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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordDiataxis names an ordering of things or an arranged exposition.
- In StobaeusThe discussion of soul’s first procession appeals to the arrangement of the Timaeus as evidence for differentiated allotments.
- In this edition“Arrangement” keeps the textual reference clear; “ordering” can suit the disposition of realities elsewhere.
- A place to beginThe Timaeus’s arrangement is invoked to support distinct allocations and descents of souls.
- English renderings
- arrangement; ordering; disposition
Meaning
Diataxis names an ordering of things or an arranged exposition. Its force depends on whether the subject is a reality, a sequence, or a text.
Use in the book
The discussion of soul’s first procession appeals to the arrangement of the Timaeus as evidence for differentiated allotments. Here the word refers to how the dialogue presents its account, although that presentation concerns cosmic order. Textual arrangement and the arrangement described by a text should not be collapsed.
Places to read
- I.49.39.3The Timaeus’s arrangement is invoked to support distinct allocations and descents of souls.
Translation in this edition
“Arrangement” keeps the textual reference clear; “ordering” can suit the disposition of realities elsewhere.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 377. The passage’s list of souls and recipients is abbreviated in Greek; the English makes the pairings explicit.