ARISTOTLE 



-^ (popa TeAeurata row ytvofievcov ev tols klvov- 

 fievoLS^ • KLvelTat yap /cat TropGveraL to t,a)ov ope^et 



5 7) 7rpoaLpe(T€L, dXXoLCoOevros nvos Kara t7]v at- 

 oQrjGLV T] Tr]v ^avraaiav . 



VII. ricDs" Se vocjv ore fikv TrpdrreL ore 8' ov 

 TTpoLTrei, Kol KLveirai, ore 8' ov KiveZrai; eot/ce 

 irapaTrX-qaicos cru/x^atVetv kol Trepl rcov aKLvqrajv 

 SiavoovfievoLS Kal <jvX\oyLl,o[Ji€VOLS . aAA' e/cet fxev 



10 Oecoprjfxa to reAo? (orav yap rds Svo TTpordoeis 

 vo^GT], TO o-u,(X7repaCT/xa ivorjae Kal avvedrjKev), 

 ivTavOa 8* iK rcov Svo TTpoTacrecov to orufjiTTepacFfia 

 ylveTai rj irpd^is, olov oTav vo-qarj ort Travrl ^a- 

 Stcrreov dvOpcoTTO), avros 8' avSpcmros, ^a8t^et 

 €vde(i)s, oiv 8' OTL ovSevl ^aSiGTeov vvv dvdpcona), 



16 avros 8* dvO pcjTTOS , evOvs T^pe/xet* Kal TavTa a/x^a> 

 7TpdrT€L, dv iiTj TL KcoXvYj Tj dvayKdl,r]. TTOirfTeov 

 fjLoi dyaOov, oiKia 8' dyadov 7tol€l OLKiav evOvs. 

 aKendafiaTOs 8eo/xat, Ifidrtov Se GKeTracrfxa' L/xarLov 

 8eo/xat. ov 8eo jitat, TTOir^Teov Ifjiariov 8eo/xaf 



20 Ij^idTiov 7TOL7]reov. Kal to crvpLTTepacxjjLa, to IfidTiov 

 TTOLTjTeoVy Trpd^is ioTiv. TTpaTTei 8' 0,77' dpxrj?. 

 el IfidTLOV ecrrat, dvdyKT] To8e irpchTOV, el he To8e, 

 Tohe' Kal Tovro irpdrTei evdv?. otl p,ev ovv r] 

 TTpd^LS TO GVfxnepaoiJLa, (jyavepov at 8e TrpordaeLg 

 at 7TOL7]TtKal Sid Svo elSwv yivovTai, 8ta re tov 



25 dyadov Kal hid tov hvvaTOV. 



"Q.airep he tojv epcorcovTOJV evioi, ovra> rrfv erepav 



^ Kivovfi^pois Jaeger: 7t7J'OAi^»'ois libri. 



« i.e. the objects of science ; cf. An. Post. 71 b 18 ff. 

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