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Empedocles on the Identity of the Elements
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- Empedocles' repeated description of his four “roots” or elements by the repetition of three seemingly simple words (αὐτά + ἐστίν + ταῦτα) has constantly defied explanation. If the verb is given a copulative function, the result appears to be a pointless tautology (“these things are themselves”). If it is given an existential value, the result is puzzlingly abstruse (“these things themselves are”). Translators therefore commonly opt for a loose paraphrase, where one word out of three is not translated at all (αὐτά) and an adverb (“only”) is added, seemingly from nowhere (“only these things are”). The solution to the puzzle is to be found in Empedocles' reaction to his older contemporary, Anaxagoras. Empedocles' repeated description is a covert criticism of Anaxagoras' curious claim that “in everything there is a part of everything”. [Publisher's Text]
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Codice DOI: 10.1400/249852
ISSN: 2037-7177
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