ARISTOTLE 



771a 



hia<j)ipeL /caret to ^eyedog. kvojv 8e Kal Au/co? 

 /cat TO. TToXvcrxi'^rj rravra a-)(eh6v TToXvTOKa/ Kal ra 



[JLLKpa TWV TOLOVTCOV y otoV TO TCOV [IVcbv yCVOS. TO. 



Be SL)(r]Xa oAiyord/ca TrXrjv i5o?* avTT] Se rail' 



25 TToXvTOKiov iaTLV. evXoyov yap to. fjuev fieydXa 



TrXeioi hvvaadai yevvdv /cat oirepp^a (fyipeiv TrXelov. 



atriov 8' avTO ro davpbat^opievov rod firj davixd^eiv 



Sid yap TO fxeyedog ov ttoXutokovglv t] yap TpO(f)rj 



KaTavaXiaKerat roZs tolovtols et? rrjv av^rjaiv rov 



auifiaros' rot? S' iXdrroaLv (xtto tov fieyedovs rj 



30 <f>vais d(f)€Xovaa^ rrpos to TTepLTTWfia irpoaTiOrjaL 



TO GTrepfiaTiKov rrjv VTrepox'fjv. ert Se to yewrjaav 



aTTepjJia nXelov jxev to tov p.eit,ovo? dvayKolov 



etvai, fiCKpov Se to tcov eXaTTovcvv. TToXXd [xev 



ovv^ jjiLKpd yevoLT^ dv Iv TavTco, [xeydXa Se TroAAa 



;;^aAe7rdv. [rot? Se pieaois fMeyedecn to fiecrov 



35 (XTreScu/cev r] Aval's. tov fxev ovv ra ixkv elvat 



fxeydXa tcov l^tocov ra 8 eAarTco Ta Se jLte'cra 7Tp6- 



771 b Tepov elp-qKafxev ttjv atrtav fxovoTOKa Se', ra 8' 



oXiyoTOKa, Ta Se TroAurd/ca tcJjv t,a)OJV eartV.]* co? 



p-kv €ttI to ttoXv Ta jxev pLwvv)(a povoTOKa, rd Se 



St;)^7jAa oAtyoTO/ca, ra Se 7ToXva)(i'S'f} rroXvTOKa. 



TOVTOV 8' atTiov OTt oi? eTTt TO TToAo Ttt pLeyedr) 



^ a. IT. F : IT. a. vulg, 

 * a<fieXovaa PS : d^aipovaa vulg. 

 ' oiJi' PSY : oiJv /cai vulg. * seclusi : cm. 2. 



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