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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordOus is the ear.
- In StobaeusThe Stoic report distinguishes streams of pneuma directed toward ears, eyes, and other sense organs from different qualities present in one underlying subject.
- In this edition“Ear” is direct; preserve the difference between the organ and hearing as an activity.
- A place to beginThe ears exemplify distinct bodily destinations of sensory pneuma.
- English renderings
- ear
Meaning
Ous is the ear. Its inflected forms, including ōta, should be recognized when locating discussions of hearing.
Use in the book
The Stoic report distinguishes streams of pneuma directed toward ears, eyes, and other sense organs from different qualities present in one underlying subject. Ears illustrate bodily distribution, whereas presentation and assent illustrate qualitative differentiation within the ruling center. The distinction prevents every psychic difference from becoming a separate organ.
Places to read
- I.49.33.5The ears exemplify distinct bodily destinations of sensory pneuma.
Translation in this edition
“Ear” is direct; preserve the difference between the organ and hearing as an activity.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 368. The apple’s sweetness and fragrance illustrate qualities in one bearer; that comparison belongs to the second kind of distinction.