732 b 



ARISTOTLE 



Kal TO. jxaXaKoarpaKa kol to. fxaXaKia KaXovjxeva' 

 TOVTCov yap ra wa av^dverai e^eXdovra. 



Uavra Se ra ^aioTO/cowra [rj (horoKovvraY evaifxd 

 eariv, /cat ra eVat/xa rj l^cporoKel rj (horoKel, oaa 



10 p-T] oAoj? ayovd iariv. rOtv V dvaCfjicov rd evrofia 

 aKCjXrjKoroKeZ, oaa rj e/c avvSvaajjiov yiver at rj 

 avra avuSvdl^erai. eari yap evia roiavra rG)v 

 evropLOJV d yiverai /xev avropiara, eart Se ^T^Aea 

 /cat dppeva, /cat e/c avv8vat,ojJievojv yiverai ri 

 avrcov, areXes puevrot rd yiyvopievov rj 8' alria 

 etprjrat -nporepov ev irepois. 



15 SwjLtjSatVei 8e rroXXrj eTrdXXa^ig rots ylvecriv. 

 ovre ydp rd StVoSa Trdvra ^ojoro/cet (ot ydp opvides 

 cporoKOvaiv) ovr (poroKet rrdvra (o yap dvdpcDTTOs 

 ^a>OTO/cet), ovre rd rerpdrroha rrdvra cooroKeX 

 (tTTTTos" ydp Kal jSou? /cat d'AAa jivpia t^cporoKel) 

 ovre ^ojOTO/cet Trdvra {aavpoi^ ydp Kal KpoKoSeiXoi 



20 /cat aAAa ttoAAo, (poroKovaiv). ouS' iv r<p TroSas" 

 e;\;etv -^ jxtj e^^iv 8ta<^epef /cat ydp diroha ^cooroKel, 

 OLOV ot e;^ets' /cat to. aeXd^rj, rd S' woroKel, otov 

 ra rdJv l^dvcDV yevos Kal rd rcjv dXXa)v o(f)eojv 

 /cat rojv rroSas e-)(6vro}v Kal choroKel TToXXd Kal 

 ^otoTO/cet, olov rd elprjjiiva rerpdiroha. Kal ev 



25 avrols Se ^cporoKel Kal TToSas exovra, olov dvdpco- 

 770?, /cat (XTToSa, otov (^dXacva Kal heX(f)is- ravrrj 

 jxev ovv OVK eon hieXeZv, ouS' atriov rrj's hia<j>opd'S 



^ seclusit Piatt (idem Siis.). 

 ^ aavpoL PSYZ* : aavpai O^, vulg. 



« C/. 718 b 8 and note there. " See 721 a 3 fF. 



•^ Aristotle may have in mind the method of dichotomy, 

 against which he inveighs elsewhere (see P. A. 642 b 5 ff., 



136 



