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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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