ARISTOTLE 



766 a 



^ jXTj 7T€7ttlk6v TTj? voTarTj? Tpocfyfjg, o iv [xev rols 

 evat'jLioi? af/xa KaXelrai iv he toIs dXXois to dvd- 

 35 Xoyov, TOVTOV Se to oltiov iv Tjj dpxjj Kal to) 



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apxT^v, dvayKOiov dpa iv toIs ivaip-ois avvioTaadai 

 766 b KapStav, Kal rj dppev eaeadai rj drjAv to yivojJLcvov, 



iv Se Tots dXXoL? yiveaiv (^olsY VTrapx^t to dfjXv /cat 

 TO dppev to TTJ KapSia dvdXoyov . r] p,ev ovv fi-px^ 

 Tov 6T]Xeos Kal dppevos Kal rj atria avTrj Kal iv 

 5 TOVTO) ioTiv. drjXv 8' -^817 Kal dppev ioTlv orav 

 exj) Kal rd fxopia of? Sta^epet to drjXv tov dppevos' 

 ov yap Kad^ otlovv p.epos dppev ovde dijXv, coaTrep 

 oi)8' opcbv Kal aKovov. 



'AvaXa^ovTes he TrdXiv Xeyopiev^ ort to fxev 

 CTTTepfxa VTTOKeiTat, TrepiTTOjpLa Tpo^rjs ov to eap^a- 

 Tov. (eaxcTov 8e Xeyoj to rrpo? eKaaTov (f>ep6ixevov. 

 10 hio Kal eoLKe to yevvcofxevov to) yevvqaavTi' ovOev 

 yap hia^epei d^' eKauTov tcov pbopicov aTreXdelv r) 

 Trpos eKaoTov TrpoaeXdelv, opdoTepov 8' ovTCog.) oia- 

 (f)epei 8e to tov dppevos aTrepfxa, on exei dpxrjv 



1 {oh) Piatt, P*. ^ Xiyoiix€V P. 



" The bloodless animals. 



* Cf. note on 763 b 25. This extremely important para- 

 graph gives Aristotle's view on the seat of the distinction of 

 sex, and its main conclusions must be borne in mind tlirough- 

 out his discussion of this subject. It also serves to elucidate 

 the apparent contradictions in his statements elsewhere (e.g., 

 716 a 28, 764 b 86, 766 a 28) as to whether or not the sexual 

 parts are to be considered " principles." 



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