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Cicero
Academica Passage 34
Passage 34 of 69
Canonical reference 1.34
Latin
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Nam Strato eius auditor quamquam fuit acri ingenio tamen ab ea disciplina omnino semovendus est; qui cum maxime necessariam partem philosophiae, quae posita est in virtute et in moribus, reliquisset totumque se ad investigationem naturae contulisset, in ea ipsa plurimum dissedit a suis. Speusippus autem et Xenocrates, qui primi Platonis rationem auctoritatemque susceperant, et post eos Polemo et Crates unaque Crantor in Academia congregati diligenter ea quae a superioribus acceperant tuebantur. Iam Polemonem audiverant assidue Zeno et Arcesilas.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
“His pupil Strato, although a man of keen intelligence, must be removed from that doctrine altogether. For he abandoned the most necessary part of philosophy, which is situated in virtue and conduct, and devoted himself wholly to the investigation of nature. Even there, he differed very greatly from his own school. Speusippus and Xenocrates, however, who were the first to inherit Plato’s method and authority, and after them Polemo and Crates, together with Crantor, remained gathered in the Academy and carefully defended what they had received from their predecessors. By then both Zeno and Arcesilaus had regularly attended Polemo’s lectures.”
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
« Straton, son disciple, eut certes un esprit pénétrant, mais il faut néanmoins l’écarter entièrement de cette école. Après avoir délaissé la partie la plus nécessaire de la philosophie, celle qui porte sur la vertu et les mœurs, il se consacra tout entier à l’étude de la nature, dans laquelle même il s’éloigna beaucoup de ses maîtres. Speusippe et Xénocrate, les premiers à avoir recueilli la doctrine et l’autorité de Platon, puis après eux Polémon, Cratès et aussi Crantor, réunis dans l’Académie, défendaient avec soin les enseignements reçus de leurs prédécesseurs. Or Zénon et Arcésilas avaient assidûment écouté Polémon. »
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