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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordGnōmē can denote judgment, an opinion, or a considered intention.
- In StobaeusAesara’s account makes human nature a standard for law and justice in household and city.
- In this edition“Judgment” is clearer here than the very broad “opinion,” which could obscure the contrast between psychic functions.
- A place to beginJudgment and prudence are functions of intellect within the threefold soul.
- English renderings
- judgment; considered view; good sense
Meaning
Gnōmē can denote judgment, an opinion, or a considered intention. The selected passage uses the Doric form gnōma for a cognitive function.
Use in the book
Aesara’s account makes human nature a standard for law and justice in household and city. Within its threefold soul, intellect produces judgment and prudence, the spirited part strength and impulse, and desire love and goodwill. Judgment belongs to an ordered account of the powers that support communal life.
Places to read
- I.49.27.1Judgment and prudence are functions of intellect within the threefold soul.
Translation in this edition
“Judgment” is clearer here than the very broad “opinion,” which could obscure the contrast between psychic functions.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 355. Some words specifying the psychic functions are restored in the printed text. The Doric spelling does not indicate a separate philosophical term.