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Posidonius
Testimonies on Posidonius Carrier unit 15b
Carrier unit 20 of 28
Canonical reference T.15b
Ancient Greek
;II 3, 8: (F 28) πολλὰ γὰρ ἐν τοῖς καθ’ ἕκαστα τυγχάνει τῆς προσηκούσης διαίτης, ὅσα γεωγραφικά· ὅσα δὲ φυσικώτερα, ἐπισκεπτέον ἐν ἄλλοις ἢ οὐδὲ φροντιστέον· πολὺ γάρ ἐστι τὸ αἰτιολογικὸν παρὰ αὐτῶι καὶ τὸ ἀριστοτελίζον, ὅπερ ἐκκλίνουσιν οἱ ἡμέτεροι διὰ τὴν ἐπίκρυψιν τῶν αἰτιῶν.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
;II 3, 8: (F 28) Many details receive their proper treatment in his particular discussions, insofar as they are geographical; but insofar as they are more physical, they must be examined elsewhere, or not considered at all. For he has much that is concerned with causes and much that is Aristotelian, which our school avoids because the causes are obscure.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
;II 3, 8 : (F 28) Dans le détail, en effet, une grande partie de ce qui relève de la géographie reçoit le traitement qui convient ; quant à ce qui relève davantage de la physique, il faut l’examiner ailleurs, ou même ne pas s’en préoccuper. Chez lui, en effet, la recherche des causes et la manière aristotélicienne occupent une grande place, ce que les auteurs de notre école évitent, parce que les causes sont obscures.
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