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Sextus Empiricus
Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 31
Section 720 of 757
Canonical reference 6.31
Ancient Greek
Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc
οὔτε δὲ τῷ τοὺς μουσικοὺς πλέον τέρπεσθαι παρὰ τοὺς ἰδιώτας ἀπὸ τῶν ἀκροαμάτων λέ- γοιτ᾿ ἂν χρειοῦν ἡ μουσική. πρῶτον μέν γὰρ οὐκ ἀναγ- καία ἰδιώταις ἡ τέρψις καθάπερ αἱ ἐπὶ λιμῷ ἢ δέψει ἢ κρύει γινόμεναι ὑπὸ πόματος ἢ ἀλέας·
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
But music cannot be called useful because musicians take more pleasure than laypeople in what they hear. First, pleasure is not necessary for laypeople in the way that drink or warmth is necessary when one is hungry, thirsty, or cold.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Mais on ne saurait dire que la musique est utile parce que les musiciens éprouvent à l’écoute plus de plaisir que les profanes. D’abord, le plaisir n’est pas nécessaire aux profanes comme le sont, dans la faim, la soif ou le froid, les satisfactions procurées par la boisson ou la chaleur.
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