Fragment 17

οὐ γὰρ φρονέουσι τοιαῦτα πολλοί, ὁκοίσοι ἐγκυρεῦσιν, οὐδὲ μαθόντες γινώσκουσιν, ἑωυτοῖσι δὲ δοκέουσι

The many do not take heed of such things as those they meet with, nor do they recognize them when they are taught, though they think they do.

Commentary

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I consistenly translate words containing γιγν- as 'recognize'. (Read more in the article on knowledge.)

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