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1 I, 1 | Empedocles says that Fire, Water, Air, and Earth are four elements, 2 I, 1 | Earth, Fire, Water, and Air are composite; for each 3 I, 2 | dissociated" into smallish drops, air comes-to-be out of it more 4 I, 2 | first been "associated", air comes-to-be more slowly. 5 I, 3 | are in truth. For Wind and Air are in truth more real more 6 I, 3 | they change into Wind and Air, and to "come-to-be" when 7 I, 4 | into blood, or water into air, or air as a whole into 8 I, 4 | blood, or water into air, or air as a whole into water), 9 I, 4 | of, or passes-away into, air: for air is pretty well 10 I, 4 | passes-away into, air: for air is pretty well imperceptible. 11 I, 4 | water comes-to-be out of air, both are transparent or 12 I, 5 | suppose that when, e.g. air comes-to-be out of water 13 I, 5 | but to the matter of the air being "contained in" the 14 I, 5 | indeterminate quantity of air; and (ii) we do not in fact 15 I, 5 | ii) we do not in fact see air coming-to-be out of water 16 I, 5 | in the way in which e.g. air is generated from water. 17 I, 5 | has not grown, nor has the air: but the former has passed-away 18 I, 5 | Now if the generation of air from water is to be regarded 19 I, 8 | things are seen through air and water and other transparent 20 I, 9 | For the fire heats the air, and the air-being by nature 21 II, 1 | supposing it to be, e.g. Air or Fire, or an "intermediate" 22 II, 1 | Fire and Earth: some add Air, making three: and some, 23 II, 3 | apparently "simple" bodies (Fire, Air, Water, and Earth) in a 24 II, 3 | is hot and dry, whereas Air is hot and moist (Air being 25 II, 3 | whereas Air is hot and moist (Air being a sort of aqueous 26 II, 3 | the intermediates (e.g. Air and Water) blends of these. 27 II, 3 | fact, however, fire and air, and each of the bodies 28 II, 3 | that which corresponds to air is "such-as-air": and so 29 II, 3 | each to each: for Fire and Air are forms of the body moving 30 II, 3 | extremes and purest: Water and Air, on the contrary are intermediates 31 II, 3 | contrary to Fire and Earth to Air; for the qualities constituting 32 II, 3 | that constitute Fire and Air. Nevertheless, since they 33 II, 3 | cold rather than by moist, Air by moist rather than by 34 II, 4 | one) is contrary-e.g. in Air and Water, the first being 35 II, 4 | to change than for many. Air, e.g. will result from Fire 36 II, 4 | saw, is hot and dry while Air is hot and moist, so that 37 II, 4 | moist, so that there will be Air if the dry be overcome by 38 II, 4 | Water will result from Air if the hot be overcome by 39 II, 4 | overcome by the cold: for Air, as we saw, is hot and moist 40 II, 4 | of Fire into Water and of Air into Earth, and again of 41 II, 4 | and Earth into Fire and Air respectively, though possible, 42 II, 4 | the dry must pass-away if Air is to result from Earth. 43 II, 4 | to result from Fire and Air respectively-both qualities 44 II, 4 | there will result Earth and Air, and from Air plus Earth 45 II, 4 | Earth and Air, and from Air plus Earth Fire and Water. 46 II, 4 | Water. For there will be Air, when the cold of the Water 47 II, 4 | and Water will result from Air plus Earth. For there will 48 II, 4 | Water, when the hot of the Air and the dry of the Earth 49 II, 4 | whereas, when the moist of the Air and the cold of the Earth 50 II, 4 | survival of the hot of the Air and the dry of the Earth-qualities 51 II, 4 | smoke, and smoke consists of Air and Earth.~No transformation, 52 II, 4 | of Fire and the moist of Air were to pass-away: for the 53 II, 5 | 5~If Water, Air, and the like are a "matter" 54 II, 5 | one-they cannot, e.g. all be Air or Water or Fire or Earth-because " 55 II, 5 | contraries". For if they all were Air, then (assuming Air to persist) 56 II, 5 | were Air, then (assuming Air to persist) there will be " 57 II, 5 | that it is Water as well as Air (or any other "element") 58 II, 5 | will certainly not be "hot Air". For a change of that kind ( 59 II, 5 | observed. Moreover (c) if Air is again to result out of 60 II, 5 | therefore, will belong to Air, and Air will be a cold 61 II, 5 | will belong to Air, and Air will be a cold something: 62 II, 5 | impossible for Fire to be "hot Air", since in that case the 63 II, 5 | and cold. Both Fire and Air, therefore, will be something 64 II, 5 | intermediate, e.g. between Air and Water (coarser than 65 II, 5 | and Water (coarser than Air, but finer than Water), 66 II, 5 | than Water), or between Air and Fire (coarser than Fire, 67 II, 5 | than Fire, but finer than Air). For the supposed "intermediate" 68 II, 5 | supposed "intermediate" will be Air and Fire when a pair of 69 II, 5 | some thinkers suppose that Air is transformed both into 70 II, 5 | Water, and Water both into Air and into Earth, while the " 71 II, 5 | Earth, W for Water, A for Air, and F for Fire. Then (i) 72 II, 5 | Consequently F (Fire) as well as Air will be able to be transformed 73 II, 5 | even be a transformation of Air into Fire, if the contrarieties 74 II, 6 | pint of Water yields ten of Air, both are measured by the 75 II, 6 | to that of ten pints of Air); even so, they are "comparable 76 II, 6 | many times-that-amount of Air, as being "equally" or " 77 II, 8 | given: and they contain Air and Fire, because these 78 II, 8 | Earth being contrary to Air and Water to Fire, in so 79 II, 10| Water is transformed into Air, Air into Fire, and the 80 II, 10| is transformed into Air, Air into Fire, and the Fire 81 II, 11| fashion (as, e.g. showers and air, so that it must rain if 82 II, 11| when Water comes-to-be from Air and Air from Water, the 83 II, 11| comes-to-be from Air and Air from Water, the Air is the 84 II, 11| and Air from Water, the Air is the same "specifically",