real is just a matter of perception -> δόκος δ' ἐπὶ πᾶσι τέτυκται (Xenophanes fr. 34)

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real is just a matter of perception -> δόκος δ' ἐπὶ πᾶσι τέτυκται (Xenophanes fr. 34)
on: 11 Apr, 2012, 18:43:43
Hi there! I'm new as I've been doing some research for a tattoo for a while and have decided on the phrase - "real is just a matter of perception".
Any help with translation would be greatly appreciated. If more context is needed, just let me know. Thanks!
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Re: real is just a matter of perception
Reply #1 on: 11 Apr, 2012, 21:16:48
Perhaps no Greek philosopher expressed this thought more succinctly than the pre-Socratic Xenophanes of Colophon, who wrote in fragment 34.4 of his great elegiac poem:

δόκος δ' ἐπὶ πᾶσι τέτυκται                         ( ΔΟΚΟΣ ΔΕ ΕΠΙ ΠΑΣΙ ΤΕΤΥΚΤΑΙ )

— literally, "Perception is wrought upon all things;" that is, "All things are a matter of perception."
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Re: real is just a matter of perception -> δόκος δ' ἐπὶ πᾶσι τέτυκται (Xenophanes fr. 34)
Reply #2 on: 12 Apr, 2012, 00:49:37
Amazing! Thank you so very much :)

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