Alexander of Aphrodisias · thesis 18.6

Thesis 18.6

Latin

Cum dicit Aristoteles nono Methaphysicae separata et diuina aut totaliter sciri a nobis, aut totaliter ignorari, intelligendum est de ea cognitione quae his contingit qui iam ad summam intellectus actuationem peruenerunt.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 14736; 1486 print folio <7r/7v>

English

When Aristotle says in the ninth book of the Metaphysics that things separate and divine are known to us either entirely or not at all, this is to be taken of the knowledge that falls to those who have already reached the fullest actuality of intellect.

Sense checked against farmer1998:14795; no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T03b; sense checked against farmer1998:14795; awaiting human check; re-rendered 2026-09-27 by TRANSLATOR-FIX (D-13)

Attribution: reported according to Alexander of Aphrodisias (section 18 of the historical theses) · Pico's stance: reports