right reason as the standard , but as their doctrines became ...
... thought it was necessary to perfect grammar to study philosophy . The most important function of logic was to determine the standard of truth . At first they were content with right reason as the standard , but as their doctrines became ...
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... thought by the Stoics to be fire , sometimes breath , other times warm breath , diffused throughout the body , and form- ing a bond of union for the body , in the very same way that the soul of the world was diffused throughout the ...
... thought by the Stoics to be fire , sometimes breath , other times warm breath , diffused throughout the body , and form- ing a bond of union for the body , in the very same way that the soul of the world was diffused throughout the ...
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... are given by Diogenes Laertius , but they are hard to follow . The writer will - use Zeller's divisions instead . 43. Diogenes Laertius , Life of Zeno , Book VII , 53 . thought indeed that pain which would lead to a more 8 .
... are given by Diogenes Laertius , but they are hard to follow . The writer will - use Zeller's divisions instead . 43. Diogenes Laertius , Life of Zeno , Book VII , 53 . thought indeed that pain which would lead to a more 8 .
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Georgia Helena Baker. thought indeed that pain which would lead to a more virtuous life should be sought.44 The sage of this modified Stoicism was not absolutely free from all feeling , but under trying circumstances lost some of his ...
Georgia Helena Baker. thought indeed that pain which would lead to a more virtuous life should be sought.44 The sage of this modified Stoicism was not absolutely free from all feeling , but under trying circumstances lost some of his ...
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... thought the product of divine purpose ; the Epicureans thought the universe was the product of chance meeting of atoms . As regards the end of the world , the Stoics believed in a general conflagration and return to primary matter ; the ...
... thought the product of divine purpose ; the Epicureans thought the universe was the product of chance meeting of atoms . As regards the end of the world , the Stoics believed in a general conflagration and return to primary matter ; the ...
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accepted actually Stoic Aeneas Aeneid Aetna Anchises Appendix Vergiliana atoms atque attitude belief Cacus Carthage Catalepton Chapter death destiny Dido Diog Diogenes Laertius divine Eclogue embodiment of fatum epic Euryalus Evander evidence fata fati fatorum fiery aether formal logic Frank Frank's argument genus Georg Georgic gods Heinze Heraclitus Hercules Hicks Homeric human characters Ibid idea illi influence of Epicureanism influence of Lucretius Jupiter's Marcus Aurelius Maxim of Epicurus nature Nisus Norden omnes Oxford Pantheism Papillon and Haigh passage pecudes pleasure poem progresses poet quae R. D. Stoic Roman Philosophy sage says schools Sellar Seneca sequamur sixth book soul Stoic coloring Stoic doctrine Stoic his Jupiter Stoic influence Stoic philosopher Stoic principle Stoic wise Stoicism Tenney terram Teubner theory things thwart Fate trace of Epicurean true Turnus University of Wisconsin Venus VIII Virgil virtue Vita Warde-Fowler words writer Zeller Zeno Zeus
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Seite 20 - Namque canebat, uti magnum per inane coacta semina terrarumque animaeque marisque fuissent, et liquidi simul ignis ; ut his exordia primis omnia et ipse tener mundi concreverit orbis...
Seite 26 - Esse apibus partem divinae mentis, et haustus 220 Aetherios dixere. Deum namque ire per omnes Terrasque, tractusque maris, caelumque profundum Hinc pecudes, armenta, vi'ros, genus omne ferarum Quemque sibi tenues nascentem arcessere vitas ; Scilicet hue reddi deinde ac resoluta referri 225 Omnia ; nee morti esse locum, sed viva volare Sideris in numerum, atque alto succedere caelo.
Seite 22 - Me vero primum dulces ante omnia Musae, 475 quarum sacra fero ingenti percussus amore, accipiant, caelique vias et sidera monstrent, defectus solis varios lunaeque labores; unde tremor terris, qua vi maria alta tumescant obicibus ruptis rursusque in se ipsa residant, 480 quid tantum Oceano properent se tinguere soles hiberni, vel quae tardis mora noctibus obstet.
Seite 10 - Stoic basis on which the theory is founded, and by tracing the history of the development of the theory, of its introduction at Rome, and of its subsequent influence on Roman stylistic theories. There were perhaps three considerations which had weight with the Stoics in the formulation of their theory of style. (1) Their belief that to speak well was to speak the truth.1 (2) Their conception that the function of an orator was merely 'Anon. Proleg?, ad Hermog. Rhet. Gr. VII.,8, W: »' STUHKOI Se то...
Seite 11 - Given now an orator whose function is to speak the truth, to teach, and to use language that is in harmony with nature, it is easy to formulate a theory of style, the virtues of which shall be (1) pure and unperverted speech, (2) clearness, (3) precision, (4) conciseness, (5) appropriateness, (6) freedom from all artificial ornamentation.
Seite 42 - ... who is utterly fearless with respect to death, and who has properly contemplated the end of nature, and who comprehends that the chief good is easily perfected and easily provided; and the greatest evil lasts but a short period, and causes but brief pain? And who has no belief in necessity, which is set up by some as the mistress of all things, but he refers some things to fortune, some to ourselves, because necessity is an irresponsible power, and because he sees that fortune is unstable, while...
Seite 34 - Daunius héros concurrunt clipeis ; ingens fragor aethera complet. 725 luppiter ipse duas aequato examine lances sustinet et fata imponit diversa duorum, quern damnet labor et quo vergat pondere letum.
Seite 7 - Zeus is the one primary Being, who has engendered, and again absorbs into himself, all things and all Gods. He is the universe as a unity, the primary fire, the ether, the spirit of the world, the universal reason, the general hiw or destiny.1 All other Gods, as being parts of the world, are only parts and manifestations of Zeus — only special names of the one God who has many names...
Seite 22 - Omne adeo genus in terris hominumque ferarumque, Et genus aequoreum, pecudes, pictaeque volucres, In furias ignemque ruunt : amor omnibus idem.
Seite 10 - This conception was an outgrowth of the Stoic doctrine of атгаоыа; they held that it was unworthy of an orator to cloud the reason of his audience by playing upon the emotions in any way. (3) There was the general Stoic principle that anything to be ideal, whether speech or conduct, must be in harmony with nature. Given now an orator whose function is to speak the truth, to teach, and to use language that is in harmony with nature, it is easy to formulate a theory of style, the virtues of...