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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordEpipedon designates a plane or something planar.
- In StobaeusThe reported account of Plato associates the number of the plane with opinion and that of the solid with perception.
- In this edition“Plane” preserves the geometrical level; explain the relation to number rather than replacing the phrase with an unsupported numeral.
- A place to beginPlane and solid numbers are related to opinion and perception in a reported classification.
- English renderings
- plane; planar figure
Meaning
Epipedon designates a plane or something planar. In a numerical and geometrical classification, it stands between line-like extension and solid magnitude.
Use in the book
The reported account of Plato associates the number of the plane with opinion and that of the solid with perception. This belongs to a sequence linking numerical or dimensional structures with cognitive powers. It should not be paraphrased as a literal claim that opinions are flat pieces of matter.
Places to read
- I.49.32.7Plane and solid numbers are related to opinion and perception in a reported classification.
Translation in this edition
“Plane” preserves the geometrical level; explain the relation to number rather than replacing the phrase with an unsupported numeral.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 364. The account is mediated through Aristotle’s On the Soul, not quoted directly from a Platonic dialogue; “and breadth” is supplied.