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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordHoratos describes what can be seen.
- In StobaeusThe clearer conclusion of the Onatas excerpt distinguishes an invisible divine ruler from visible or perceptible works and actions.
- In this edition“Visible” should not replace every occurrence of “perceptible.” Preserve the text’s distinction between sight and sensory access generally.
- A place to beginGod’s perceptible works are distinguished from God as an object of rational contemplation.
- English renderings
- visible; able to be seen
Meaning
Horatos describes what can be seen. It is narrower than perceptible, since perception also includes senses other than sight.
Use in the book
The clearer conclusion of the Onatas excerpt distinguishes an invisible divine ruler from visible or perceptible works and actions. Access to effects does not amount to direct sight of their cause. The distinction supports reasoning from the manifest world while reserving contemplation of God to reason and mind.
Places to read
- I.1.39aGod’s perceptible works are distinguished from God as an object of rational contemplation.
Translation in this edition
“Visible” should not replace every occurrence of “perceptible.” Preserve the text’s distinction between sight and sensory access generally.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 48. The opening of the excerpt is badly damaged; this explanation rests on its clearer concluding contrast.