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All men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses.Metaphysics, Book I.1 (980a), trans. W. D. Ross

Grededrntor, 1) 5 pddts, 7) & TeuKds exew pry exer dre€odov x \

1066? 7) mépas: ru mpotbere } adaipecer 7} dudw. YwpioTov pev dn) add Te dv odx ofdy 7 civatr ei yap pyre peyeOos pyre TAHG0s, ovoia 8 adro ro ametpoy Kal pr TvuBEByKos, advat-

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peroy ora: (TO yap Siaperov 7) péyeOos 7) ARGOS), ef
5 0@ ddualperov, ovK Ameipor, ef pr KaOdmep 7) pwr) adparos:

GAN’ obx otrm A€yovow otf Hyets Cyroduer, GAN os
Bb) / yy an 3 , > CoN GS EA
adeEodov. ert TOs evdexerar Kal’ atTo civar adreLpor,

> \ poe! \ \ , ® r \ + y,
el pa) Kal apiOyos Kal péyebos, Oy TaBos TO AmELpoV; ETL
ei Kata ovpBeBnkds, odvk dy eln ocro.xeloy To dvTwY

1066* 26-34, cf. 202% 13-21 35-7, cf. 2049 3-14 b 7-8, cf.

204? 17-19 8-11, cf. 204% 14-17

219 Oeivar AP&: riOeva EJ 23 «i yap E} 25 Kal pu)
evepyeray om. AY: yy omittendum ci. Bonitz 31 7 EJ®: om.
Ab 32 abto Sidotnua EJ: Sudornpa 76 aird AP 35 6’ om.
Ab > 2 avtd] Tay aicOnrdy, ait ® by E® i: by, atcOnrdv
dé JAYP: dy aicOnrév 7 ci, Christ: an dy, aicOnjrdv 8 ob ? 2 pare

alt.] €ore pyre EJTS 3 av’ro EJT®@: avrov AP 6 ov" ipeis EJ 9 «i sup. lin. J

atelpov, el éoriv ovata kal dpxy) dyepiorov dpa kal dd.atpe-

Tov. add dddvarov Td evTedexela dv ameipov (moody yap elvat avaykn) Kata ovpBeBynkds dpa tmdpyer. GAN el

1066” 11-21, cf. 204* 20-32 21-26, cf. 204°34-—)8 26-36, cf. 204> 10-24 36 — 1067° 7, cf. 204” 32 — 2058 7

Yio 7 EJT@: i AY 12 oruovy avrod EJT®: avrod oriody AP 15 despa EJT@: dei duatpera AP 16 yap] & Christ dépos anp pépos AYT® Phil.l¢ Simpl.¢: pépos dnp aépos EJ 19 « EJT®: om. A? 21 ro] rovT 22 0 ovd ev AP 24 000] ovr’ EJ 27 oloy verevat J éora. EJT@EL: gore ®F Phil. Them.: é A> 28 ei EJT@: erewmep A” 29 omocmovy SE et ut vid. Simpl. : éroaotv APSF Phil. 33 ciom. EJT® 34 d€ om. AP

ca ATS: om. EJ 7d A» Phil.: om. EJ Simpl. Them. 36 yap EJ®: yap ro AP amay EJY-Simpl.: dravra AP

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yap, e& ob eori, Kal diadveras eis TobTo, od alverar d€ TovTo

1067® qapa Ta aTAa cdpara), ovde Tp odd’ GAO TY oToLYElwr

ovdey* xwpls yap Tod amepoy civat ti. atrdv, addvarov ef = / AN S A / Fee

TO Gnay, Kdv memepacpévor, 7 elvar } ylyveoOat Ey Tu

a’tév, domep ‘Hpdkderrés pnow travra ylyvecOat more

nop. 6 & adrds Adyos kal emi rod évds 6 ToLodor Tapa

on

Ta oTolxeia of gvotkol: av yap peraBddrAa e€ evayriov,
Mie > a“ 5 / x \ > \ at ,
ofoy é€xk Oepyod els Woypdv.—éere TO alaOnroy copa Tov,
he 94 , o \ e 5 a Y 5) >
kal 6 avrdos témos bAov Kal poplov, oloy ths yns, aor eb
SS © id Sah x xX PN y) a a Ss
fey Opmoedés, axlyynrov eorat 7 adel olcOnoeTat, TovTo Oe

advvarov (ri yap paddov Kdtw 7 dvw 7) dmovoty; ofop el BGXos ein, Tod attn Kunhoerar 7 pevels 6 yap Toms Tod ovyyevots avty cépatos admeiposs Kabéfer ody Tov dAov Tomov; Kal mos; Tis ody 7 pov Kal 7 Kivyots; 7) Tavrayod pevet — ov KiwnOjoerar dpa, 7) TavTaxod Kwwn- Ojoerat — ovK dpa orncerat) ef 8 dvdpoioy Td wav, avoporor

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kal ol Tomo, Kal mpOTov pey ovx ev TO TOya TOD TavTos AAA
\ a XN / a) BN
) TO anrecOa, cira 7) meTepacpeva tabr ~orar 7) drewpa
elder. mTeTEpacpeva pev ody ody ody Te (ora yap Ta per
hl \ ’ » ,’ \ a BA @ fol XN fd
dimepa ta 8 ov, ef TO Tay dreipor, oloy Tip 7 Bdwp:

x \ \ n~ tal . / > > Se oO
o pPOopa d& Td To.odroy Trois evayrios): el & dmeipa Kal ama,
kal ot tdmou depo. kat eorar dmeipa arotxeiar el Oe

an , is ft
tobdr’ advvaroy Kal of Tomo. TenmEpacpEevol, Kal TO TAY avayKn
memrepavOa. ddws 6 ddvvaroy dmeipov elvar cOpua kal
al 3 al a \ 13

Témov Tols ceuacw, ef Tav copa alaOnrov i) Bdapos exe
BY i BN SS BN Ny t ey) ? , 27
) Koupdrnta: 7) yap em TO pecov 7) avw oicOncera, adv-

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varoy 6€ TO AmEipoy 7 TaVv 1 TO HuLtov OTOTEpOVOdY TE-
/ fat S al \ la feng ed / \
TovOévarr mas yap diedeis; 7) TOs Tod amelpov ~orat Td

1067% 7-20, cf. 205% 10-25 20-23, cf. 205% 29-32 23-33, cf. 205 24 — 206*7

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EJT@: fuov 7 A 27 dvéAns AY To pey EJTS: om. A

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1067* 33-37, cf. 207? 21-25 by-9, cf. Phys. v. 224%21-P1
9-12, cf. 224? 11-16 12-14, cf. 224> 28-30 14 — 1068»
15, cf. 225% 3 — 226° 16

28 cdpa aicOnroy APP: aicOnriv copa EJT 32 d€ EJT@:
dé 6) AP 35 76 alt. om. AP 36 xpdvo T b2 Badicew
EAE 5 ri kal 0 av’ro mporov EJT 6 rom. i 7 de
pr. AP®;: ney EJT 8 déalt.om.E eémuéevg EJT@: evr AY
Q 6 xpdvos if: xpdvos Christ ra alt. AP Simpl. Them. : om. EJ
16 i) ovk... 18 O€ broKeipevoyv EJTS: om, AP

Tqn Meta Ta @Ysika K

aor dvayxn tpeis evar petaBodds: 4 yap e€ obx bmoKxe-

20 pévov eis pi UroKelpevoy ox eat. peTaBody: ote yap évay-

4 LA > sf t > 4 > >. /, 4 s EA >

tla ovre dvtipacis éotw, Sri obK dvrifeots. ~7]) pe ObY OvK

€£ broxeisévov els inoxeipevov Kat avtipacw yéveois eorw,

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7 pev Gnd@s andq, 7 6€ Twos Tis’ 4 B €E troxewpevov eis

pn troxelyevov POopa, 7 pev GrdGs amdq, 4 be Twos

ee ) ‘ s s 4 vi n 4 , s

25 tis. e 6% TO pn Gv A€yeTaL TAEoVaXGs, Kal pHTE TO

kata otvOcow 7 diaipeow evdexerar Kwveiobon pare TO

kara btvapw TO TS GndGs dvtt Gvtieipevoy (rd yap ph

Aevkov 7 py dyabovy pws evdeyerar xweicbar Kara ovp-

BeBykés, etn yap Gv GvOpwros TO py Aevkdv: TO & GmAGs

30 ui) THE ovdapGs), GdvvaTroy To pH Ov Kweioba (ei be

Totro, Kal THy yeverw xkivnow civarr yiyverat yap TO

pi ov» ei yap Kal Gri pada Kata ovpBeBnkds yiyve-

> 2 3 . a > a see 4 x 4 A

Tal, GAA Gpws GAnOes einely OTL UaapyeL TO py OV KaTG

To} ytyvopevov Gmh@s) dpoiws be Kal TO npeveiv. Tadra

25 Te 67) ovpBaiver dbvoxepy, Kal ei Tay TO KWotpevoy ey TOT,

70 6& pa Gv ovK Eat ev Témw ein yap Gy Tov. ovbe dH 7

pbopa Kivgoss evaytiov yap Kunoe Kivnow 7 Tpeputa,

1068* POopa be yevéoe. enel 6€ aaca Kivnows petaBodn Tis,

petaBodal b€ Tpeis ai elpnpevar, Tovrwy @ ai Kara yeve-

ow kal POopay od kuwicets, atta & cic ai Kar dvtipa-

> x 3 © , ? € F 3

ow, avayKn Thy e€ troxeyévov cis broKeipevoy kivnow evar

4 § > -« 4 a - s 2 “ad 4 > <

spony. Ta 8 troxeiyeva 7 evavtia petrakd (kal yap 7

atépyots xelrOw évartiov), kal Sndotra: Katapacet, otov TO yopvov Kal vodoy Kal péAar.

Ei oby at xarnyoplar binpnvrar ovoig, sodrnTL, Téne,

n val a nm cal lal f ~

TO Tov 7 TdoXELV, TS TPOS TL, TS TOTG, Gvdyxn Tpeis

1c €ELVAL KIWNOELS, TOLOD TOTOD TOmOU' KaT ovctay 6 ov, 61a TO

>t a. > / 3 , Px Se cal 4 ¥ s f pnOev eivar ovoig évavrioy, ovde Tob zpds Tt (€oTt yap Oar€épov

Ii, 10675 19 — 12, 1068» 2

Novros pndev A: pnbev peraBaddovros EJT: peraBaddovros if Simpl. : peraBaddortos pnkére ci. Christ pndev EJT@: pndé AP 14 kai

pr. EJT@®: 7 A> 15 peraBodjs peraBory APT Simpl.¢: peraBody
petaBorns E]® 16 ciyat know EJT®: kivnow etva A?
23 dmact AP yap] yap 7 AP 25 e€& avriketpevov JT 78

Ton Meta Ta ®Ysika K, a

EA \ Cotte Je bts i2 , ed 3 iS > , , non. Kal todr éylyverd more, Gor ovK Iv TH TOTE yryvd- pevov. emel d€ TOV admelpwy obK EoTL TL TPOTOV, OvK + \ cas ev ’ Or \ 3 ‘A EA 7 co 5 €oTaL TO TpOToV, Bor ovde TO exdspevov. ovTE ylyverOar ody ovre Kweicbat oldv Te obre peraBdddAew ovdév. ETL TOD adrod nA € * / \ b] / 3 mK / \ knows 7 evavtia Kal npeunots, kal yéveots Kal Oopd, Sore TO yryvouevov, Grav yevntar yryvduevoy, Tore POelpe- + \ 39 4 +? a tal Tau ovre yap evdds ytyvopevov ov Bortepov civar yap det 1070 Oeipopevov. ere Sel TAnv treivar TO ylyvouev@ Kal pow . 0 Pry OEE: oN n x metaBdddovtt. Tis ody ora, domep TO GAAOWwWTOY copa 7 Wox — otra ri rd yuyvdmevov kivynois 7) yéveots; Kat ere Th eis 0 KwodvTar; de yap elva Thy Todde Ex Todde els TddE K n a / nr know 7) yeveow. Ts odv; ov yap eorat paOnots Ths / o Pp) IOr / / 3 \ > vy 9 a pe! «: PA 15 MaOnoews, WoT ovde yevEots yeveTews. ETELO OUT OvValaS OTE Tod mpds TL ovre rod Tovey Kal macyxew, AelmeTaL KaTa TO mowv Kal moody Kal témoy klynow civar (rovTwy ydp €Exda- 3 6 x / S \ os td Ae fel a, oT évavtiwcis éotw), A€yw 58 TO Toy ov Td ev TH ovola (kal yap % Stadopd mov) adda 7d TabyTiKdv, Kal” 6 / I a b) \ 5 \ Se eee ,

20 A€yeTal Taoxew 7 anabes eivat. TO Se akivntov TO TE
ddws advvarov KkwyOfvar Kal TO pddts ev xpdv@ TOAAG 7}
Wen Me Xpovg |
Bpadéws apyduevov, kal rd TepvKds pev KivetoOa Kal
dvvdwevov (ur Kwotpevov) d& Gre TépuKe Kal ob Kal ds: 6
KANG npewety TGV GxwyTwv pdovov' evavrtoy yap npesla

25 KWHoEL, Bote oTepyors av ein TOO dexriKod.

1068» 15-20, cf. 2268 23-29 20-25, cf. 226» 10-16

>3 #dyn Ab: ei 6) EJT tore EJT@: more AP an yyvdpevor

yeyvojevov 2 4 rtom. EJ Simpl. 4-5 ovk €orat 70 mpOroy EJT@: om. AP Simpl. 5-6 ovv avrat ovre E?* 7 yéveots EJTS: 1 yeveors AP 9 yryvopevoy EJ®: yevdpevoy APT: an yryvdpevoy yeyvopevoy ? I2 ovrw om. J ri JA°@F Simpl.: te T: re (sed

erasum) cai E: 5) @1 — kivnows EJTS: Fy Kinois AP aly yéveous JT érvom. EJY: rdkw® 13 ri] tetiy EJTS | 14 7) yeveoww PE?HI Al. Simpl. : pw) know codd.T yp. AL: xat py konow SE!: py kimow ) yeveow ®F : pu) Kivnow ams Lasson ris pabnoews, Sor ovdey yéeveors yp. J: om. J ths pabnrews| 7 THS paOnoews yéeveots AP 15 yevécews yéveois PEF I Simpl.° Phil. : ris yevéeoews AP 17 kal pr.] kai 76 AP Simpl. Them. 70 mov JT@ 19 yap JT®: yap kat E: om. A> 7 Scapopa EJT® : rH dtapopa AP Kad’? 0B: Kado codd. 21 poys AP =) AP Simpl. Them.: om, EJT 22 7d] émJ kal... 23 d€ B®: py Suvdpevoy dé codd. T 23 méuke A>: om. EJT

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Tlept ris ovcias 7 Oewpia: Trdv yap ovoidy al dpyxal
kal Ta altia CyrodyTa. Kali yap ef ws 6dov TL TO Tay,
7) ovoia mpOtov pépos: Kal «i TO ee€is, Kav oUTws TpOTOV

26-30, cf. 226 21-25 30 — 10698 14, cf. 226 32 — 227% 31

b26 €v EJT®: om. AP rporm EJT Simpl.: mpdrov AY 27 dé
EJT@®: om. A 29 room, EJ® 33 ob EJT@: o AP epeEns
A>: é€fs EJ 35. revos| rwi Ab® 1069? 2 Oy anrnra EJTOFI
Them. : avdmrnra A emel... 5 peraév ante pera€v 1068? 27
interp. Them., ante évavriov 1068 30 ponenda ci. Prantl 3 Ta
EXJGE: tra 7 E°@F HI: om. AP 5 tt. Aéyw EJT®: re 7
drrépevov. éyerar AP 9 édesns alt. et 10 efeEns APB: Eis
EJ 13 70 alt. AP®: mpos ro EJT 20 r@ EJT ALS; ro AP
kav] kat EJ

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Tqn Meta Ta ®Ysika a

ad 333 cia, €iTa TO ToWY, EiTa TO TocdV. Gpa be ovd GrTa

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