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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Logicians, Books VII-VIII of Against the Learned Section 75

Section 521 of 927

Canonical reference 8.75

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

οὐκοῦν, φασὶν οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς σκέψεως, τὸ εἶναί τι λεκτὸν ἀσώματον, ὃ κεχώρισται τῆς τε σημαινούσης φωνῆς, οἷον τῆς ‘‘Δίων”, καὶ τοῦ τυγχάνοντος, καθάπερ αὐτοῦ τοῦ Δίωνος, πόθεν ἔχουσι παραστῆσαι; ἢ γὰρ αὐτόθεν ἐροῦσι τοῦθ’ ὑπάρχειν οἱ Στωικοί, ἢ δι’ ἀποδείξεως τὴν ὕπαρξιν αὐτοῦ πιστώσονται.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Accordingly, say the Skeptics, how can the Stoics establish that there is an incorporeal sayable distinct both from the signifying utterance, such as the utterance “Dion,” and from the object that obtains, such as Dion himself? They will either say outright that it exists, or they will confirm its existence by demonstration.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

D’où les partisans de la recherche sceptique demandent : comment les Stoïciens peuvent-ils établir qu’il existe un dicible incorporel, distinct aussi bien du son vocal signifiant, par exemple le nom « Dion », que de ce qui se trouve être désigné, tel Dion lui-même ? Ou bien ils diront immédiatement que cela existe, ou bien ils en garantiront l’existence par une démonstration.

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