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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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