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In praise of the simple life: a new fragment of Diogenes of Oinoanda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2013

Martin Ferguson Smith
Martin Ferguson Smith
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Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands
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Abstract

The article presents a new fragment (NF 136), discovered in June 2003, of the Greek inscription set up by the Epicurean philosopher Diogenes of Oinoanda. The text is part of Diogenes' writing Old Age. Although brief, it is interesting, not least on account of its similarity to a well known passage of Lucretius (2.20–36). It begins with mention of ‘an elaborate house with fretted and gold-spangled ceilings’, evidently as something to be avoided, and goes on to recommend simple clothing and food, specifically cabbage. Its interest and value are enhanced by the near certainty that it joins up with a fragment (NF 94 = fr. 161 Smith) discovered in 1976.

Özet

Makale Epikürcü filozof Oinoanda'lı Diogenes tarafından yazılan kitabenin Haziran 2003'te keşfedilen yeni bir parçasını (NF 136) sunmaktadır. Metin Diogenes'in Eski Çaǧ'a ait kitabesinin bir bölümünü oluşturmaktadır. Kısa olmakla birlikte çok iyi bilinen Lucretius pasajına (2.20–36) olan benzerliǧi nedeniyle ilgi çekicidir. Bezemeli ve altın pullarla süslü tavanları olan ozenli evlerdenden uzak durulması gerektiǧi konusu ile başlayan metin, basit giysiler ve özellikle de lahana gibi basit yemekler yenmesini tavsiye ederek devam eder. İlginçliǧi ve deǧeri 1976 yılında keşfedilen bir parçayla hemen hemen kesin olarak birleşiyor olması nedeni ile artmaktadır.

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Research Article
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Anatolian Studies , Volume 54 , December 2004 , pp. 35 - 46
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Copyright © The British Institute at Ankara 2004

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YF = Yazi Felsefi (Philosophical Inscription). The YF numbers are the inventory numbers of the fragments of Diogenes' inscription.Google Scholar
YÇ = Yazi Çeşitli (Various Inscriptions). The YÇ numbers are the inventory numbers of inscriptions that have been found at Oinoanda but do not belong to Diogenes' work.Google Scholar
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