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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAtaxia is disorder; ataktos is disordered or unarranged.
- In StobaeusEurysus opposes a disordered, irrational nature to an ordered and rational one, assigning chance events to the former’s intrusion.
- In this edition“Disorder” is clear; retain the contrast with taxis and related terms for arrangement.
- A place to beginDisorder characterizes one of two opposed natures.
- English renderings
- disorder; disordered
Meaning
Ataxia is disorder; ataktos is disordered or unarranged. The absence of order can be evaluated differently in different explanatory settings.
Use in the book
Eurysus opposes a disordered, irrational nature to an ordered and rational one, assigning chance events to the former’s intrusion. This makes disorder part of a dual opposition within that account. Other sources’ use of chance should not automatically inherit the same explanation.
Places to read
- I.6.19.2Disorder characterizes one of two opposed natures.
Translation in this edition
“Disorder” is clear; retain the contrast with taxis and related terms for arrangement.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 90. The political comparison of kingship and tyranny reinforces the evaluative character of this particular opposition.