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1 I, 2 | kind of difficulty that may be raised, but only as many
2 I, 2 | the same sense. What "is" may be many either in definition (
3 I, 2 | not opposites; for "one" may mean either "potentially
4 I, 3 | be one in form, though it may be in what it is made of. (
5 I, 3 | Parmenides also, besides any that may apply specially to his view:
6 I, 3 | attribute is either that which may or may not belong to the
7 I, 3 | either that which may or may not belong to the subject
8 I, 4 | these are contraries, which may be generalized into "excess
9 I, 4 | if the parts of a whole may be of any size in the direction
10 I, 4 | that the whole thing itself may be of any size. Clearly,
11 I, 4 | constituent. Further, anything may come out of anything-water
12 I, 4 | impossible. Another proof may be added: Since every body
13 I, 5 | other thing at random, nor may anything come from anything
14 I, 5 | intermediate state there may be.~Nor again do things
15 I, 5 | into "musical" (except, it may be, in virtue of a concomitant
16 I, 5 | intermediate state there may be.~The same holds of other
17 I, 6 | principle as a substratum may be added. (1) We do not
18 I, 6 | and more and less, which may of course be generalized,
19 I, 8 | doctor." These expressions may be taken in two senses,
20 I, 8 | senses, and so too, clearly, may "from being", and "being
21 I, 8 | we maintain that a thing may "come to be from what is
22 I, 9 | they allow that a thing may come to be without qualification
23 I, 9 | part of the contrariety may often seem, if you concentrate
24 I, 9 | science; so these questions may stand over till then. But
25 I, 9 | follow.~The above, then, may be taken as sufficient to
26 II, 1 | thing, in others those which may cause a change in themselves
27 II, 3 | knowing their principles, we may try to refer to these principles
28 II, 3 | of anything else that it may be-only not in the same
29 II, 3 | within the same kind one may be prior to another (e.g.
30 II, 3 | incidental attribute too may be more or less remote,
31 II, 3 | both proper and incidental, may be spoken of either as potential
32 II, 3 | incidental attributes. Again we may use a complex expression
33 II, 4 | highest region, but "as it may chance". At any rate he
34 II, 5 | something include whatever may be done as a result of thought
35 II, 5 | itself or incidentally, so may it be a cause. For instance,
36 II, 5 | incidentally, a fluteplayer may be so.~And the causes of
37 II, 5 | that) are innumerable. He may have wished to see somebody
38 II, 5 | or avoiding somebody, or may have gone to see a spectacle.
39 II, 5 | fresh air or the sun’s heat may be the cause, but having
40 II, 6 | general class of things that may come to pass for the sake
41 II, 6 | have an external cause, may be described by the phrase "
42 II, 6 | Hence, however true it may be that the heavens are
43 II, 7 | sake of what?"- "that they may rule"; or (4), in the case
44 II, 8 | others of the kind) which may cause difficulty on this
45 II, 8 | and the means towards it may come about by chance. We
46 III, 1 | we said, with motion.~We may start by distinguishing (
47 III, 3 | they are both motions, we may ask: in what are they, if
48 III, 3 | agent will be acted on. One may reply:~(1) It is not absurd
49 III, 4 | case of eternal things what may be must be. But the problem
50 III, 4 | everything that is infinite may be so in respect of addition
51 III, 5 | direction of increase.~We may begin with a dialectical
52 III, 5 | that the other elements may not be annihilated by the
53 III, 5 | Yet in this case also we may say that it fixes itself.
54 III, 5 | so too any part of it you may take will remain in itself.
55 III, 6 | both in the sense that they may occur and that they are
56 III, 6 | outside, however small that may be, is not "all". "Whole"
57 III, 7 | indivisible whatever it may be, e.g. a man is one man,
58 III, 7 | the finite straight line may be produced as far as they
59 III, 8 | passing away of one thing may be the coming to be of another,
60 IV, 1 | that is why the same thing may be both right and left,
61 IV, 1 | intelligible elements.~(4) Also we may ask: of what in things is
62 IV, 2 | 2~We may distinguish generally between
63 IV, 2 | Plato of course, if we may digress, ought to tell us
64 IV, 2 | of the difficulties that may be raised about its essential
65 IV, 3 | question is ambiguous; we may mean the thing qua itself
66 IV, 3 | is contained.~This then may serve as a critical statement
67 IV, 4 | answer to this question may be elucidated as follows.~
68 IV, 4 | it. In the latter case it may be either (a) something
69 IV, 4 | is contained and separate may often be changed while the
70 IV, 4 | remains the same (as water may be poured from a vessel)-
71 IV, 4 | container falls in whichever it may chance to be.~If there were
72 IV, 5 | heaven; for the heaven, we may say, is the All. Yet their
73 IV, 5 | place is any body which may chance to be there, not
74 IV, 7 | involves a void; for bodies may simultaneously make room
75 IV, 7 | is increased, or bodies may be increased otherwise than
76 IV, 7 | addition of body, or there may be two bodies in the same
77 IV, 9 | entire bulk of the whole may be equal, or that nothing
78 IV, 9 | and that a single matter may serve for colour and heat
79 IV, 9 | movement void, whatever it may be. At that rate the matter
80 IV, 10 | in another "now". For we may lay it down that one "now"
81 IV, 10 | after anything else.~This may serve as a statement of
82 IV, 10 | itself which moves or changes may chance to be. But time is
83 IV, 11 | is thought to be time-we may assume this.~When, therefore,
84 IV, 14 | not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if
85 IV, 14 | But other things as well may have been moved now, and
86 IV, 14 | the same time, yet the one may in fact be fast and the
87 IV, 14 | and the other not, and one may be locomotion and the other
88 V, 1 | one of three senses. It may change (1) accidentally,
89 V, 1 | motion: for instance it may be a thing capable of alteration:
90 V, 1 | motion: for instance, we may take the three things "wood", "
91 V, 1 | Here, however, a difficulty may be raised. Affections, it
92 V, 1 | be raised. Affections, it may be said, are motions, and
93 V, 1 | an affection: thus there may be change to a motion. To
94 V, 1 | to a motion. To this we may reply that it is not whiteness
95 V, 1 | observed: a goal of motion may be so accidentally, or partially
96 V, 1 | Now accidental change we may leave out of account: for
97 V, 1 | and in contradictories, as may be proved by induction.
98 V, 1 | induction. An intermediate may be a starting-point of change,
99 V, 1 | not-white" or "not-good" may nevertheless he in motion
100 V, 1 | becomes". For however true it may be that it accidentally "
101 V, 1 | can be in motion: and it may be further objected that,
102 V, 1 | intermediate (for a privation may be allowed to rank as a
103 V, 2 | respect of Relation: for it may happen that when one correlative
104 V, 2 | For, whatever the subject may be, movement is change from
105 V, 2 | have changed to whatever may be the other change concerned (
106 V, 2 | general or particular: but we may designate it by the general
107 V, 3 | opposites, and opposites may be either contraries or
108 V, 3 | the extremities of things may be "together" without necessarily
109 V, 4 | different categories to which it may be assigned: thus any locomotion
110 V, 4 | A difficulty, however, may be raised as to whether
111 V, 4 | which Coriscus and white may be one), nor merely in virtue
112 V, 4 | case. There is, however, we may answer, this difference:
113 V, 4 | again. But, be this as it may, if in the above instance
114 V, 4 | specifically or generically may, it is true, be consecutive (
115 V, 4 | consecutive (e.g. a man may run and then at once fall
116 V, 4 | things are one. Hence motions may be consecutive or successive
117 V, 4 | time in order that there may be no interval of immobility,
118 V, 4 | every kind of motion we may have regularity or irregularity:
119 V, 4 | irregularity: thus there may be regular alteration, and
120 V, 4 | fits on to any other that may be chosen. Sometimes it
121 V, 5 | contraries (though their essence may not be the same; "to health"
122 V, 5 | whichever direction the change may be, e.g. grey in a motion
123 V, 6 | the privation of anything may be called its contrary),
124 V, 6 | not-being. And here a difficulty may be raised: if not-being
125 V, 6 | something, what is it, it may be asked, that is contrary
126 V, 6 | Again, a further difficulty may be raised. How is it, it
127 V, 6 | be raised. How is it, it may be asked, that whereas in
128 V, 6 | both remaining and moving may be natural or unnatural,
129 V, 6 | sense; and the same account may be given of becoming and
130 V, 6 | Surely just the same: we may say that some alterations
131 V, 6 | critical days or not. But, it may be objected, then we shall
132 V, 6 | predicable of the same thing. May we not say, however, that
133 V, 6 | standstill the question may be raised whether there
134 V, 6 | not the case: for a thing may remain still merely under
135 V, 6 | motion, so, too, a thing may be in an unnatural state
136 VI, 1 | indivisibles, or none. This may be made clear as follows.
137 VI, 2 | is in time and a motion may occupy any time, and the
138 VI, 2 | everything that is in motion may be either quicker or slower,
139 VI, 2 | motion and slower motion may occupy any time: and this
140 VI, 2 | so also is the time. This may be shown as follows. Let
141 VI, 2 | distinction of quicker and slower may apply to motions occupying
142 VI, 2 | over a greater length, it may happen that it will pass
143 VI, 2 | their respective velocities may stand to one another in
144 VI, 2 | indivisibles EZ, ZH. Then the time may also be divided into three
145 VI, 2 | carried over EZ, ZH, the time may also be similarly divided
146 VI, 3 | simultaneous: for the time may be divided at many points.
147 VI, 3 | motion or at rest as the case may be in any part of it in
148 VI, 4 | the of each of the arts may be subtracted from it: and
149 VI, 4 | So if the whole motion OI may be divided into the motions
150 VI, 4 | motions DG (say) and GE, we may argue that the whole being-in-motion
151 VI, 5 | changed". On the one hand it may mean the primary when containing
152 VI, 5 | changed": on the other hand it may mean the primary when containing
153 VI, 5 | really existent: for a change may really be completed, and
154 VI, 5 | preceding time GA (for we may suppose that it is at rest),
155 VI, 5 | in a process of change we may distinguish three terms-that
156 VI, 5 | the process of division may be continued without end.
157 VI, 6 | thing is said to change may be the primary time, or
158 VI, 6 | or on the other hand it may have an extended reference,
159 VI, 6 | to express just this: it may also, however, be made evident
160 VI, 6 | any period of it, motion may likewise be said to have
161 VI, 6 | infinite, just as lines may be infinitely divided so
162 VI, 6 | which the changing thing may occupy.~
163 VI, 8 | process of coming to a stand may be quicker or slower, the
164 VI, 8 | parts into which the time may be divided, it cannot be
165 VI, 8 | every one of its parts, as may be shown by the same method
166 VI, 10 | that which is in a boat may be in motion in consequence
167 VI, 10 | locomotion of the boat, or a part may be in motion in virtue of
168 VI, 10 | the whole. The distinction may be seen most clearly in
169 VI, 10 | length of points.~Again, it may be shown in the following
170 VI, 10 | the negative, as the case may be, is the limit, e.g. being
171 VI, 10 | the same process of change may be infinite in respect of
172 VI, 10 | to be: in this way there may be motion for ever so far
173 VII, 1 | severally one by another, yet we may still take the motion of
174 VII, 1 | and the same: for a motion may be the same generically,
175 VII, 1 | of A, B, and the others may be equal, or the motions
176 VII, 1 | the motions of the others may be greater: but assuming
177 VII, 1 | for in a finite time there may be an infinite motion, though
178 VII, 2 | apart is pushing off, which may be a motion either away
179 VII, 2 | together is pulling, which may be a motion towards something
180 VII, 2 | as well as the puller. We may similarly classify all the
181 VII, 2 | and separation: for they may all be apportioned to one
182 VII, 3 | been altered. Though it may be true that every such
183 VII, 3 | are alterations, though it may be true that their becoming
184 VII, 3 | elements, whatever they may be, on which the states
185 VII, 4 | 4~A difficulty may be raised as to whether
186 VII, 4 | in an equal time, then we may have a circumference equal
187 VII, 4 | or, of course, the one may be greater or less than
188 VII, 4 | locomotion in an equal time, we may have an alteration and a
189 VII, 4 | stated above, viz. that there may be a straight line equal
190 VII, 4 | commensurable either.~But may we say that things are always
191 VII, 4 | respect of it. But here again may we not take up the same
192 VII, 4 | so commensurable that we may say which is the whiter,
193 VII, 4 | that line is a genus? (We may leave the time out of account,
194 VII, 4 | which is in motion.) We may say, therefore, that things
195 VII, 4 | with another? One person may be cured quickly and another
196 VII, 4 | another slowly, and cures may also be simultaneous: so
197 VII, 4 | numerically as the case may be. But there still remains
198 VII, 4 | that constitutes being, we may indeed speak of a "greater
199 VII, 5 | whatever fraction of AE may be): in fact it might well
200 VII, 5 | will be completed by it: it may happen that there will be
201 VIII, 1 | would seem that knowledge may be directed to two contrary
202 VIII, 1 | being burned, since a thing may be capable of being burned
203 VIII, 1 | fantastic.~And much the same may be said of the view that
204 VIII, 1 | Empedocles and any one else who may have maintained such a theory
205 VIII, 2 | 2~The arguments that may be advanced against this
206 VIII, 2 | to indicate that motion may exist though at one time
207 VIII, 2 | the following:~First, it may be said that no process
208 VIII, 2 | statement; in fact, this may be said to be a necessary
209 VIII, 2 | same. (I mean that e.g. we may question whether the note
210 VIII, 2 | But still, however this may be, there is nothing to
211 VIII, 2 | something not in motion may be set in motion, that which
212 VIII, 2 | motion?~The third objection may be thought to present more
213 VIII, 2 | the animal itself, but, it may be, its environment. Moreover,
214 VIII, 2 | but its locomotion. So it may well be the case-or rather
215 VIII, 2 | be the case-or rather we may perhaps say that it must
216 VIII, 3 | possibility remaining-it may be that some things in the
217 VIII, 3 | things are in motion we may fairly regard as equally
218 VIII, 3 | to reply to them: thus we may point out that there cannot
219 VIII, 3 | case of the same things. We may further point out that the
220 VIII, 3 | at rest: nevertheless we may now repeat that assertion.
221 VIII, 3 | repeat that assertion. We may point out that, even if
222 VIII, 4 | but the body of the animal may be in motion unnaturally
223 VIII, 4 | the kind of motion that it may chance to be suffering and
224 VIII, 4 | accidentally (for the same thing may be both of a certain quality
225 VIII, 4 | As we have said, a thing may be potentially light or
226 VIII, 4 | when it has become air it may be still potentially light:
227 VIII, 4 | potentially light: for it may be that through some hindrance
228 VIII, 5 | 5~Now this may come about in either of
229 VIII, 5 | in the series, or there may be one or more intermediate
230 VIII, 5 | itself.~This same argument may also be stated in another
231 VIII, 5 | so it is clear that there may be a time when nothing that
232 VIII, 5 | impossibility though it may be contrary to fact. But
233 VIII, 5 | respect of the same thing may be at the same time both
234 VIII, 5 | not being necessary, we may take the case of their not
235 VIII, 5 | the whole of the thing we may distinguish that which imparts
236 VIII, 5 | the whole moves itself we may distinguish in it that which
237 VIII, 5 | AB is moved by itself, we may also say that it is moved
238 VIII, 5 | that which imparts motion may be either a thing that is
239 VIII, 5 | and that which is moved may be either a thing that imparts
240 VIII, 5 | necessarily impart motion but may or may not do so. Thus let
241 VIII, 5 | impart motion but may or may not do so. Thus let A be
242 VIII, 5 | eventually arrive at G we may take it that there is only
243 VIII, 5 | intermediate term, though there may be more). Then the whole
244 VIII, 5 | move itself. Perhaps we may state the case thus: there
245 VIII, 6 | something, one thing or it may be a plurality, that first
246 VIII, 6 | then, that though there may be countless instances of
247 VIII, 6 | first unmoved something may be reached not only from
248 VIII, 6 | suggested that perhaps it may be possible for motion to
249 VIII, 6 | exercise of leverage.) Hence we may confidently conclude that
250 VIII, 7 | that must be primary. This may be shown as follows. It
251 VIII, 7 | motion the word "primary" may be used in several senses.
252 VIII, 7 | continuously, and there may be continuously either continuous
253 VIII, 7 | the process of change: it may be true that the non-existent
254 VIII, 7 | that on this showing there may be more than one contrary
255 VIII, 8 | which it operates, which may be either place or affection
256 VIII, 8 | merely traverses a circle, it may either proceed on its course
257 VIII, 8 | from which it started). We may assure ourselves of the
258 VIII, 8 | theoretical grounds. We may start as follows: we have
259 VIII, 8 | respectively. Otherwise a thing may be non-existent at the moment
260 VIII, 9 | simple and complete, which may be shown as follows. The
261 VIII, 9 | its sphere of operation may be said to be place. Moreover
262 VIII, 9 | determined. Moreover to these we may add those who make Soul
263 VIII, 10| be the proportion): so we may call this time ZH. That
264 VIII, 10| definite limits. This point may also be proved in another
265 VIII, 10| and of this again the same may be said. The motion begins
266 VIII, 10| in order that the motion may continue to be of the same
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