# Graecarum affectionum curatio 5.41

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/5.41

Τί δὲ ψυχή; ὁρατὸν ἢ ἀειδές; — Οὐχ ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπων γε, ὦ Σώκρατες, ἔφη. — Ἀλλὰ μὴν ἡμεῖς γε τὰ ὁρατὰ καὶ τὰ μὴ τῇ τῶν ἀνθρώπων φύσει ἐλέγομεν, ἢ ἄλλῃ τινὶ οἴει; — Τῇ τῶν ἀνθρώπων. — Τί οὖν περὶ ψυχῆς λέγομεν; ὁρατὸν ἢ ἀόρατον εἶναι; — Οὐχ ὁρατόν. — Ἀειδὲς ἄρα; — Ναί. — Ὁμοιότερον οὖν ἄρα ψυχὴ σώματός ἐστι τῷ ἀειδεῖ, τὸ δὲ σῶμα τῷ ὁρατῷ; —

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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.
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