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Galen
On the Natural Faculties

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1 1| their soul and by their nature, and plants by their nature 2 1| nature, and plants by their nature alone,and that growth and 3 1| nutrition are the effects of nature, not of soul.~ ~2. Thus 4 1| demonstration of the effects of nature.~ ~When, therefore, such 5 1| character of the facultiesof Nature, and what is the effect 6 1| activity as an effect of Nature - for example, digestion, 7 1| thus flesh is an effect of Nature, butit is, of course, not 8 1| cause.~ ~5. The effects of Nature, then, while the animal 9 1| not a simple activity of Nature, but is compounded ofalteration 10 1| observation of dissections. ~ ~Now Nature constructs bone, cartilage, 11 1| specialalterative faculty of Nature; while the bringing of these 12 1| big in the same way that Nature does.As it is, however, 13 1| however, they cannot do what Nature does, for to imitatethis 14 1| soever;it is a property of Nature alone. ~ ~It will now, therefore, 15 1| whose growth is directed by Nature; for thosewhich are distended 16 1| inthe three dimensions. Thus Nature alone has the power to expand 17 1| since the three faculties of Nature have been exhaustivelydealt 18 1| expositionof all the faculties of Nature. If, however, one considers 19 1| to becomeflesh; for, if Nature thicken it to such an extent 20 1| A second reason is the nature of the superfluities.For, 21 1| entirely utilisable blood. Nature, therefore,had need of a 22 1| abundance of organs which Nature hascreated for the purpose 23 1| with all the faculties of Nature,you will have consider each 24 1| begin with those effectsof Nature, together with their corresponding 25 1| the peoplewho think that Nature is not artistic, that she 26 1| definitepronouncement regarding Nature. I speak, of course, of 27 1| faculty peculiar either to Nature or toSoul, but that these 28 1| teaching, on the other hand, Nature is not posterior to the 29 1| thereforein their view it is Nature which puts together the 30 1| way,- instead of admiring Nature's artistic skill - they 31 1| things, have been made by Nature for no purpose!And some 32 1| forethought and art shownby Nature in relation to animals. ~ ~ 33 1| the firstto recognize what Nature effects, expresses his admiration 34 1| fact, hewas ignorant of Nature's faculties, both that attracting 35 1| and should have said that Nature is a constructive artist 36 1| allow that this constructive Nature has powers which attract 37 1| or critical day, and that Nature doesabsolutely nothing for 38 1| by people who donot allow Nature a faculty of her own. ~ ~ 39 1| things which are governed by Nature, a person who attemptedto 40 2| it to the rest. Certainly Nature did not give a power such 41 2| Erasistratus himself supposed that Nature took thought for the animals' 42 2| incompatible. For how could Nature be still looked on as exercising 43 2| inborn faculty given by Nature to each one of the organs 44 2| truly placed and shaped by Nature). ~ But let us suppose he 45 2| to his own statement that Nature is "artistic"- this Nature 46 2| Nature is "artistic"- this Nature which, at the beginning, 47 2| absurd hypothesis. For this Nature which shapes and gradually 48 2| is not so, however, with Nature. Every part of a bone she 49 2| and artificial shape. But Nature does not preserve the original 50 2| would doubtless say, "Either Nature or the semen," meaning the 51 2| becomes, so to say, a special nature. For in the same way that 52 2| and would not turn into a nature. Therefore, in order that 53 2| perish, but may become a nature in place of semen, there 54 2| making neither semen nor a nature, but an actual living animal. 55 2| his work "On the Child's Nature." ~ But if each of the parts 56 2| sings the artistic skill of Nature! He imagines that animals 57 2| in so far as he acclaims Nature as being an artist in construction, 58 2| in their teaching about Nature, there could be nothing 59 2| accurate acquaintance with Nature, and according to the second, 60 2| namely, the view that Nature does everything for some 61 2| an authority he was on "Nature," and that those of the 62 2| arteries, like a rope woven by Nature out of three different strands. 63 2| again, then, we must call Nature "inartistic"; for this necessarily 64 2| destroys the principle of Nature's artistic skill. For, if 65 2| shall most assuredly deprive Nature of her artistic skill, as 66 2| according to such a hypothesis, Nature does not precede, but is 67 2| suppose that the faculties of Nature, by which she shapes the 68 2| therefore forced to declare Nature devoid of art. It is not 69 2| and that, while assuming Nature to be artistically creative, 70 2| suitable for a man who assumes Nature to be a skilled artist; 71 2| blacker, in others more of the nature of phlegm. And one who realizes 72 2| especially if they are warm by nature and are leading a life of 73 2| those animals which are by nature warmest have abundance of 74 2| articles of food, which are by nature warmer are more productive 75 2| articles which are not warm by nature, exists naturally in honey; 76 2| have honey brought to the nature of blood. Therefore Hippocrates 77 2| indications afforded by its nature, and others simply through 78 2| are warm either through nature, disease, time of life, 79 2| when in his book "On the Nature of Man" he gives the name " 80 2| constitutions, and diseases. Nature, they suppose, is not defective 81 2| Erasistratus whether his "artistic" Nature has not constructed any 82 2| not read the book, "On the Nature of Man," any more than any 83 2| holding that an artistic Nature would have prepared so large 84 2| are no less authorities on Nature than is Erasistratus - say 85 2| which everything throughout nature is governed (by the causes 86 2| be heavy and more of the nature of earth; of these the one, 87 2| decidedly thick and earthy in nature, and has entirely escaped 88 3| too, then, the [animal's] nature has need of some other faculty 89 3| previous demonstration that Nature is artistic and solicitous 90 3| nor without reason that Nature has made the uterus capable 91 3| Art [artistic tendency] of Nature - how she has not merely 92 3| not depart from its own nature, whilst in inflammation 93 3| A wonderful device of Nature's also is this - that, when 94 3| is not dependent on the nature of the organ which alters 95 3| part in things governed by Nature. But if he was unable to 96 3| become of a more fleshy nature in the gullet. Now simple 97 3| of their functions. For Nature would never have purposelessly 98 3| recognizing the effects of Nature. Come, therefore, let us 99 3| others both as regards his nature and his early training. 100 3| longer feel surprised that Nature should also frequently discharge 101 3| another either absolutely, by nature, and in all cases, or else 102 3| particular instance. Thus, by nature and in all men alike, the 103 3| Frequently also in disease Nature purges the animal through 104 3| was previously drawn. Now Nature foresaw this necessity,


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