ARISTOTLE 



639 b 



TTepl T(x)v Ihiiov deojp-qreov, rj Kad^ e/cacrrov €v6v^, 



vvv yap ov Stco/otcrrat Trepl avrov, ovSe ye to vvv 



pi'ldriGopievov, olov TTorepov KaOdnep ol fJLadrjpLarLKol 



ra irepl ttjv aorpoXoyiav heiKvvovGiv, ovtoj Set Kal 



Tov (jyvGiKov TO. (jyaivofjieva TTpujTOV ra Trepl ra t,cpa 



10 Oecoprjoavra /cat ra fJiepr] ra Trepl eKaarov, erret^' 

 OVTOJ Xeyeiv to 8ta Tt kol ras alrlag, rj dXXcos ttcos. 

 TTpog Se TouTOt?, irrel rrXeiovs opcofjiev alrias Trepl 

 rrjv yeveohv Trjv (f)vaLKrjv, otov nqv 6^ ov eveKa Kal 

 TTjv oOev Tj ap)(r] ttjs KLvqaecog, hiopiareov Kal 

 TTepl TOVTOJV, TToia TrpcoTT) Kal Sevrepa TTe(j>VKev. 



15 (jyaiverai he vpcarr] tjv XeyojJiev eveKa tlvos' Xoyo? 

 yap ovTog, o.pxV ^' ^ Aoyo? ofJLOLOJs ev re toZs 

 Kara Te-xyT]^ Kal ev TOt? ^uoet GVveorrjKOGiv . tj 

 yap rfj hiavoia tj rfj acGOrjGei opiGapbevos 6 jjiev 

 larpos TTjv vyieiav 6 8' oiKohofxos ttjv ot/ctav, 

 aTToStSoaat rovs Xoyovs Kal rag alrias ov ttoiovglv 

 eKOLGTOV, Kal 8toTt TTOiTjTeov OVTCJS - jjidXXov 8' 



20 eaTt TO ov eveKa Kal to KaXov ev Totg ttjs (j)VGea)s 

 epyois ri ev rols ttj? rex^qs. to 8* ef dvayK-qg 

 OV TTaGiv vTTapx^L ToXg KaTOi (f)VGLV ofxoLcos, els 



" This point is resumed and decided below, 644 a 23 if., 

 6io b 2 ff. 



* " Causes." See Introduction, pp. 24 ff. 



* " Formation." See Introduction, pp. 27 f. 

 ^ i.e. the " final " cause. 



* i.e. the " motive " or " efficient " cause. 



f See Introduction, pp. 26 f. ' Cf. 64o a 24. 



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