Nové Empedokleovy verše

Tomáš Vítek

The article discusses the texts recovered on the papyrus Strasburghiensis and edited by Martin and Primavesi. The present author concludes that, first, the text of the papyrus is very uncertain and contributes little to our knowledge; second, the Martin – Primavesi restoration of Empedocles’s verses is far too speculative and distorted by the controversial philosophical position of the editors: for instance, the reading –μεϑα in aI,6, aII,17 and c3, and M-P’s presentation of Empedoclean daemonology are demonstrably incorrect.