725 a 



ARISTOTLE 



/xera^aAAet^ ro rrpoaeXdov; dAAa fjLTjv e'i ye 



15 Swarat fxera^aXXetv to irpoaeAdov, 8ta tl ovk 



evdus e^ '^PXl^ "^^ CTTTepfia roiovrov iartv coar 



ec, avTov hvvarov elvai yiveadai alfia /cat adpKas, 



dXXa fiT) avTO elvai cKelvo /cat at/xa /cat ud.pKas; 



ov yap St] ovSe rovro ivSexerai Xeyetv, ai? ri] 



KaraKepaaei av^dverai varepov olov olvo^ vSarog 



TTpoaeyxvdevTog' avro yap dv irpcorov fidXiora 



20 '^v CKaarov a/cparov 6v vvv §e varepov fxdXXov 



/cat adp^ /cat oarovv /cat ra)v dXXojv eKaarov eart 



pLopLcov. Tov 8e anepfjiaTos (f>dvaL tl vevpov elvai 



/cat oarovv Xlav earlv inrep rj fids' ro Xeyop^evov. 



ITpos" Se rovroLS el ro drjXv /cat ro dppev ev rfj 



KViqaei hia^epei, Kaddrrep ^E,p.rre8oKXrjs Xeyei 



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25 ev S' e-)(v6r] Kadapolaf rd puev reXedovai yv- 

 vat/ce? 

 ipv)(eos dvrtdaavra. ... 



(fiaivovrat S' ovv [xera^dXXovaai /cat" yvvauKes Kal 

 dvBpes, (Larrep e^ dyovoiv yovifioi, ovroj /cat e/c 

 djjXvroKajv dppevoroKOL, (hg ovk ev rep drreXdetv 

 aTTO navros t) pirj rijs alrias ovar]g, dXX ev rw 

 30 avfifierpov r) davpip^erpov etvat ro aTTO rrjs yv- 

 vatKog /cat rov dvSpos dTnov, -^ /cat 8t' dXXrjv rivd 

 roiavrrjv alriav. hT]Xov roivvv, et rovro drjaopiev 

 ovrios, on ov rw dTreXdelv diro rivo? ro OrjXv, uitir 



^ fir) /xera/SaAAei Z : fievec vulg. 

 * Kai PY : om. vulg. 



" Emped. fr. 65 (Diels). Cf. 764, a 1 fF., 765 a 8. 

 64 



