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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordSklēros is hard or resistant.
- In StobaeusThe Theaetetus discussion distinguishes movement through place from becoming old, changing color, or becoming hard from soft.
- In this edition“Hard” is direct; a metaphorical meaning such as harshness is not intended here.
- A place to beginBecoming hard from soft exemplifies qualitative alteration.
- English renderings
- hard
Meaning
Sklēros is hard or resistant. In a contrast with soft, it can mark a qualitative condition that changes while place remains constant.
Use in the book
The Theaetetus discussion distinguishes movement through place from becoming old, changing color, or becoming hard from soft. Hardness illustrates alteration: a thing changes what it is like without necessarily changing where it is. The example is classificatory rather than an explanation of how hardening occurs.
Places to read
- I.19.8Becoming hard from soft exemplifies qualitative alteration.
Translation in this edition
“Hard” is direct; a metaphorical meaning such as harshness is not intended here.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 167–168. The printed closing term is revolution, although the opening examples include broader movement from place to place.