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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Logicians, Books VII-VIII of Against the Learned Section 24

Section 24 of 927

Canonical reference 7.24

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

Ταῦτα μὲν καὶ οὗτοι· ἡμεῖς δὲ τὸ μὲν ἀκριβὲς ἐν τῷ πράγματι τὰ νῦν οὐ σκεπτόμεθα, ἐκεῖνο δέ φαμεν ὧς εἴπερ ἐν παντὶ μέρει φιλοσοφίας ζητητέον ἐστὶ τἀληθές, πρὸ παντὸς δεῖ τἀς ἀρχὰς καὶ τοὺς τρόπους τῆς τούτου διαγνώσεως ἔχειν πιστούς. ὁ δέ γε λογικὸς τόπος τὴν περὶ τῶν κριτηρίων καὶ τῶν ἀποδείξεων θεωρίαν περιεῖχεν·

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

So much for their views. We are not now investigating the exact truth of the matter, but we say this: if truth must be sought in every part of philosophy, we must first possess trustworthy principles and methods for discerning it. Now the logical topic contains the inquiry into criteria and demonstrations.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Voilà ce qu'ils disent. Pour nous, nous n'examinons pas maintenant l'exactitude de cette question, mais nous affirmons ceci: s'il faut chercher le vrai dans toute partie de la philosophie, il faut avant tout posséder des principes et des méthodes fiables pour le discerner. Or le lieu logique renferme la spéculation sur les critères et les démonstrations.

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