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Sextus Empiricus
Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 85
Section 85 of 757
Canonical reference 1.85
Ancient Greek
Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc
εἴγε καὶ περὶ θεῶν καὶ περὶ ἀρετῆς καὶ ψυχῆς λέγεται παρὰ τοῖς ποιη ταῖς, ὧν ἀπείρως ἔχουσιν οἱ γραμματικοί· τινῶν δὲ διὰ τὸ μὴ εἰς τοὺς γραμματικοὺς τὸ τοιοῦτον πίπτειν μόνους ἀλλὰ καὶ ἄλλους τινάς, οἷον φιλοσόφυς καὶ μουσικοὺς καί ἰατρούς· σονεώρων γὰρ καὶ οἵδε τινὰ τῶν παρὰ ποιηταῖς.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
For the poets also speak about gods, virtue, and soul, matters of which grammarians are ignorant. Nor can it concern some, because such knowledge belongs not only to grammarians but also to certain others, such as philosophers, musicians, and physicians. These too comprehend some things found in poets.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Car les poètes parlent aussi des dieux, de la vertu et de l’âme, sujets que les grammairiens ignorent. Qu’elle porte seulement sur certaines choses est également impossible, parce que leur examen n’appartient pas aux seuls grammairiens, mais aussi à d’autres, tels les philosophes, les musiciens et les médecins. Ceux-ci comprennent en effet certaines choses dites chez les poètes.
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