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But the appetites of the irrational animals as I think are 

 passions ; and if also the Mind co-operates with the ap- 

 petites and the appetites of the irrationals are passions, 

 then the Mind also is passion, commingling (a) with the 

 passions. 



Hermes. Well done, Child ! thou enquirest nobly. 

 It is just for me also to answer. 



11. All things, O Child ! incorporeal in body are subject 

 to passion (6), and peculiarly (c) are they passions; for 

 everything moving is incorporeal, and everything moved, 

 body. And incorporeals are moved by the Mind, and 

 movement is passion. Both then have passion (d\ both 

 the moving and the moved; the one indeed ruling, the 

 other ruled. Having departed from the body, departure 

 is also from the passion. But rather perhaps, O Child! 

 nothing is passionless, but all are subject to passion. But 

 passion differs from what is subjected to passion. For the 

 one energizes, the other is passive. But the bodies also 

 energize of themselves ; for either they are immoveable or 

 are moved ; but whichever it may be it is passion. But 

 incorporeals always energize, and because of this they are 

 subjects of passion. Let not then appellations disturb 

 thee, for both the energy and the passion are the same 

 thing, but to have used the more honourable (e) name is 

 not grievous. 



12. Tat. Most clearly, O Father ! hast thou delivered 

 the discourse. 



Hermes. And see this, O Child ! that these two things 

 The God hath bestowed on the Man beyond all the mortal 

 animals, both the Mind and the Eeason, equivalent (/) to 

 immortality; and in addition to these he has the enun- 

 ciative Eeason (g). 1 Of these if any one make use for 

 what he ought, he will differ nothing from the immortals ; 

 but rather moreover going forth from the body, he will 



(a) ffpy%^vr/jr. (6) 3-0T. (c) x.vpla$. (d) Kot.a-x.ii. 



(e) si/QYifivrtpu. (/) laortpoi. (</) roit "7rpQ$opix.oy "hoyov. 



1 i.e., Language, Ao'yo?, that word being here used in a double sense 

 for both Speech and Reason. 



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