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A61287 The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley. Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678. 1656 (1656) Wing S5238; ESTC R17292 629,655 827

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these_o reckon_v by_o laertius_n add_v aristides_n a_o locrian_a eudoxus_n a_o gnidian_a who_o at_o a_o great_a feast_n make_v by_o plato_n first_o find_v out_o the_o manner_n of_o sit_v in_o a_o circular_a form_n hermodorus_n of_o who_o the_o proverb_n hermodorus_n traffic_v in_o word_n zenob_n heracleodorus_n to_o who_o demosthenes_n write_v reprehend_v he_o that_o have_v hear_v plato_n he_o neglect_v good_a art_n and_o live_v disorderly_a 11_o euphratus_n who_o live_v with_o perdiccas_n king_n of_o macedonia_n in_o so_o great_a favour_n that_o he_o in_o a_o manner_n share_v command_v with_o he_o euagon_n of_o lampsacum_fw-la ibid._n timaeus_n of_o cyzicum_n ibid._n chaeron_n of_o pellene_n ibid._n laert._n isocrates_n the_o orator_n with_o who_o plato_n be_v very_o intimate_v praxiphanes_n publish_a a_o discourse_n they_o have_v together_o in_o a_o field_n of_o plato_n who_o at_o that_o time_n entertain_v isocrates_n as_o a_o guest_n aster_n p●aedrus_n alexis_n agatho_n young_a 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master_n and_o plato_n and_o xenophon_n his_o fellow_n disciple_n aeschines_n and_o plato_n also_o disagree_v some_o affirm_v that_o when_o plato_n be_v in_o favour_n with_o dionysius_n aeschines_n come_v thither_o very_o poor_a and_o be_v despise_v by_o plato_n but_o kind_o entertain_v by_o aristippus_n but_o the_o epistle_n of_o aeschines_n put_v forth_o by_o allatius_n express_v the_o contrary_a the_o discourse_n which_o plato_n relate_v betwixt_o crito_n and_o socrates_n in_o prison_n idomeneus_n say_v be_v betwixt_o socrates_n and_o aeschines_n by_o plato_n out_o of_o ill_a will_n to_o aeschines_n attribute_v to_o crito_n but_o of_o aeschines_n he_o make_v not_o any_o mention_n in_o all_o his_o work_n except_o twice_o slight_o once_o in_o phaedone_n where_o he_o name_v he_o among_o the_o person_n present_v at_o socrates_n his_o death_n and_o again_o in_o his_o apology_n speak_v of_o lysanias_n his_o father_n phaedo_fw-la if_o we_o credit_v the_o detraction_n of_o athenaeus_n be_v so_o much_o malign_v by_o plato_n as_o that_o he_o be_v about_o to_o frame_v a_o indictment_n against_o he_o to_o reduce_v he_o to_o that_o condition_n of_o servitude_n out_o of_o which_o by_o the_o procurement_n of_o socrates_n he_o have_v be_v redeem_v but_o his_o design_n be_v discover_v he_o give_v it_o over_o beside_o his_o condisciple_n diogenes_n the_o cynic_n deride_v his_o law_n and_o assertion_n of_o idea_n concern_v the_o first_o he_o ask_v if_o he_o be_v write_v law_n plato_n assent_v have_v you_o not_o write_v already_o a_o commonwealth_n say_v diogenes_n yes_o answer_v plato_n have_v that_o commonwealth_n law_n say_v diogenes_n plato_n affirm_v it_o have_v then_o reply_v diogenes_n what_o need_v you_o write_v new_a diog._n another_o time_n diogenes_n say_v he_o can_v see_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n but_o not_o idea_n plato_n answer_v that_o be_v no_o wonder_n for_o you_o have_v and_o use_v those_o eye_n which_o behold_v such_o thing_n but_o the_o mind_n which_o only_o can_v see_v the_o other_o you_o use_v not_o laert._n molon_n in_o detraction_n from_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o strange_a dionysius_n shall_v be_v at_o corinth_n but_o that_o plato_n shall_v be_v at_o sicily_n from_o these_o private_a difference_n arise_v many_o scandalous_a imputation_n forge_v and_o spread_v abroad_o by_o such_o as_o envy_v or_o malign_v he_o as_o seneca_n that_o he_o profess_v one_o thing_n and_o practise_v another_o laert._n that_o he_o love_v inordinate_o aster_n dion_n phaedrus_n alexis_n agatho_n and_o archeanassa_n a_o courtesan_n of_o colopho_n athen._n that_o he_o be_v a_o calumniatour_n envious_a proud_a a_o gluttonous_a lover_n of_o figgs_n chiliad_n that_o he_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o philosopher_n a_o parasite_n to_o tyrant_n and_o many_o other_o accusation_n alike_o improbable_a from_o these_o the_o comic_a poet_n and_o other_o take_v liberty_n to_o abuse_v he_o laert._n theopompus_n in_o autochare_n for_o one_o be_v none_o and_o two_o as_o plato_n hold_v be_v hardly_o one_o anaxandrides_n in_o theseo_n when_o olive_n he_o like_a plato_n do_v devour_v timon_n as_o plato_n feign_v in_o frame_v su._n wonder_n skilled_a alexis_n in_o meropide_v apt_o thou_o come_v i_o walk_v round_o can_v meet_v like_a plato_n nothing_o wise_a but_o tire_v my_o foot_n and_o in_o anchilione_n thou_o speak_v of_o thing_n thou_o understand_v not_o go_v to_o plato_n thence_o nile_n and_o onion_n know_v amph_z in_o ample_n hicrate_v what_o good_a from_o hence_o you_o may_v expect_v to_o rise_v i_o can_v no_o more_o than_o plato_n good_a comprise_v and_o in_o dexidemide_n plato_n thou_o nothing_o know_v but_o how_o to_o look_v severe_a and_o knit_v the_o brow_n cratylus_n in_o pseudobolymaeo_n a_o man_n thou_o be_v and_o have_v a_o soul_n but_o this_o with_o plato_n not_o sure_o but_o opinion_n be_v alexis_n in_o olympiodoro_n my_o body_n mortal_a be_v grow_v dry_a my_o soul_n turn_v air_n that_o can_v die_v teach_v plato_n this_o philosophy_n and_o in_o parasito_n or_o thou_o with_o plato_n rave_v alone_o 11._o
such_o be_v fury_n to_o cowardice_n and_o prodigality_n to_o covetousness_n nor_o can_v there_o be_v any_o man_n at_o once_o possess_v of_o all_o vice_n no_o more_o than_o a_o body_n torment_v by_o all_o disease_n moreover_o there_o be_v a_o mean_a affection_n which_o incline_v not_o plain_o either_o to_o vice_n or_o virtue_n for_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o all_o man_n must_v be_v good_a or_o bad_a they_o be_v such_o who_o have_v arrive_v at_o the_o height_n of_o these_o for_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o pass_v sudden_o from_o virtue_n to_o vice_n because_o betwixt_o extreme_n there_o be_v a_o great_a interval_n and_o distance_n of_o virtue_n some_o be_v principal_a other_o concomitant_a principal_a be_v those_o which_o be_v in_o the_o rational_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o by_o which_o the_o other_o virtue_n be_v perfect_v concomitant_a be_v those_o which_o be_v in_o the_o other_o part_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o affection_n these_o act_n honest_a thing_n according_a to_o reason_n not_o that_o which_o be_v in_o they_o for_o they_o have_v none_o but_o that_o which_o they_o receive_v from_o prudence_n which_o be_v confirm_v in_o they_o by_o custom_n and_o exercise_n now_o for_o as_o much_o as_o neither_o science_n nor_o art_n consist_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o in_o the_o rational_a those_o virtue_n which_o be_v in_o the_o other_o part_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o affection_n can_v be_v teach_v because_o they_o be_v neither_o art_n nor_o science_n neither_o have_v they_o a_o peculiar_a doctrine_n prudence_n be_v a_o science_n which_o prescribe_v unto_o every_o one_o what_o be_v proper_a to_o he_o as_o a_o pilot_n or_o master_n of_o a_o ship_n to_o inferior_a ignorant_a sailor_n the_o like_a in_o a_o common_a soldier_n and_o a_o general_n for_o as_o much_o as_o ill_n be_v intend_v and_o remit_v offence_n can_v be_v equal_a but_o some_o must_v be_v great_a other_o lesser_a for_o which_o reason_n they_o who_o make_v law_n punish_v some_o more_o gentle_o other_o more_o severe_o and_o though_o virtue_n be_v certain_a height_n as_o be_v perfect_a and_o like_v unto_o that_o which_o be_v right_a yet_o in_o another_o respect_n they_o be_v call_v mediocrity_n because_o all_o or_o the_o most_o of_o they_o be_v place_v betwixt_o two_o vice_n whereof_o one_o sin_v in_o excess_n the_o other_o in_o defect_n as_o on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o liberality_n be_v covetousness_n on_o the_o other_o prodigality_n for_o in_o affection_n we_o recede_v from_o the_o mean_a when_o we_o relinquish_v that_o which_o be_v place_v in_o virtue_n either_o by_o excess_n or_o defect_n but_o neither_o he_o who_o behold_v his_o parent_n wrong_v be_v nothing_o move_v thereat_o nor_o he_o who_o be_v incense_v at_o the_o small_a matter_n void_a of_o passion_n or_o moderate_a but_o the_o quite_o contrary_a he_o who_o at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o parent_n grieve_v not_o be_v void_a of_o passion_n he_o who_o destroy_v himself_o with_o grieve_v be_v overpassionate_a and_o immoderate_a he_o who_o grieve_v moderate_o be_v moderate_o passionate_a in_o like_a manner_n he_o who_o fear_v upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o more_o than_o needs_o be_v timorous_a he_o who_o fear_v nothing_o be_v rash_a he_o only_o be_v stout_a that_o can_v keep_v a_o mean_a betwixt_o fear_n and_o rashness_n the_o like_a in_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o that_o which_o be_v mean_a in_o affection_n be_v likewise_o best_a and_o mediocrity_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o excess_n and_o defect_n there_o be_v these_o virtue_n term_v mediocrity_n because_o in_o humane_a perturbation_n and_o passion_n they_o affect_v we_o a_o middle_a kind_n of_o way_n chap._n xxx_o that_o virtue_n be_v voluntary_a vice_n involuntary_a virtue_n be_v chief_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o our_o power_n not_o compulsive_a for_o it_o can_v not_o deserve_v praise_n if_o it_o come_v either_o by_o nature_n or_o divine_a decree_n it_o follow_v that_o virtue_n be_v voluntary_a beget_v by_o a_o servant_n generous_a and_o firm_a impulsion_n from_o this_o that_o virtue_n be_v voluntary_a it_o follow_v that_o vice_n be_v involuntary_a for_o who_o in_o the_o most_o excellent_a part_n of_o himself_o will_v ever_o voluntary_o choose_v that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o ill_n when_o a_o man_n be_v carry_v on_o to_o vice_n he_o first_o incline_v to_o it_o not_o as_o if_o it_o be_v ill_a but_o good_a and_o if_o he_o fall_v into_o ill_n doubtless_o he_o be_v deceive_v with_o think_v that_o this_o way_n by_o a_o lesser_a ill_n he_o may_v arrive_v at_o a_o great_a good_a and_o go_v in_o this_o manner_n unwilling_o to_o it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a a_o man_n shall_v pursue_v ill_a as_o it_o be_v ill_a without_o any_o hope_n of_o good_a or_o fear_v of_o a_o great_a ill_n all_o ill_a thing_n therefore_o which_o a_o ill_a man_n do_v be_v involuntary_a for_o injustice_n be_v involuntary_a to_o act_v unjust_o be_v so_o much_o more_o involuntary_a as_o the_o action_n of_o vice_n be_v beyond_o the_o idle_a habit_n thereof_o yet_o though_o wicked_a action_n be_v involuntary_a the_o wicked_a nevertheless_o aught_o to_o be_v punish_v and_o that_o not_o after_o one_o manner_n but_o according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o hurt_n which_o they_o do_v to_o those_o they_o wrong_v that_o which_o be_v involuntary_a consist_v in_o ignorance_n of_o perturbation_n all_o which_o may_v be_v divert_v either_o by_o reason_n or_o civil_a custom_n or_o diligence_n chap._n xxxi_o of_o love_n and_o friendship_n friendship_n proper_o so_o term_v be_v make_v by_o a_o mutual_a reciprocal_a benevolence_n this_o be_v when_o either_o be_v as_o much_o concern_v for_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o ot●er_n as_o of_o his_o own_o which_o equality_n be_v preserve_v only_o by_o similitude_n of_o manner_n for_o the_o like_a be_v friend_n to_o its_o like_a if_o they_o be_v both_o moderate_a but_o the_o intemperate_a can_v agree_v either_o with_o themselves_o or_o the_o moderate_a there_o be_v other_o thing_n which_o be_v think_v friendship_n but_o be_v be_v not_o such_o in_o which_o there_o appear_v some_o show_n of_o virtue_n of_o these_o be_v the_o natural_a goodwill_n of_o parent_n to_o their_o child_n and_o of_o kindred_n one_o to_o another_o as_o also_o that_o which_o be_v call_v civil_a and_o sociable_a these_o be_v not_o always_o accompany_v with_o mutual_a benevolence_n likewise_o the_o amatory_n art_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o friendship_n that_o which_o be_v honest_a be_v proper_a to_o a_o generous_a soul_n dishonest_a to_o a_o perverse_a mean_v to_o one_o mean_o affect_v for_o as_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v threefold_a right_a dishonest_a and_o mean_v so_o many_o different_a kind_n be_v there_o of_o love_n which_o appear_v most_o clear_o in_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o end_n they_o propose_v unto_o themselves_o the_o dishonest_a aim_n only_o at_o corporeal_a pleasure_n and_o therefore_o be_v 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