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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 11: Theophrastus and the Homunculus

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Das Eilffte Capitel. Von des Theophrasti Homunculis, und was davon zu halten sey? Antonius de Abbatia sagt / daß einem Philosopho zwey Dinge gebühren / Erstlich daß er keine Unwarheit fürbringe / zum andern / daß er einen / so Unwarheit vorbringt / offenbahre. Wie ich nun biß dahero das Erste getreulich observiret / also habe ich jedoch hingegen das Andere underlassen / und ob ich wohl eines und des andern Philosophi Opinion hierinn widerlegt / dessen Nahmen nichts desto weniger mit Stillschweigen übergangen / oder denselben nur mit Buchstaben bemerckt / umb dardurch desto mehr zu bezeugen / daß ich niemand zu offendiren gemeynt bin. Nachdeme ich aber oben im vorhergehendem Capitel des Zeilleri mit Nahmen / und daß Er den Theophrastum angegriffen / gedacht / als habe ich alhie des Theophrasti Nahmen ebenfalls melden wollen.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 11: Theophrastus and the Homunculus

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Chapter Eleven On Theophrastus’s homunculi, and what is to be thought of them Antonius de Abbatia says that two things are required of a philosopher: first, to put forward no falsehood; second, to expose anyone who does put one forward. Thus far I have faithfully observed the first requirement, but have refrained from the second. Although I have refuted the opinion of one philosopher or another in this work, I have nevertheless passed over his name in silence or indicated it only by letters. I wished thereby to make all the clearer that I intended to offend no one. But since in the preceding chapter I named Zeiller and mentioned his attack on Theophrastus, I have wished to name Theophrastus here as well.

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About This Reading Edition

An anonymous Hermetic treatise of 1680, presented in its original German and Latin with a new English translation, 279 explanatory notes, the historical phoenix frontispiece, an introduction, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and original registers.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Candida Phoenix philosophica. Frankfurt am Main: Christian Hermsdorff, 1680. The chosen witness is the Wellcome Library copy digitized as b32993456; German and Latin, with French, Greek, and Hebrew passages retained.

About Diotimos Editions

This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

The 1680 source is identified as public domain by the Wellcome/Internet Archive record. The supplied 2026 transcription, English translation, introduction, notes, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and editorial arrangement are published with the site owner’s authorization. The frontispiece is retained from the supplied edition and credited to its historical witness.