280 ARLSTOTLE’S PoLrTrcs.
Under the common notion of dvayxaia and CaoBiafos, by a
play of words, Aristotle appears to comprehend not only the
external goods which are the conditions of individual life, but
the penalties imposed by law, which are the conditions of the
existence of states.
ai 6’ iri rhs rrphs npLEcrs, sc. $+ouual, rriuuuuai or yivdpcuai.
- sb p2u yAp trcpov Kat4 TIU~S ai‘ptuls iurlv.
‘The one is a voluntary choice of an evil,’ i.e. for the sake of
For example, punishment puts an end
- sb p2u yAp trcpov Kat4 TIU~S ai‘ptuls iurlv.
The conjecture dvaipals, which is adopted by Schneider, Coraec,removing some other evil.
to crime.Bekker (2nd edition), and Susemihl, is unnecessary.13, 8. GijXov 6’ Grr Kal rbs X~~UFIS duayrabu anov8nias Kai KaXbs c?uai rairar
hahiis. 81; Kai vop;Souuiu ZuBpomr rjs c68arpovias aha rh ~KT~T chu rSv
dyabv, &mcp ri ro; Ki@api[clvhapnpbu Kn‘l KaXiis alTi+o T;V Xipau p;LXXou
stjs r;,yu’Is.
‘The good man will make a use of external goods which is
absolutely good. And because (ad) this use of external goods is
good in him, men think that external goods are the causes of
happiness, which is just as if we were to attribute the melody to
the lyre and not to the player.’
airc@ro, sc. TIT, gathered from Bv@pwml. TI$ occurs in one 11s. (P’)
and is inserted by Bekker in his 2nd edition.
- arb gar’ f6xr)u ctX6pr8a siv T~S ndhros u6uraorv Jv^4 rqi Kupia.
I) ‘ Since therefore some things must be presupposed (aid), our
prayer and desire is that our city may be so constituted as te have
the goods of fortune,’ sc. rtar it iKf;UOU Jv, etc. ; or 2) ‘we desire
that her constitution in respect of the goods of fortune may answer
to our prayer,‘ making KnT) cixrju, sc. &ai, the predicate, 5v, SC. &
- arb gar’ f6xr)u ctX6pr8a siv T~S ndhros u6uraorv Jv^4 rqi Kupia.