ARISTOTLE 



TO drjXv 77po? rrjv yeveoiv ovrco crujU-jSaAAerai rot? 

 avvLaTaficvois ws to dppev, dXXa to [xev dppev 

 dp)(rjv KLVTjaews, to 8e OtjXv ttjv vXtjv, SrjXov e/c 

 Twv elp-qpuevcDV. Sta yap tovto out' auTO Kad 

 avTO yewa to drjXv, SetTai yap dpxrjs Kal tov 



30 KtvrjuovTos Kal diopLovvTos (aAA' ivioig ye twv 

 ^cpcov, OLOV ToXs opvLGi, pi^XP'' 'T^'^O^ ^ (f)VaLS SwaTttt 

 yevvdv avTai yap avviOTdai fxev, aTeXrj 8e avv- 

 XXII iOTaaL Ta KaXovfxeva VTrrjvepiia lod), rj tc yeveats 

 ev TO) diqXei, avpu^atvei tojv yivofxevcov, aAA' ovk 

 els TO dppev ovt* avTO to^ dppev TrpoteTai ttjv yov7]v 



35 ovTe TO drjXv, dAA' dfxcfxo els to d'qXv avpL^dXXovTai 

 730 b TO Trap* avTOJv ytyvofievov, Sta to ev tw d-qXei 



elvai TTjv vXrjv e^ rjs eaTi to Srjpiiovpyovpievov, 

 Kal evdvs TTjv fiev dOpoov vrrapxeiv dvayKalov e^ 

 -^S crvviaTaTat, to Kvrjpia to TtpwTov, tt^v S' ctti- 

 ylveadai del^ ttjs vXtjs, iv' av^dvr)Tat to Kvovpuevov.^ 

 5 WOT* dvdyKT] ev tw dr^Xei inrapxeiv tov tokov /cat 

 yap TTpos TO) (vXcp 6 tcktcov Kal irpos tco irrjXcp 6 

 Kepapievs, Kal oAoj? Trdaa tj epyaaia /cat t) Kiviqats 

 Tj eaxdrq Trpos ttj vXt), olov 'q otKoSopbrjais ev toIs 



olKohopLOVpLeVOLS. ActjSot S' dv TtS eK TOVTOJV Kal 



TO dppev 770)? ovpL^aXXeTai Trpos ttjv yeveaiv ovhe 

 10 yap TO dppev dnav TrpoteTai aireppia, oaa Te 



^ appev ovt' airro to Buss. -Piatt (Kal ovk avro to Z) : dppev 

 ovt' av TO vulg. (<*<:at> our' Sus.). 



^ aei SY : Set vulg. * Kvov^ievov SZ : Kvofjievov voilg. 



" This is explained in the passage which follows (730 b 1 5 ff. ). 

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