Philosophical, against the common view · thesis 2>40

Thesis 2>40

Latin

Nec ab Aristotele nec ab expositoribus adducte rationes de salsedine maris sunt sufficientes, nec potest ulla maxime stante mosaica ueritate sufficientior assignari, quam causalitas eiusdem uniuersalis prouidentiae quae et in terra discooperitionem operata est.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 19539

English

Neither the reasons advanced by Aristotle nor those advanced by his commentators concerning the saltiness of the sea are sufficient, nor, granted the truth of Moses, can any more sufficient reason be assigned than the causality of that same universal providence which also brought about the uncovering of dry land on the earth.

Sense checked; no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-25 by TRANSLATOR-T05; sense checked against farmer1998:19594; awaiting human check

Attribution: Pico's own opinion (section 2>, philosophical conclusions dissenting from the common philosophy) · Pico's stance: endorses