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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Ethicists, Book XI of Against the Learned Section 137

Section 137 of 257

Canonical reference 11.137

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

οὐδὲ γὰρ ἔνεστι λέγειν, ὅτι ἡ μὲν ἀντεισαγομένη ταραχὴ μέτριός ἐστιν, ἡ δὲ ἀναιρουμένη σφοδροτέρα. οἴαν γὰρ εἶχε δόξαν ὁ ταραττόμενος περὶ τοὐ πρότερον διωκομένου, τοιαύτην ἔχει καὶ περὶ τοῦ δευτέρου· ἐδόξαζε δὲ τό γε πρῶτον ὡς ἀγαθόν, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐπ’ αὐτὸ ἔσπευδεν·

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Nor can it be said that the disturbance introduced in exchange is moderate, while the one removed is more violent. For the disturbed person holds the same opinion about the second object as he held about the one previously pursued. He regarded the first as good and for that reason hastened after it.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

On ne peut pas non plus dire que le trouble nouvellement introduit est modéré, tandis que celui qui est supprimé était plus violent. L’homme troublé possède au sujet du second objet poursuivi la même opinion qu’il avait au sujet du premier. Il jugeait le premier bon et se hâtait vers lui pour cette raison.

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