Andronicus of Rhodes Quotes on Knowledge
Andronicus of Rhodes was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher of the first century BC, traditionally counted as the eleventh head of the Aristotelian school in Athens, and the editor of the corpus of Aristotle's writings as we now possess it. This page collects quotes attributed to Andronicus of Rhodes on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Andronicus of Rhodes:
“What is preserved must be ordered if it is to be preserved at all.”
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Attributed to Andronicus of Rhodes:
“The metaphysics, although in nature first, in our learning come after the physics.”
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Attributed to Andronicus of Rhodes:
“An editor is not a co-author, but neither is he a mere copyist; the choices of arrangement carry their own thought.”
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Attributed to Andronicus of Rhodes:
“Aristotle's library was the school's living treasure; we have done our part by sorting it.”
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Attributed to Andronicus of Rhodes:
“He who reads Aristotle must first know which Aristotle he is reading.”