ARISTOTLE 



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 TOKei ix€v^ TO. reXecLrepa ttjv (f)vaLV rcbv t,d}(x>v /cat 



30 fierexovra Kadapwrepag dpxrjs' ovdkv yap ^ojoroAcet 

 iv avTO), pLTj hexop-evov to TTvevjxa kou dvavveov. 

 reXecorepa 8e rd Oepp^orepa ttjv (f)vaLV /cat vyporepa 

 /cat fJLrj yecoSr]. T'fjs Se depp.oT'qTO? rrjg cfivaiKrjg 

 opos 6 TrXevjjLCOv, oacov evat/xd? eariv oXios fiev yap 

 rd exovra TrAeu/xova rii)v fjur] ixdvrcov deppLorepa, 



35 TOVTCOV 8' avrwv rd /xt] aop,^6v e^ovTa firjSe an- 

 (f)p6v /XT^S' oXtyatpLOV dXX' evaupLov /cat p^aXaKov. 

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 TO (l)dv dreAe?, ovrojs to reAetov ck tov TeXetoTepov 

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 ^x^i'V TrXevpiova, ^rjpoTepa 8e tt]V (j>vaiv, rj Td ipv- 

 5 XPOTcpa p,kv vypoTepa Se, Td /xev (hoTOKeX TeXeiov 



' (i)6v, Td 8' (hoTOK-qaavTa t,a)OTOKeL ev avToXs. ol 

 pi€V ydp opvides /cat to. ^oAt8ajTd 8id ptev dep- 

 pLOTTjTa TeXeaiovpyovai, 8td 8e ^rjpoTTjTa (poTO- 

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 vypd Se jixaAAov, coare pueTex^t dpi(f>OT€pa>v /cat ydp 



10 ipOTOKel Kal ^(poTOKel iv avTols, cpoTOKel piev otl 

 ifwxpd, ^(poTOKeZ 8' OTL vypd- i,iOTiKov yap to 

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8' OVT€ TTTepOJTd OVT€ ^oAtSoJTa OVT€ AeTTiSotTa 



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 ^ ev auTois add. Z*. * reXeiov PSY : reXeov vulg. 



" See Introd. § 38. * Not a living creature. 



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