Plato · thesis 5>25

Thesis 5>25

Latin

Pugnantia quae uidetur in dictis Orphei et Agathonis, quorum alter amorem antiquiorem omnibus diis dicit, alter iuniorem, perfecte soluemus si ad duplex deorum esse, intelligibile et naturale, respexerimus.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 22565

English

The apparent conflict between the words of Orpheus and Agathon—one calling Love older than all the gods, the other younger—we will resolve completely if we attend to the twofold being of the gods, intelligible and natural.

Sense checked against farmer1998:22618; no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T07b; sense checked against farmer1998:22618; awaiting human check

Attribution: Pico's own opinion (section 5>, conclusions on the doctrine of Plato) · Pico's stance: endorses