Plato · thesis 5>62

Thesis 5>62

Latin

Licet ratio Platonis in Phedone per uiam contrariorum absolute non concludat, expositis tamen a Cebete ad hominem aliquid concludit.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 23297

English

Plato's argument from opposites in the Phaedo may not prove its conclusion unconditionally, but against the objections Cebes raised, it does prove something.

Sense checked against farmer1998:23325; no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T07b; sense checked against farmer1998:23325; awaiting human check

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