# Graecarum affectionum curatio 5.24

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/5.24

Δημόκριτος δὲ καὶ Ἐπίκουρος καὶ Ἀριστοτέλης φθαρτὴν εἶναι ταύτην ἀνέδην εἰρήκασι· Πλάτων δὲ καὶ Πυθαγόρας τὸ μὲν λογικὸν αὐτῆς ἄφθαρτον εἶναι, φθαρτὸν δὲ τὸ ἄλογον. Καὶ ὁ μὲν Πλάτων καὶ τὰ φυτὰ κέκληκε, τοῦ τρίτου γε τῆς ψυχῆς εἴδους, τοῦ ἐπιθυμητικοῦ, μόνου μετέχοντα· ὁ δέ γε Ἀριστοτέλης ζῷα μὲν αὐτὰ εἰπεῖν οὐκ ἠνέσχετο—τὸ γὰρ δὴ τῆς αἰσθητικῆς μετέχον ψυχῆς τοῦτο καλεῖσθαι ζῷον ἠξίωσε—τῆς φυτικῆς μέντοι καὶ θρεπτικῆς ψυχῆς μετέχειν ὑπέλαβε τὰ φυτά.

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4089.tlg001.local001/.