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192 is the best of all things>". Chroust translates : "We all agree that the best man, the man who by nature has the greatest moral strength, ought to rule. And we also agree that the law alone should be the ruler, the ultimate authority-but only a law which not only contains the language of wisdom and reason, but also manifests wisdom and reason" (p. 15 ; my italics).-Having stated that the delight of living is that kind of pleasure which we derive from the activities of the soul, Aristotle continues in fr. 87 (= 14 Walzer, Ross; 91 Diiring) : Er iowuv xoct 7toÀÀoct dm aaaoc YE zos ppoveiv lzi ioivuv xoct &7tO Tou <'pp0\'e? x«1 0empeiv &vocyxoc?ov &7t0 , Tou Chroust translates: "If, then, there is more than just one disciplined activity of the soul, the act of thinking is and ought to be the controlling force of all the activities of the soul as far as possible. Hence, it is obvious that of necessity the delight derived from thinking and intellectual contemplation, alone or most of all, consists in the pleasure of life" (my italics). However, Aristotle states, exactly the other way round, that the
Mnemosyne – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1967
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