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Sextus Empiricus
Against the Logicians, Books VII-VIII of Against the Learned Section 112
Section 558 of 927
Canonical reference 8.112
Ancient Greek
Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc
διόπερ ἀπὸ τούτου εὐθὺς ἀρξάμενοι σκοπῶμεν εἰ δύναται ἀληθές τι συνημμένον καὶ σῷζον τὴν εἰρημένην ἐπαγγελίαν εὑρεθῆναι. Κοινῶς μὲν γάρ φασιν ἅπαντες οἱ διαλεκτικοὶ ὑγιὲς εἶναι συνημμένον, ὅταν ἀκολουθῇ τῷ ἐν αὐτῷ ἡγουμένῳ τὸ ἐν αὐτῷ λῆγον· περὶ δὲ τοῦ πότε ἀκολουθεῖ καὶ πῶς στασιάζουσι πρὸς ἀλλήλους καὶ μαχόμενα τῆς ἀκολουθίας ἐκτίθενται κριτήρια.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Therefore, beginning at once from this point, let us consider whether any true conditional that preserves the stated profession can be found. For all dialecticians agree generally that a conditional is sound when its consequent follows from its antecedent. But concerning when and how it follows, they quarrel with one another and set forth conflicting criteria of consequence.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Commençons donc immédiatement par là et examinons s’il est possible de trouver un conditionnel vrai qui sauvegarde l’annonce en question. Tous les dialecticiens disent généralement qu’un conditionnel est valide lorsque son conséquent suit son antécédent ; mais ils sont en désaccord sur le moment et la manière dont il le suit, et proposent des critères contradictoires de la conséquence.
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