# P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674 24

Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674, Column 24. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-425-1079-1086-1580-1674/24

ἀποφαι νομένων τέχνην εἶναι τὴν σοφιστικὴν τοῦ λόγους συγγράφειν καὶ ἐπιδείξεις ποιεῖσθαι, τοῦ δὲ δίκας λέγειν καὶ δημηγορεῖν οὐκ εἶναι τέχνην, τὴν σοφιστικὴν οὗτοι τέχνην φασὶν εἶναι· τῶν ὑστέρων ὁμοίως εἰρηκότων οὐδεμίαν εἶναι τὴν πολιτικῆς δυ νάμεως τέχνην, αὐτοὶ καταλείπουσί τινα περὶ αὐτῆς ἐπιστήμην. ψευδῶς δὲ κατὰ τὴν πρόχειρον ὑπ' αὐτῶν τάττεται καὶ τὸ τὴν σοφιστικὴν μὴ προσδεῖσθαι φύσεως καὶ τρι βῆς εἰς τὴν ἑαυτῆς ἀνάληψ ιν, ἢ κ αὶ φιλοσοφίαν ῥητέον οὐ δαμῶς προς δεῖσθαι τούτων. τὸ δ' ἐκτεθὲν ὑπ' αὐτῶν τὸ τῆς γραμματικῆς καὶ ἀνομοίως ὧι θέλουσι, καὶ κατ' αὐτῶν ἅμα κεῖται· καθάπερ γάρ, φασιν, ἐπ ὶ ταύτης προϋποκεῖσθαι δεῖ φύσιν, οὕτως καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς ῥητορικῆς. ἐπὶ δὲ τῆς γ ρα μματικῆς χρεία φύσεως καὶ τριβῆς πρὸς τὴ ν

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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