Aristotelis Opera selecta
Analitica Posteriora
ANALUTIKVN USTERVN A
Psa didaskala ka psa myhsiw dianohtik k pro#-
parxoshw gnetai gnsevw. fanern d toto yevrosin p
pasn: a te gr mayhmatika tn pisthmn di totou
to trpou paragnontai ka tn llvn ksth texnn.
movw d ka per tow lgouw o te di sullogismn ka
o di' pagvgw: mfteroi gr di proginvskomnvn poi-
ontai tn didaskalan, o mn lambnontew w par junin-
tvn, o d deiknntew t kaylou di to dlon enai t kay'
kaston. w d' atvw ka o =htoriko sumpeyousin: gr
di paradeigmtvn, stin pagvg, di' nyumhmtvn,
per st sullogismw. dixw d' nagkaon proginskein:
t mn gr, ti sti, pro#polambnein nagkaon, t d,
t t legmenn sti, juninai de, t d' mfv, oon ti
mn pan fsai pofsai lhyw, ti sti, t d tr-
gvnon, ti tod shmanei, tn d monda mfv, ka t sh-
manei ka ti stin: o gr movw totvn kaston dlon
mn.
Esti d gnvrzein t mn prteron gnvrsanta, tn d
ka ma lambnonta tn gnsin, oon sa tugxnei nta
p t kaylou o xei tn gnsin. ti mn gr pn tr-
gvnon xei dusn ryaw saw, prodei: ti d tde t n t
mikukl trgvnn stin, ma pagmenow gnrisen. (nvn
gr toton tn trpon myhsw sti, ka o di to msou
t sxaton gnvrzetai, sa dh tn kay' kasta tugx-
nei nta ka m kay' pokeimnou tinw.) prn d' paxynai
laben sullogismn trpon mn tina svw faton psta-
syai, trpon d' llon o. gr m dei e stin plw,
toto pw dei ti do ryw xei plw; ll dlon w
d mn pstatai, ti kaylou pstatai, plw d' ok
pstatai. e d m, t n t Mnvni prhma sumbsetai:
gr odn maysetai oden. o gr d, w g tinew
gxeirosi lein, lekton. r' odaw pasan duda ti
rta o; fsantow d pronegkn tina duda n ok et'
enai, st' od' rtan. lousi gr o fskontew ednai p-
san duda rtan osan, ll' n sasin ti duw. katoi
sasi mn oper tn pdeijin xousi ka o labon, la-
bon d' ox pantw o n edsin ti trgvnon ti riymw,
ll' plw kat pantw riymo ka trignou: odema
gr prtasiw lambnetai toiath, ti n s odaw riy-
mn s odaw eygrammon, ll kat pantw. ll'
odn (omai) kvlei, manynei, stin w pstasyai, sti
d' w gnoen: topon gr ok e od pvw manynei, ll'
e d, oon manynei ka w.
Epstasyai d omey' kaston plw, ll m tn
sofistikn trpon tn kat sumbebhkw, tan tn t' atan
omeya ginskein di' n t prgm stin, ti kenou ata
st, ka m ndxesyai tot' llvw xein. dlon tonun ti
toiotn ti t pstasya sti: ka gr o m pistmenoi ka
o pistmenoi o mn oontai ato otvw xein, o d' pist-
menoi ka xousin, ste o plw stin pistmh, tot' dnaton
llvw xein.
E mn on ka terow sti to pstasyai trpow,
steron romen, famn d ka di' podejevw ednai. p-
deijin d lgv sullogismn pisthmonikn: pisthmonikn d
lgv kay' n t xein atn pistmeya. e tonun st t p-
stasyai oon yemen, ngkh ka tn podeiktikn pistmhn j
lhyn t' enai ka prtvn ka msvn ka gnvrimvtrvn
ka protrvn ka atvn to sumpersmatow: otv gr son-
tai ka a rxa okeai to deiknumnou. sullogismw mn
gr stai ka neu totvn, pdeijiw d' ok stai: o gr
poisei pistmhn. lhy mn on de enai, ti ok sti t m
n pstasyai, oon ti dimetrow smmetrow. k prtvn
d' napodektvn, ti ok pistsetai m xvn pdeijin a-
tn: t gr pstasyai n pdeijiw sti m kat sumbe-
bhkw, t xein pdeijn stin. ati te ka gnvrimtera
de enai ka prtera, atia mn ti tte pistmeya tan
tn atan edmen, ka prtera, eper atia, ka progi-
nvskmena o mnon tn teron trpon t juninai, ll ka
t ednai ti stin. prtera d' st ka gnvrimtera dixw:
o gr tatn prteron t fsei ka prw mw prteron,
od gnvrimteron ka mn gnvrimteron. lgv d prw
mw mn prtera ka gnvrimtera t ggteron tw a-
sysevw, plw d prtera ka gnvrimtera t porrte-
ron. sti d porrvttv mn t kaylou mlista, gguttv
d t kay' kasta: ka ntkeitai tat' llloiw. k pr-
tvn d' st t j rxn okevn: tat gr lgv prton
ka rxn. rx d' stn podejevw prtasiw mesow,
mesow d w m stin llh protra. prtasiw d' stn po-
fnsevw t teron mrion, n kay' nw, dialektik mn
movw lambnousa poteronon, podeiktik d ri-
smnvw yteron, ti lhyw. pfansiw d ntifsevw po-
teronon mrion, ntfasiw d ntyesiw w ok sti metaj
kay' atn, mrion d' ntifsevw t mn t kat tinw kat-
fasiw, t d t p tinw pfasiw.
Amsou d' r-
xw sullogistikw ysin mn lgv n m sti dejai, mhd'
ngkh xein tn mayhsmenn ti: n d' ngkh xein tn
tion mayhsmenon, jvma: sti gr nia toiata: toto
gr mlist' p tow toiotoiw eyamen noma lgein. ysevw
d' mn poteronon tn morvn tw ntifsevw lamb-
nousa, oon lgv t ena ti t m ena ti, pyesiw,
d' neu totou rismw. gr rismw ysiw mn sti: tye-
tai gr riymhtikw monda t diareton enai kat t
posn: pyesiw d' ok sti: t gr t sti monw ka t e-
nai monda o tatn.
Epe d de pisteein te ka ednai t prgma t
toioton xein sullogismn n kalomen pdeijin, sti d'
otow t tad enai j n sullogismw, ngkh m mnon
proginskein t prta, pnta nia, ll ka ml-
lon: ae gr di' prxei kaston, ken mllon pr-
xei, oon di' filomen, keno flon mllon. st' eper
smen di t prta ka pisteomen, kkena smen te ka
pisteomen mllon, ti di' kena ka t stera. ox on
te d pisteein mllon n oden m tugxnei mte edw
mte bltion diakemenow e tgxanen edw. sumbsetai
d toto, e m tiw prognsetai tn di' pdeijin pisteun-
tvn: mllon gr ngkh pisteein taw rxaw psaiw
tis to sumpersmatow. tn d mllonta jein tn pi-
stmhn tn di' podejevw o mnon de tw rxw mllon
gnvrzein ka mllon ataw pisteein t deiknumn,
ll mhd' llo at pistteron enai mhd gnvrimteron
tn ntikeimnvn taw rxaw j n stai sullogismw
tw nantaw pthw, eper de tn pistmenon plw met-
peiston enai.
Enoiw mn on di t den t prta pstasyai o doke
pistmh enai, tow d' enai mn, pntvn mntoi pdeijiw
enai: n odteron ot' lhyw ot' nagkaon. o mn gr
poymenoi m enai lvw pstasyai, otoi ew peiron jio-
sin ngesyai w ok n pistamnouw t stera di t
prtera, n m sti prta, ryw lgontew: dnaton gr
t peira dielyen. e te statai ka esn rxa, tataw
gnstouw enai podejew ge m oshw atn, per fasn
enai t pstasyai mnon: e d m sti t prta ednai,
od t k totvn enai pstasyai plw od kurvw, ll'
j poysevw, e kena stin. o d per mn to pstasyai
mologosi: di' podejevw gr enai mnon: ll pntvn
enai pdeijin odn kvlein: ndxesyai gr kkl gne-
syai tn pdeijin ka j lllvn.
Hmew d famen ote
psan pistmhn podeiktikn enai, ll tn tn msvn
napdeikton (ka toy' ti nagkaon, fanern: e gr
ngkh mn pstasyai t prtera ka j n pdeijiw,
statai d pote t mesa, tat' napdeikta ngkh enai)
tat t' on otv lgomen, ka o mnon pistmhn ll
ka rxn pistmhw ena tin famen, tow rouw gnv-
rzomen. kkl te ti dnaton podeknusyai plw, d-
lon, eper k protrvn de tn pdeijin enai ka gnvrimv-
trvn: dnaton gr sti t at tn atn ma prtera
ka stera enai, e m tn teron trpon, oon t mn prw
mw t d' plw, nper trpon pagvg poie gnri-
mon. e d' otvw, ok n eh t plw ednai kalw ri-
smnon, ll dittn: ox plw tra pdeijiw, gino-
mnh g' k tn mn gnvrimvtrvn. sumbanei d tow lgousi
kkl tn pdeijin enai o mnon t nn erhmnon, ll'
odn llo lgein ti tot' stin e tot' stin: otv d pnta
=dion dejai. dlon d' ti toto sumbanei trin rvn te-
yntvn. t mn gr di polln di' lgvn nakmptein
fnai odn diafrei, di' lgvn d' duon. tan gr to
A ntow j ngkhw t B, totou d t G, to A ntow
stai t G. e d to A ntow ngkh t B enai, totou d'
ntow t A (toto gr n t kkl), kesyv t A f' o
t G. t on to B ntow t A enai lgein st t G enai l-
gein, toto d' ti to A ntow t G sti: t d G t A t
at. ste sumbanei lgein tow kkl fskontaw enai
tn pdeijin odn teron pln ti to A ntow t A stin.
otv d pnta dejai =dion.
O mn ll' od toto dunatn,
pln p totvn sa llloiw petai, sper t dia. nw
mn on keimnou ddeiktai ti odpot' ngkh ti enai te-
ron (lgv d' nw, ti ote rou nw ote ysevw miw teye-
shs), k do d ysevn prtvn ka laxstvn ndxetai,
eper ka sullogsasyai. n mn on t te A t B ka t
G phtai, ka tat' llloiw ka t A, otv mn nd-
xetai j lllvn deiknnai pnta t athynta n t
prt sxmati, w ddeiktai n tow per sullogismo.
ddeiktai d ka ti n tow lloiw sxmasin o gnetai
sullogismw o per tn lhfyntvn. t d m ntikath-
goromena odamw sti dejai kkl, st' peid lga toi-
ata n taw podejesi, fanern ti kenn te ka dna-
ton t lgein j lllvn enai tn pdeijin ka di toto
pntvn ndxesyai enai pdeijin.
Epe d' dnaton llvw xein o stin pistmh plw,
nagkaon n eh t pisthtn t kat tn podeiktikn pi-
stmhn: podeiktik d' stn n xomen t xein pdeijin.
j nagkavn ra sullogismw stin pdeijiw. lhpton
ra k tnvn ka povn a podejeiw esn. prton d dior-
svmen t lgomen t kat pantw ka t t kay' at ka
t t kaylou.
Kat pantw mn on toto lgv n m p tinw
mn tinw d m, mhd pot mn pot d m, oon e kat
pantw nyrpou zon, e lhyw tnd' epen nyrvpon,
lhyw ka zon, ka e nn yteron, ka yteron, ka e n
ps gramm stigm, satvw. shmeon d: ka gr tw
nstseiw otv fromen w kat pantw rvtmenoi, e p
tini m, e pote m.
Kay' at d' sa prxei te n
t t stin, oon trign gramm ka gramm stigm (
gr osa atn k totvn st, ka n t lg t lgonti
t stin nuprxei), ka soiw tn parxntvn atow at
n t lg nuprxousi t t sti dhlonti, oon t ey
prxei gramm ka t periferw, ka t perittn ka
rtion riym, ka t prton ka snyeton, ka spleu-
ron ka termhkew: ka psi totoiw nuprxousin n t
lg t t sti lgonti nya mn gramm nya d' ri-
ymw. movw d ka p tn llvn t toiay' kstoiw kay'
at lgv, sa d mhdetrvw prxei, sumbebhkta,
oon t mousikn leukn t z. ti m kay' pokei-
mnou lgetai llou tinw, oon t badzon tern ti n ba-
dzon st ka t leukn , d' osa, ka sa tde ti
shmanei, ox tern ti nta stn per stn. t mn d m kay'
pokeimnou kay' at lgv, t d kay' pokeimnou sum-
bebhkta. ti d' llon trpon t mn di' at prxon
kst kay' at, t d m di' at sumbebhkw, oon e
badzontow strace, sumbebhkw: o gr di t badzein
stracen, ll sunbh, famn, toto. e d di' at,
kay' at, oon e ti sfattmenon pyane, ka kat tn
sfagn, ti di t sfttesyai, ll' o sunbh sfatt-
menon poyanen. t ra legmena p tn plw pisth-
tn kay' at otvw w nuprxein tow kathgoroumnoiw
nuprxesyai di' at t sti ka j ngkhw. o gr
ndxetai m prxein plw t ntikemena, oon
gramm t ey t kamplon ka riym t perittn
t rtion. sti gr t nanton strhsiw ntfasiw n t
at gnei, oon rtion t m perittn n riymow petai.
st' e ngkh fnai pofnai, ngkh ka t kay'
at prxein.
T mn on kat pantw ka kay' at divrsyv tn
trpon toton: kaylou d lgv n kat pantw te
prx ka kay' at ka at. fanern ra ti sa
kaylou, j ngkhw prxei tow prgmasin. t kay'
at d ka at tatn, oon kay' atn t gramm
prxei stigm ka t ey (ka gr gramm), ka t
trign trgvnon do rya (ka gr kay' at t tr-
gvnon do ryaw son). t kaylou d prxei tte, tan
p to tuxntow ka prtou deiknhtai. oon t do ryw
xein ote t sxmat sti kaylou (katoi sti dejai
kat sxmatow ti do ryw xei, ll' o to tuxntow
sxmatow, od xrtai t tuxnti sxmati deiknw: t
gr tetrgvnon sxma mn, ok xei d do ryaw sas)
t d' soskelw xei mn t tuxn do ryaw saw, ll'
o prton, ll t trgvnon prteron. tonun t tuxn
prton deknutai do ryw xon tion llo, tot prt
prxei kaylou, ka pdeijiw kay' at totou kaylou
st, tn d' llvn trpon tin o kay' at, od to soske-
low ok sti kaylou ll' p plon.
De d m lanynein ti pollkiw sumbanei diamar-
tnein ka m prxein t deiknmenon prton kaylou,
doke deknusyai kaylou prton. patmeya d tathn tn
pthn, tan mhdn laben nteron par t kay'
kaston [ t kay' kasta], mn, ll' nnumon p
diafroiw edei prgmasin, tugxn n w n mrei lon
f' deknutai: tow gr n mrei prjei mn pdei-
jiw, ka stai kat pantw, ll' mvw ok stai totou pr-
tou kaylou pdeijiw. lgv d totou prtou, toto, p-
deijin, tan prtou kaylou. e on tiw dejeien ti a r-
ya o sumpptousi, djeien n totou enai pdeijiw di t
p pasn enai tn ryn. ok sti d, eper m ti d
sai gnetai toto, ll' pvson sai. ka e trgvnon m
n llo soskelw, soskelw n dkei prxein. ka
t nlogon ti ka nallj, riymo ka gramma ka
stere ka xrnoi, sper deknut pote xvrw, nde-
xmenn ge kat pntvn mi podejei deixynai: ll
di t m enai nomasmnon ti tata pnta n, riymo
mkh xrnoi stere, ka edei diafrein lllvn, xvrw
lambneto. nn d kaylou deknutai: o gr gramma
riymo prxen, ll' tod, kaylou potyentai
prxein. di toto od' n tiw dej kay' kaston t trgv-
non podejei mi tr& ti do ryw xei kaston, t
spleuron xvrw ka t skalhnw ka t soskelw, opv
ode t trgvnon ti do ryaw, e m tn sofistikn tr-
pon, od kay' lou trignou, od' e mhdn sti par tata
trgvnon teron. o gr trgvnon oden, od pn trgvnon,
ll' kat' riymn: kat' edow d' o pn, ka e mhdn
stin ok oden.
Pt' on ok ode kaylou, ka pt' oden
plw; dlon d ti e tatn n trign enai ka so-
pler kst psin. e d m tatn ll' teron,
prxei d' trgvnon, ok oden. pteron d' trgvnon
soskelw prxei; ka pte kat toy' prxei pr-
ton; ka kaylou tnow pdeijiw; dlon ti tan fai-
roumnvn prx prt. oon t soskele xalk trign
prjousi do rya, ll ka to xalkon enai faire-
yntow ka to soskelw. ll' o to sxmatow pratow.
ll' o prtvn. tnow on prtou; e d trignou, kat toto
prxei ka tow lloiw, ka totou kaylou stn p-
deijiw.
E on stin podeiktik pistmh j nagkavn r-
xn ( gr pstatai, o dunatn llvw xein), t d kay'
at prxonta nagkaa tow prgmasin (t mn gr n
t t stin prxei: tow d' at n t t stin prxei
kathgoroumnoiw atn, n yteron tn ntikeimnvn ngkh
prxein), fanern ti k toiotvn tinn n eh podei-
ktikw sullogismw: pan gr otvw prxei kat
sumbebhkw, t d sumbebhkta ok nagkaa.
H d otv lekton, rxn yemnoiw ti pdeijiw
nagkavn st, ka e poddeiktai, ox on t' llvw
xein: j nagkavn ra de enai tn sullogismn. j lh-
yn mn gr sti ka m podeiknnta sullogsasyai, j
nagkavn d' ok stin ll' podeiknnta: toto gr dh
podejew stin. shmeon d' ti pdeijiw j nagkavn,
ti ka tw nstseiw otv fromen prw tow oomnouw po-
deiknnai, ti ok ngkh, n omeya lvw ndxesyai
llvw nek ge to lgou. dlon d' k totvn ka ti e-
yeiw o lambnein omenoi kalw tw rxw, n ndojow
prtasiw ka lhyw, oon o sofista ti t psta-
syai t pistmhn xein. o gr t ndojon mn rx stin,
ll t prton to gnouw per deknutai: ka tlhyw
o pn okeon. ti d' j nagkavn enai de tn sullogi-
smn, fanern ka k tnde. e gr m xvn lgon to
di t oshw podejevw ok pistmvn, eh d' n ste t A
kat to G j ngkhw prxein, t d B t mson, di'
o pedexyh, m j ngkhw, ok ode diti. o gr sti toto
di t mson: t mn gr ndxetai m enai, t d sum-
prasma nagkaon. ti e tiw m ode nn xvn tn lgon
ka szmenow, szomnou to prgmatow, m pilelhsm-
now, od prteron dei. fyareh d' n t mson, e m
nagkaon, ste jei mn tn lgon szmenow szomnou
to prgmatow, ok ode d. od' ra prteron dei. e d
m fyartai, ndxetai d fyarnai, t sumbanon n eh
dunatn ka ndexmenon. ll' stin dnaton otvw xonta
ednai.
Otan mn on t sumprasma j ngkhw , odn kv-
lei t mson m nagkaon enai di' o dexyh (sti gr
t nagkaon ka m j nagkavn sullogsasyai, sper
ka lhyw m j lhyn): tan d t mson j ngkhw,
ka t sumprasma j ngkhw, sper ka j lhyn lh-
yw e (stv gr t A kat to B j ngkhw, ka toto
kat to G: nagkaon tonun ka t A t G prxein):
tan d m nagkaon t sumprasma, od t mson
nagkaon on t' enai (stv gr t A t G m j ng-
khw prxein, t d B, ka toto t G j ngkhw: ka
t A ra t G j ngkhw prjei: ll' ox pkeito).
Epe tonun e pstatai podeiktikw, de j ngkhw pr-
xein, dlon ti ka di msou nagkaou de xein tn p-
deijin: ok pistsetai ote diti ote ti ngkh keno e-
nai, ll' oޮsetai ok edw, n polb w nagkaon
t m nagkaon, od' oޮsetai, movw n te t ti ed
di msvn n te t diti ka di' msvn.
Tn d sumbebhktvn m kay' at, n trpon div-
rsyh t kay' at, ok stin pistmh podeiktik. o gr
stin j ngkhw dejai t sumprasma: t sumbebhkw
gr ndxetai m prxein: per to toiotou gr lgv sum-
bebhktow. katoi porseien n tiw svw tnow neka tata
de rvtn per totvn, e m ngkh t sumprasma enai:
odn gr diafrei e tiw rmenow t tuxnta eta epeien t
sumprasma. de d' rvtn ox w nagkaon enai di t
rvthmna, ll' ti lgein ngkh t kena lgonti, ka
lhyw lgein, n lhyw prxonta.
Epe d' j ngkhw prxei per kaston gnow sa
kay' at prxei ka kaston, fanern ti per tn
kay' at parxntvn a pisthmonika podejeiw ka k
tn toiotvn esn. t mn gr sumbebhkta ok nagkaa,
st' ok ngkh t sumprasma ednai diti prxei, od'
e e eh, m kay' at d, oon o di shmevn sullogi-
smo. t gr kay' at o kay' at pistsetai, od diti
(t d diti pstasya sti t di to atou pstasyai). di'
at ra de ka t mson t trt ka t prton t ms
prxein.
Ok ra stin j llou gnouw metabnta dejai, oon
t gevmetrikn riymhtik. tra gr sti t n taw po-
dejesin, n mn t podeiknmenon, t sumprasma (toto
d' st t prxon gnei tin kay' at), n d t ji-
mata (jimata d' stn j n): trton t gnow t poke-
menon, o t pyh ka t kay' at sumbebhkta dhlo
pdeijiw. j n mn on pdeijiw, ndxetai t at
enai: n d t gnow teron, sper riymhtikw ka gev-
metraw, ok sti tn riymhtikn pdeijin farmsai p
t tow megyesi sumbebhkta, e m t megyh riymo
esi: toto d' w ndxetai p tinvn, steron lexysetai.
d' riymhtik pdeijiw e xei t gnow per p-
deijiw, ka a llai movw. st' plw ngkh t
at enai gnow p, e mllei pdeijiw metabanein.
llvw d' ti dnaton, dlon: k gr to ato gnouw
ngkh t kra ka t msa enai. e gr m kay' at,
sumbebhkta stai. di toto t gevmetr& ok sti dejai
ti tn nantvn ma pistmh, ll' od' ti o do kboi
kbow: od' ll pistm t traw, ll' sa otvw
xei prw llhla st' enai yteron p yteron, oon t
ptik prw gevmetran ka t rmonik prw riymhti-
kn. od' e ti prxei taw grammaw m gramma ka
k tn rxn tn dvn, oon e kallsth tn grammn
eyea e nantvw xei t perifere: o gr t
dion gnow atn, prxei, ll' koinn ti.
Fanern d ka n sin a protseiw kaylou j n
sullogismw, ti ngkh ka t sumprasma dion
enai tw toiathw podejevw ka tw plw epen po-
dejevw. ok stin ra pdeijiw tn fyartn od' pistmh
plw, ll' otvw sper kat sumbebhkw, ti o kay'
lou ato stin ll pot ka pw. tan d' , ngkh
tn tran m kaylou enai prtasin ka fyartn-fyar-
tn mn ti stai ka t sumprasma oshw, m kaylou d
ti t mn stai t d' ok stai f' n st' ok sti sul-
logsasyai kaylou, ll' ti nn. movw d' xei ka
per rismow, peper stn rismw rx podejevw
pdeijiw ysei diafrousa sumprasm ti podejevw.
a d tn pollkiw ginomnvn podejeiw ka pistmai, oon
selnhw klecevw, dlon ti mn toiod' esn, e esn,
d' ok e, kat mrow esn. sper d' kleiciw, sa-
tvw tow lloiw.
Epe d fanern ti kaston podejai ok stin ll'
k tn kstou rxn, n t deiknmenon prx keno,
ok sti t pstasyai toto, n j lhyn ka napodektvn
deixy ka msvn. sti gr otv dejai, sper Brsvn
tn tetragvnismn. kat koinn te gr deiknousin o toiotoi
lgoi, ka tr prjei: di ka p' llvn far-
mttousin o lgoi o suggenn. okon ox keno psta-
tai, ll kat sumbebhkw: o gr n frmotten p-
deijiw ka p' llo gnow.
Ekaston d' pistmeya m kat sumbebhkw, tan
kat' keno ginskvmen kay' prxei, k tn rxn
tn kenou keno, oon t dusn ryaw saw xein,
prxei kay' at t erhmnon, k tn rxn tn totou.
st' e kay' at kkeno prxei prxei, ngkh
t mson n t at suggene& enai. e d m, ll' w
t rmonik di' riymhtikw. t d toiata deknutai
mn satvw, diafrei d: t mn gr ti traw pist-
mhw (t gr pokemenon gnow teron), t d diti tw nv,
w kay' at t pyh stn. ste ka k totvn fanern
ti ok stin podejai kaston plw ll' k tn k-
stou rxn. ll totvn a rxa xousi t koinn.
E d fanern toto, fanern ka ti ok sti tw k-
stou daw rxw podejai: sontai gr kenai pntvn
rxa, ka pistmh kenvn kura pntvn. ka gr p-
statai mllon k tn nteron atvn edw: k tn
protrvn gr oden, tan k m atiatn ed atvn. st'
e mllon ode ka mlista, kn pistmh kenh eh ka
mllon ka mlista. d' pdeijiw ok farmttei p'
llo gnow, ll' w erhtai a gevmetrika p tw
mhxanikw ptikw ka a riymhtika p tw r-
monikw.
Xalepn d' st t gnnai e oden m. xalepn
gr t gnnai e k tn kstou rxn smen m: per
st t ednai. omeya d', n xvmen j lhyinn tinn
sullogismn ka prtvn, pstasyai. t d' ok stin, ll
suggen de enai tow prtoiw.
Lgv d' rxw n kst gnei tataw w ti sti
m ndxetai dejai. t mn on shmanei ka t prta ka
t k totvn, lambnetai, ti d' sti, tw mn rxw
ngkh lambnein, t d' lla deiknnai: oon t monw
t t ey ka trgvnon, enai d tn monda laben ka
mgeyow, t d' tera deiknnai.
Esti d' n xrntai n taw podeiktikaw pistmaiw
t mn dia ksthw pistmhw t d koin, koin d kat'
nalogan, pe xrsimn ge son n t p tn pistmhn
gnei: dia mn oon grammn enai toiand ka t ey,
koin d oon t sa p svn n fl, ti sa t loip.
kann d' kaston totvn son n t gnei: tat gr poi-
sei, kn m kat pntvn lb ll' p megeyn mnon,
t d' riymhtik p' riymn.
Esti d' dia mn ka lambnetai enai, per
pistmh yevre t prxonta kay' at, oon mondaw
riymhtik, d gevmetra shmea ka grammw. tata
gr lambnousi t enai ka tod enai. t d totvn pyh
kay' at, t mn shmanei kaston, lambnousin, oon
mn riymhtik t perittn rtion tetrgvnon kbow,
d gevmetra t t logon t keklsyai neein, ti
d' sti, deiknousi di te tn koinn ka k tn podedei-
gmnvn. ka strologa satvw. psa gr podeiktik
pistmh per tra stn, sa te enai tyetai (tata d'
st t gnow, o tn kay' at payhmtvn st yevrhtik),
ka t koin legmena jimata, j n prtvn pode-
knusi, ka trton t pyh, n t shmanei kaston lam-
bnei. naw mntoi pistmaw odn kvlei nia totvn paro-
rn, oon t gnow m potyesyai enai, n fanern ti
stin (o gr movw dlon ti riymw sti ka ti cuxrn
ka yermn), ka t pyh m lambnein t shmanei, n d-
la: sper od t koin o lambnei t shmanei t sa p
svn felen, ti gnrimon. ll' odn tton t ge fsei tra
tat sti, per te deknusi ka deknusi ka j n.
Ok sti d' pyesiw od' athma, ngkh enai di'
at ka doken ngkh. o gr prw tn jv lgon p-
deijiw, ll prw tn n t cux, pe od sullogismw.
e gr stin nstnai prw tn jv lgon, ll prw tn
sv lgon ok e. sa mn on deikt nta lambnei a-
tw m dejaw, tat', n mn dokonta lambn t man-
ynonti, potyetai, ka stin ox plw pyesiw ll
prw kenon mnon, n d mhdemiw noshw djhw ka
nantaw noshw lambn t at, atetai. ka tot dia-
frei pyesiw ka athma: sti gr athma t penanton
to manynontow t dj, n tiw podeiktn n lam-
bn ka xrtai m dejaw.
O mn on roi ok esn poyseiw (odn gr enai m
lgetai), ll' n taw protsesin a poyseiw, tow d'
rouw mnon junesyai de: toto d' ox pyesiw (e m ka
t koein pyesn tiw enai fsei), ll' svn ntvn t
kena enai gnetai t sumprasma. (od' gevmtrhw ceud
potyetai, sper tinw fasan, lgontew w o de t ce-
dei xrsyai, tn d gevmtrhn cedesyai lgonta podi-
aan tn o podiaan eyean tn gegrammnhn ok eyean
osan. d gevmtrhw odn sumperanetai t tnde enai
grammn n atw fyegktai, ll t di totvn dh-
lomena.) ti t athma ka pyesiw psa w lon w
n mrei, o d' roi odteron totvn.
Edh mn on enai n ti par t poll ok ngkh,
e pdeijiw stai, enai mntoi n kat polln lhyw e-
pen ngkh: o gr stai t kaylou, n m toto : n
d t kaylou m , t mson ok stai, st' od' pdeijiw.
de ra ti n ka t at p pleinvn enai m mnumon.
t d m ndxesyai ma fnai ka pofnai odema
lambnei pdeijiw, ll' n d dejai ka t sump-
rasma otvw. deknutai d labosi t prton kat to m-
sou, ti lhyw, pofnai d' ok lhyw. t d mson o-
dn diafrei enai ka m enai laben, w d' atvw ka
t trton. e gr dyh, kay' o nyrvpon lhyw epen, e
ka m nyrvpon lhyw, ll' e mnon nyrvpon zon e-
nai, m zon d m, stai [gr] lhyw epen Kallan, e
ka m Kallan, mvw zon, m zon d' o. ation d' ti
t prton o mnon kat to msou lgetai ll ka kat'
llou di t enai p pleinvn, st' od' e t mson ka
at sti ka m at, prw t sumprasma odn diafrei.
t d' pan fnai pofnai ew t dnaton pdeijiw
lambnei, ka tata od' e kaylou, ll' son kann,
kann d' p to gnouw. lgv d' p to gnouw oon per
gnow tw podejeiw frei, sper erhtai ka prteron.
Epikoinvnosi d psai a pistmai lllaiw kat
t koin (koin d lgv ow xrntai w k totvn po-
deiknntew, ll' o per n deiknousin od' deiknousin),
ka dialektik psaiw, ka e tiw kaylou peirto dei-
knnai t koin, oon ti pan fnai pofnai, ti
sa p svn, tn toiotvn tta. d dialektik ok stin
otvw rismnvn tinn, od gnouw tinw nw. o gr n rta:
podeiknnta gr ok stin rvtn di t tn ntikeimnvn
ntvn m deknusyai t at. ddeiktai d toto n tow
per sullogismo.
E d t at stin rthma sullogistikn ka pr-
tasiw ntifsevw, protseiw d kay' ksthn pistmhn
j n sullogismw kay' ksthn, eh n ti rthma
pisthmonikn, j n kay' ksthn okeow gnetai sullo-
gismw. dlon ra ti o pn rthma gevmetrikn n
eh od' atrikn, movw d ka p tn llvn: ll' j
n deknuta ti per n gevmetra stn, k tn
atn deknutai t gevmetr&, sper t ptik. movw
d ka p tn llvn. ka per mn totvn ka lgon fe-
kton k tn gevmetrikn rxn ka sumperasmtvn,
per d tn rxn lgon ox fekton t gevmtr
gevmtrhw: movw d ka p tn llvn pisthmn. ote
pn ra kaston pistmona rthma rvthton, oy' pan
t rvtmenon pokriton per kstou, ll t kat tn
pistmhn diorisynta. e d dialjetai gevmtr gev-
mtrhw otvw, fanern ti ka kalw, n k totvn ti
deikn: e d m, o kalw. dlon d' ti od' lgxei
gevmtrhn ll' kat sumbebhkw: st' ok n eh n
gevmetrtoiw per gevmetraw dialekton: lsei gr
falvw dialegmenow. movw d ka p tn llvn xei
pisthmn.
Epe d' sti gevmetrik rvtmata, r' sti ka
gevmtrhta; ka par' ksthn pistmhn t kat tn
gnoian tn poan gevmetrik stin; ka pteron
kat tn gnoian sullogismw k tn ntikei-
mnvn sullogismw, paralogismw, kat gevmetran
d, <> j llhw txnhw, oon t mousikn stin rthma
gevmtrhton per gevmetraw, t d tw paralllouw
sumpptein oesyai gevmetrikn pvw ka gevmtrhton l-
lon trpon; dittn gr toto, sper t rruymon, ka t
mn teron gevmtrhton t m xein [sper t rruymon],
t d' teron t falvw xein: ka gnoia ath ka k
tn toiotvn rxn nanta. n d tow maymasin ok stin
movw paralogismw, ti t mson stn e t dittn:
kat te gr totou pantw, ka toto plin kat' llou
lgetai pantw (t d kathgoromenon o lgetai pn), tata
d' stin oon rn t nosei, n d tow lgoiw lanynei. ra
pw kklow sxma; n d grc, dlon. t d; t ph
kklow; fanern ti ok stin.
O de d' nstasin ew at frein, n prtasiw
paktik. sper gr od prtasw stin m stin p
pleinvn (o gr stai p pntvn, k tn kaylou d'
sullogisms), dlon ti od' nstasiw. a ata gr pro-
tseiw ka nstseiw: n gr frei nstasin, ath gnoit'
n prtasiw podeiktik dialektik.
Sumbanei d' nouw sullogstvw lgein di t lam-
bnein mfotroiw t pmena, oon ka Kainew poie,
ti t pr n t pollaplas& nalog&: ka gr t pr
tax genntai, w fhsi, ka ath naloga. otv d'
ok sti sullogismw: ll' e t taxst nalog& pe-
tai pollaplsiow ka t pur taxsth n t kinsei
naloga. note mn on ok ndxetai sullogsasyai k tn
elhmmnvn, t d' ndxetai, ll' ox rtai.
E d' n
dnaton k cedouw lhyw dejai, =dion n n t na-
lein: ntstrefe gr n j ngkhw. stv gr t A n:
totou d' ntow tad stin, oda ti stin, oon t B. k
totvn ra dejv ti stin keno. ntistrfei d mllon
t n tow maymasin, ti odn sumbebhkw lambnousin
(ll ka tot diafrousi tn n tow dialgois) ll'
rismow.
Ajetai d' o di tn msvn, ll t proslam-
bnein, oon t A to B, toto d to G, plin toto to D,
ka tot' ew peiron: ka ew t plgion, oon t A ka
kat to G ka kat to E, oon stin riymw posw
ka peirow toto f' A, perittw riymw posw f'
o B, riymw perittw f' o G: stin ra t A kat
to G. ka stin rtiow posw riymw f' o D, r-
tiow riymw f' o E: stin ra t A kat to E.
T d' ti diafrei ka t diti pstasyai, prton
mn n t at pistm, ka n tat dixw, na mn
trpon n m di' msvn gnhtai sullogismw (o gr
lambnetai t prton ation, d to diti pistmh kat
t prton ation), llon d e di' msvn mn, ll
m di to atou ll tn ntistrefntvn di to gnvri-
mvtrou. kvlei gr odn tn ntikathgoroumnvn gnvri-
mteron enai note t m ation, st' stai di totou
pdeijiw, oon ti ggw o plnhtew di to m stlbein.
stv f' G plnhtew, f' B t m stlbein, f'
A t ggw enai. lhyw d t B kat to G epen: o
gr plnhtew o stlbousin. ll ka t A kat to B: t
gr m stlbon ggw sti: toto d' elfyv di' pagv-
gw di' asysevw. ngkh on t A t G prxein, st'
poddeiktai ti o plnhtew ggw esin. otow on sul-
logismw o to diti ll to ti stn: o gr di t m
stlbein ggw esin, ll di t ggw enai o stlbousin.
gxvre d ka di yatrou yteron deixynai, ka stai
to diti pdeijiw, oon stv t G plnhtew, f' B
t ggw enai, t A t m stlbein: prxei d ka t
B t G ka t A t B, ste ka t G t A [t m stl-
bein]. ka sti to diti sullogismw: elhptai gr t
prton ation. plin w tn selnhn deiknousin ti sfai-
roeidw, di tn ajsevn e gr t ajanmenon otv
sfairoeidw, ajnei d' selnh, fanern ti sfairoei-
ds otv mn on to ti ggonen sullogismw, npalin
d teyntow to msou to diti: o gr di tw ajseiw
sfairoeidw stin, ll di t sfairoeidw enai lamb-
nei tw ajseiw toiataw. selnh f' G, sfairoeidw
f' B, ajhsiw f' A. f' n d t msa m
ntistrfei ka sti gnvrimteron t nation, t ti mn
deknutai, t diti d' o.
Eti f' n t mson jv tyetai.
ka gr n totoiw to ti ka o to diti pdeijiw: o
gr lgetai t ation. oon di t ok napne toxow;
ti o zon. e gr toto to m napnen ation, dei t
zon enai ation to napnen, oon e pfasiw ata to
m prxein, katfasiw to prxein, sper e t sm-
metra enai t yerm ka t cuxr to m gianein, t
smmetra enai to gianein, movw d ka e katfa-
siw to prxein, pfasiw to m prxein. p d
tn otvw podedomnvn o sumbanei t lexyn: o gr
pan napne zon. d sullogismw gnetai tw toia-
thw ataw n t ms sxmati. oon stv t A zon, f'
B t napnen, f' G toxow. t mn on B pant
prxei t A (pn gr t napnon zon), t d G o-
yen, ste od t B t G oyen: ok ra napne to-
xow. okasi d' a toiatai tn atin tow kay' per-
boln erhmnoiw: toto d' sti t plon postsanta t m-
son epen, oon t to Anaxrsiow, ti n Skyaiw ok e-
sn alhtrdew, od gr mpeloi.
Kat mn d tn atn pistmhn ka kat tn tn
msvn ysin atai diafora esi to ti prw tn to diti
sullogismn: llon d trpon diafrei t diti to ti
t di' llhw pistmhw kteron yevren. toiata d' stn
sa otvw xei prw llhla st' enai yteron p yte-
ron, oon t ptik prw gevmetran ka t mhxanik
prw stereometran ka t rmonik prw riymhtikn ka
t fainmena prw strologikn. sxedn d sunnumo e-
sin niai totvn tn pisthmn, oon strologa te ma-
yhmatik ka nautik, ka rmonik te mayhmatik
ka kat tn kon. ntaya gr t mn ti tn asyh-
tikn ednai, t d diti tn mayhmatikn: otoi gr xousi
tn atvn tw podejeiw, ka pollkiw ok sasi t ti, ka-
yper o t kaylou yevrontew pollkiw nia tn kay' kaston
ok sasi di' nepiskecan. sti d tata sa tern ti nta
tn osan kxrhtai tow edesin. t gr maymata per edh
stn: o gr kay' pokeimnou tinw: e gr ka kay' pokei-
mnou tinw t gevmetrik stin, ll' ox ge kay' pokeim-
nou. xei d ka prw tn ptikn, w ath prw tn gevme-
tran, llh prw tathn, oon t per tw ridow: t mn
gr ti fusiko ednai, t d diti ptiko, plw to
kat t myhma. polla d ka tn m p' lllaw
pisthmn xousin otvw, oon atrik prw gevmetran: ti
mn gr t lkh t perifer bradteron gizetai, to
atro ednai, diti d to gevmtrou.
Tn d sxhmtvn pisthmonikn mlista t prtn
stin. a te gr mayhmatika tn pisthmn di totou
frousi tw podejeiw, oon riymhtik ka gevmetra ka
ptik, ka sxedn w epen sai to diti poiontai tn
skcin: gr lvw w p t pol ka n tow ple-
stoiw di totou to sxmatow to diti sullogismw. ste
kn di tot' eh mlista pisthmonikn: kuritaton gr
to ednai t diti yevren. eta tn to t stin pistmhn
di mnou totou yhresai dunatn. n mn gr t ms
sxmati o gnetai kathgorikw sullogismw, d to
t stin pistmh katafsevw: n d t sxt gnetai
mn ll' o kaylou, t d t sti tn kaylou stn: o
gr p sti zon dpoun nyrvpow. ti toto mn kenvn
odn prosdetai, kena d di totou katapuknotai ka
ajetai, vw n ew t mesa ly. fanern on ti ku-
ritaton to pstasyai t prton sxma.
Vsper d prxein t A t B nedxeto tmvw, otv
ka m prxein gxvre. lgv d t tmvw prxein
m prxein t m enai atn mson: otv gr okti stai
kat' llo t prxein m prxein. tan mn on t A
t B n l tin , ka mfv, ok ndxetai t A t
B prtvw m prxein. stv gr t A n l t G.
okon e t B m stin n l t G (gxvre gr t mn
A enai n tini l, t d B m enai n tot), sullo-
gismw stai to m prxein t A t B: e gr t mn
A pant t G, t d B mhden, oden t B t A. movw
d ka e t B n l tin stin, oon n t D: t mn
gr D pant t B prxei, t d A oden t D, ste
t A oden t B prjei di sullogismo. tn atn
d trpon deixysetai ka e mfv n l tin stin. ti
d' ndxetai t B m enai n l st t A, plin
t A n t B, fanern k tn sustoixin, sai m pal-
lttousin lllaiw. e gr mhdn tn n t A G D su-
stoix& kat mhdenw kathgoretai tn n t B E Z, t
d' A n l st t Y sustox nti, fanern ti t B
ok stai n t Y: palljousi gr a sustoixai. movw
d ka e t B n l tin stin. n d mhdteron n
l mhden, m prx d t A t B, ngkh tmvw
m prxein. e gr stai ti mson, ngkh yteron a-
tn n l tin enai. gr n t prt sxmati n
t ms stai sullogismw. e mn on n t prt,
t B stai n l tin (katafatikn gr de tn prw toto
gensyai prtasin), e d' n t ms, pteron tuxen
(prw mfotroiw gr lhfyntow to sterhtiko gnetai sul-
logismw: mfotrvn d' pofatikn osn ok stai).
Fanern on ti ndxeta te llo ll m prxein t-
mvw, ka pt' ndxetai ka pw, erkamen.
Agnoia d' m kat' pfasin ll kat diye-
sin legomnh sti mn di sullogismo ginomnh pth,
ath d' n mn tow prtvw prxousin m prxousi
sumbanei dixw: gr tan plw polb prxein
m prxein, tan di sullogismo lb tn p-
lhcin. tw mn on plw polcevw pl pth, tw
d di sullogismo pleouw. m parxtv gr t A mh-
den t B tmvw: okon n sullogzhtai prxein t
A t B, mson labn t G, pathmnow stai di sul-
logismo. ndxetai mn on mfotraw tw protseiw e-
nai ceudew, ndxetai d tn tran mnon. e gr mte
t A mhden tn G prxei mte t G mhden tn B, e-
lhptai d' katra npalin, mfv ceudew sontai. g-
xvre d' otvw xein t G prw t A ka B ste mte p
t A enai mte kaylou t B. t mn gr B dnaton
enai n l tin (prtvw gr lgeto at t A m pr-
xein), t d A ok ngkh psi tow osin enai kaylou,
st' mfterai ceudew. ll ka tn tran ndxetai
lhy lambnein, o mntoi potran tuxen, ll tn
A G: gr G B prtasiw e ceudw stai di t n mh-
den enai t B, tn d A G gxvre, oon e t A ka t
G ka t B prxei tmvw (tan gr prtvw kat-
hgortai tat pleinvn, odteron n odetr stai). diaf-
rei d' odn, od' e m tmvw prxei.
H mn on to prxein pth di totvn te ka
otv gnetai mnvw (o gr n n ll sxmati to pr-
xein sullogisms), d to m prxein n te t pr-
t ka n t ms sxmati. prton on epvmen posa-
xw n t prt gnetai, ka pw xousn tn prot-
sevn. ndxetai mn on mfotrvn ceudn osn, oon e t
A ka t G ka t B prxei tmvw: n gr lhfy
t mn A t G mhden, t d G pant t B, ceudew
a protseiw. ndxetai d ka tw traw ceudow oshw,
ka tathw potraw tuxen. gxvre gr tn mn A G
lhy enai, tn d G B ceud, tn mn A G lhy ti
o psi tow osin prxei t A, tn d G B ceud ti
dnaton prxein t B t G, mhden prxei t A:
o gr ti lhyw stai A G prtasiw: ma d, e ka
esn mfterai lhyew, ka t sumprasma stai lhyw.
ll ka tn G B ndxetai lhy enai tw traw oshw
ceudow, oon e t B ka n t G ka n t A stn:
ngkh gr yteron p yteron enai, st' n lb t
A mhden t G prxein, ceudw stai prtasiw. fa-
nern on ti ka tw traw ceudow oshw ka mfon stai
ceudw sullogismw.
En d t ms sxmati law mn enai tw protseiw
mfotraw ceudew ok ndxetai: tan gr t A pant t
B prx, odn stai laben t mn tr pant yatr
d' oden prjei: de d' otv lambnein tw protseiw
ste t mn prxein t d m prxein, eper stai sul-
logismw. e on otv lambanmenai ceudew, dlon w nan-
tvw npalin jousi: toto d' dnaton. p ti d' ka-
tran odn kvlei ceud enai, oon e t G ka t A ka
t B tin prxoi: n gr t mn A pant lhfy pr-
xon, t d B mhden, ceudew mn mfterai a prot-
seiw, o mntoi lai ll' p ti. ka npalin d teyn-
tow to sterhtiko satvw. tn d' tran enai ceud ka
poteranon ndxetai. gr prxei t A pant, ka
t B prxei: n on lhfy t mn A l prxein
t G, t d B l m prxein, mn G A lhyw stai,
d G B ceudw. plin t B mhden prxei, od t
A pant prjei: e gr t A, ka t B: ll' ox pr-
xen. n on lhfy t G t mn A l prxein, t d
B mhden, mn G B prtasiw lhyw, d' tra ceu-
dw. movw d ka metateyntow to sterhtiko. gr mh-
den prxei t A, od t B oden prjei: n on lh-
fy t G t mn A l m prxein, t d B l
prxein, mn G A prtasiw lhyw stai, tra d
ceudw. ka plin, pant t B prxei, mhden la-
ben t A prxon cedow. ngkh gr, e t B pant,
ka t A tin prxein: n on lhfy t mn B pant
prxein t G, t d A mhden, mn G B lhyw stai,
d G A ceudw. fanern on ti ka mfotrvn osn
ceudn ka tw traw mnon stai sullogismw path-
tikw n tow tmoiw.
En d tow m tmvw prxousin [ m prxou-
sin], tan mn di to okeou msou gnhtai to cedouw
sullogismw, ox on te mfotraw ceudew enai tw
protseiw, ll mnon tn prw t mezoni kr. (lgv
d' okeon mson di' o gnetai tw ntifsevw sul-
logismw.) parxtv gr t A t B di msou to G.
pe on ngkh tn G B katafatikn lambnesyai sul-
logismo ginomnou, dlon ti e ath stai lhyw: o
gr ntistrfetai. d A G ceudw: tathw gr nti-
strefomnhw nantow gnetai sullogismw. movw d ka
e j llhw sustoixaw lhfyeh t mson, oon t D e
ka n t A l sti ka kat to B kathgoretai pan-
tw: ngkh gr tn mn D B prtasin mnein, tn d'
tran ntistrfesyai, sy' mn e lhyw, d' e
ceudw. ka sxedn ge toiath pth at sti t
di to okeou msou. n d m di to okeou msou gnh-
tai sullogismw, tan mn p t A t mson, t
d B mhden prx, ngkh ceudew enai mfotraw.
lhptai gr nantvw w xousin a protseiw, e ml-
lei sullogismw sesyai: otv d lambanomnvn mf-
terai gnontai ceudew. oon e t mn A l t D pr-
xei, t d D mhden tn B: ntistrafntvn gr totvn
sullogismw t' stai ka a protseiw mfterai ceu-
dew. tan d m p t A t mson, oon t D,
mn A D lhyw stai, d D B ceudw. mn gr A D
lhyw, ti ok n n t A t D, d D B ceudw, ti
e n lhyw, kn t sumprasma n lhyw: ll' n
cedow.
Di d to msou sxmatow ginomnhw tw pthw,
mfotraw mn ok ndxetai ceudew enai tw protseiw
law (tan gr t B p t A, odn ndxetai t mn
pant t d mhden prxein, kayper lxyh ka prte-
ron), tn tran d' gxvre, ka potran tuxen. e gr
t G ka t A ka t B prxei, n lhfy t mn A
prxein t d B m prxein, mn G A lhyw stai,
d' tra ceudw. plin d' e t mn B lhfyeh t G
prxon, t d A mhden, mn G B lhyw stai, d'
tra ceudw.
En mn on sterhtikw tw pthw sullogismw,
erhtai pte ka di tnvn stai pth: n d kata-
fatikw, tan mn di to okeou msou, dnaton mfot-
raw enai ceudew: ngkh gr tn G B mnein, eper stai
sullogismw, kayper lxyh ka prteron. ste A G
e stai ceudw: ath gr stin ntistrefomnh. movw
d ka e j llhw sustoixaw lambnoito t mson, w-
per lxyh ka p tw sterhtikw pthw: ngkh gr
tn mn D B mnein, tn d' A D ntistrfesyai, ka
pth at t prteron. tan d m di to okeou, n
mn t D p t A, ath mn stai lhyw, tra d
ceudw: gxvre gr t A pleosin prxein ok stin
p' llhla. n d m t D p t A, ath mn e
dlon ti stai ceudw (katafatik gr lambnetai),
tn d D B ndxetai ka lhy enai ka ceud: odn
gr kvlei t mn A t D mhden prxein, t d D
t B pant, oon zon pistm, pistmh d mousik. od'
a mte t A mhden tn D mte t D mhden tn B.
[fanern on ti m ntow to msou p t A ka mfo-
traw gxvre ceudew enai ka potran tuxen.]
Posaxw mn on ka di tnvn gxvre gnesyai tw
kat sullogismn ptaw n te tow msoiw ka n tow
di' podejevw, fanern.
Fanern d ka ti, e tiw asyhsiw klloipen, ngkh
ka pistmhn tin kleloipnai, n dnaton laben, eper
manynomen pagvg podejei, sti d' mn pdei-
jiw k tn kaylou, d' pagvg k tn kat mrow,
dnaton d t kaylou yevrsai m di' pagvgw (pe
ka t j fairsevw legmena stai di' pagvgw gn-
rima poien, ti prxei kst gnei nia, ka e m xv-
rist stin, toiond kaston), paxynai d m xontaw a-
syhsin dnaton. tn gr kay' kaston asyhsiw: o gr
ndxetai laben atn tn pistmhn: ote gr k tn ka-
ylou neu pagvgw, ote di' pagvgw neu tw a-
sysevw.
Esti d pw sullogismw di trin rvn, ka mn
deiknnai dunmenow ti prxei t A t G di t pr-
xein t B ka toto t G, d sterhtikw, tn mn tran
prtasin xvn ti prxei ti llo ll, tn d' tran
ti ox prxei. fanern on ti a mn rxa ka a le-
gmenai poyseiw ata esi: labnta gr tata otvw
ngkh deiknnai, oon ti t A t G prxei di to B,
plin d' ti t A t B di' llou msou, ka ti t B
t G satvw. kat mn on djan sullogizomnoiw ka
mnon dialektikw dlon ti toto mnon skepton, e j n
ndxetai ndojottvn gnetai sullogismw, st' e ka
m sti ti t lhye& tn A B mson, doke d enai,
di totou sullogizmenow sullelgistai dialektikw: prw
d' lyeian k tn parxntvn de skopen. xei d' otvw:
peid stin at mn kat' llou kathgoretai m kat
sumbebhks lgv d t kat sumbebhkw, oon t leu-
kn pot' ken famen enai nyrvpon, ox movw lgontew
ka tn nyrvpon leukn: mn gr ox tern ti n leu-
kw sti, t d leukn, ti sumbbhke t nyrp enai
leuk stin on nia toiata ste kay' at kathgoresyai.
Estv d t G toioton at mn mhkti prxei ll,
tot d t B prt, ka ok stin llo metaj. ka
plin t E t Z satvw, ka toto t B. r' on toto
ngkh stnai, ndxetai ew peiron ޡnai; ka plin e
to mn A mhdn kathgoretai kay' at, t d A t Y
prxei prt, metaj d mhden protr, ka t Y t
H, ka toto t B, ra ka toto stasyai ngkh, ka
tot' ndxetai ew peiron ޡnai; diafrei d toto to pr-
teron tosoton, ti t mn stin, ra ndxetai rjamn
p toiotou mhden prxei tr ll' llo ken, p
t nv ew peiron ޡnai, yteron d rjmenon p toiotou
at mn llou, kenou d mhdn kathgoretai, p t
ktv skopen e ndxetai ew peiron ޡnai.
Eti t metaj
r' ndxetai peira enai rismnvn tn krvn; lgv d'
oon e t A t G prxei, mson d' atn t B, to
d B ka to A tera, totvn d' lla, ra ka tata
ew peiron ndxetai ޡnai, dnaton; sti d toto sko-
pen tat ka e a podejeiw ew peiron rxontai, ka
e stin pdeijiw pantow, prw llhla peranetai.
Omovw d lgv ka p tn sterhtikn sullogismn
ka protsevn, oon e t A m prxei t B mhden, toi
prt, stai ti metaj protr ox prxei (oon e
t H, t B prxei pant), ka plin totou ti ll
protr, oon e t Y, t H pant prxei. ka gr
p totvn peira ow prxei protroiw, statai.
Ep d tn ntistrefntvn ox movw xei. o gr
stin n tow ntikathgoroumnoiw o prtou kathgoretai
teleutaou pnta gr prw pnta tat ge movw xei, et'
stn peira t kat' ato kathgoromena, et' mfter sti
t porhynta peira: pln e m movw ndxetai nti-
strfein, ll t mn w sumbebhkw, t d' w kathgoran.
Oti mn on t metaj ok ndxetai peira enai, e
p t ktv ka t nv stantai a kathgorai, dlon.
lgv d' nv mn tn p t kaylou mllon, ktv d
tn p t kat mrow. e gr to A kathgoroumnou kat
to Z peira t metaj, f' n B, dlon ti ndxoit'
n ste ka p to A p t ktv teron trou kathgo-
resyai ew peiron (prn gr p t Z lyen, peira t
metaj) ka p to Z p t nv peira, prn p t A
lyen. st' e tata dnata, ka to A ka Z dnaton
peira enai metaj. od gr e tiw lgoi ti t mn sti
tn A B Z xmena lllvn ste m enai metaj, t d' ok
sti laben, odn diafrei. gr n lbv tn B, stai
prw t A prw t Z peira t metaj o. f'
o d prton peira, et' eyw ete m eyw, odn diaf-
rei: t gr met tata peir stin.
Fanern d ka p tw sterhtikw podejevw ti st-
setai, eper p tw kathgorikw statai p' mftera.
stv gr m ndexmenon mte p t nv p to st-
tou ew peiron ޡnai (lgv d' staton at mn ll
mhden prxei, ken d llo, oon t Z) mte p to
prtou p t staton (lgv d prton at mn kat'
llou, kat' kenou d mhdn llo). e d tat' sti, ka
p tw pofsevw stsetai. trixw gr deknutai m
prxon. gr mn t G, t B prxei pant, d
t B, oden t A. to mn tonun B G, ka e to trou
diastmatow, ngkh badzein ew mesa: kathgorikn gr
toto t disthma. t d' teron dlon ti e ll ox pr-
xei protr, oon t D, toto desei t B pant pr-
xein. ka e plin ll to D protr ox prxei, keno
desei t D pant prxein. st' pe p t nv sta-
tai dw, ka p t A stsetai, ka stai ti prton
ox prxei.
Plin e t mn B pant t A, t d G
mhden, t A tn G oden prxei. plin toto e de de-
jai, dlon ti di to nv trpou deixysetai di
totou to trtou. mn on prtow erhtai, d dete-
row deixysetai. otv d' n deiknoi, oon t D t mn
B pant prxei, t d G oden, e ngkh prxein ti
t B. ka plin e toto t G m prjei, llo t D
prxei, t G ox prxei. okon pe t prxein
e t nvtrv statai, stsetai ka t m prxein.
O
d trtow trpow n: e t mn A t B pant prxei, t
d G m prxei, o pant prxei t G t A. p-
lin d toto di tn nv erhmnvn movw deixysetai.
kenvw mn d statai, e d' otv, plin lcetai t B
t E prxein, t G m pant prxei. ka toto p-
lin movw. pe d' pkeitai stasyai ka p t ktv,
dlon ti stsetai ka t G ox prxon.
Fanern d' ti ka n m mi d deiknhtai ll p-
saiw, t mn k to prtou sxmatow, t d k to deutrou
trtou, ti ka otv stsetai: peperasmnai gr esin a
do, t d peperasmna peperasmenkiw ngkh pepe-
rnyai pnta.
Oti mn on p tw stersevw, eper ka p to pr-
xein, statai, dlon. ti d' p' kenvn, logikw mn
yevrosin de fanern.
Ep mn on tn n t t sti kathgoroumnvn dlon:
e gr stin rsasyai e gnvstn t t n enai, t d'
peira m sti dielyen, ngkh pepernyai t n t t
sti kathgoromena. kaylou d de lgomen. sti gr e-
pen lhyw t leukn badzein ka t mga keno jlon
enai, ka plin t jlon mga enai ka tn nyrvpon ba-
dzein. teron d sti t otvw epen ka t kenvw. tan
mn gr t leukn enai f jlon, tte lgv ti sum-
bbhke leuk enai jlon stn, ll' ox w t pokeme-
non t jl t leukn sti: ka gr ote leukn n oy' per
leukn ti gneto jlon, st' ok stin ll' kat sumbe-
bhkw. tan d t jlon leukn enai f, ox ti tern
t sti leukn, ken d sumbbhke jl enai, oon tan
t mousikn leukn enai f (tte gr ti nyrvpow
leukw stin, sumbbhken enai mousik, lgv), ll
t jlon st t pokemenon, per ka gneto, ox tern
ti n per jlon jlon t. e d de nomoyetsai, stv
t otv lgein kathgoren, t d' kenvw toi mhdamw
kathgoren, kathgoren mn m plw, kat sumbebh-
kw d kathgoren. sti d' w mn t leukn t kathgoro-
menon, w d t jlon t o kathgoretai. pokesyv d
t kathgoromenon kathgoresyai e, o kathgoretai,
plw, ll m kat sumbebhkw: otv gr a pode-
jeiw podeiknousin. ste n t t stin ti poin po-
sn prw ti poion ti psxon po pot, tan n kay'
nw kathgorhy.
Eti t mn osan shmanonta per keno per
ken ti shmanei kay' o kathgoretai: sa d m o-
san shmanei, ll kat' llou pokeimnou lgetai
m sti mte per keno mte per ken ti, sumbe-
bhkta, oon kat to nyrpou t leukn. o gr stin
nyrvpow ote per leukn ote per leukn ti, ll zon
svw: per gr zn stin nyrvpow. sa d m osan
shmanei, de kat tinow pokeimnou kathgoresyai, ka
m ena ti leukn ox tern ti n leukn stin. t
gr edh xairtv: teretsmat te gr sti, ka e stin,
odn prw tn lgon stn: a gr podejeiw per tn toi-
otvn esn.
Eti e m sti tde tode poithw kkeno totou, mhd
poithtow poithw, dnaton ntikathgoresyai lllvn
otvw, ll' lhyw mn ndxetai epen, ntikathgorsai
d' lhyw ok ndxetai. gr toi w osa kathgorhy-
setai, oon gnow n diafor to kathgoroumnou. tata
d ddeiktai ti ok stai peira, ot' p t ktv ot' p
t nv (oon nyrvpow dpoun, toto zon, toto d' teron:
od t zon kat' nyrpou, toto d kat Kallou, toto
d kat' llou n t t stin), tn mn gr osan pasan
stin rsasyai tn toiathn, t d' peira ok sti diejel-
yen noonta. st' ot' p t nv ot' p t ktv peira:
kenhn gr ok stin rsasyai w t peira kathgoretai.
w mn d gnh lllvn ok ntikathgorhysetai: stai
gr at per at ti. od mn to poio tn llvn
odn, n m kat sumbebhkw kathgorhy: pnta gr
tata sumbbhke ka kat tn osin kathgoretai. ll
d ti od' ew t nv peira stai: kstou gr kathgore-
tai n shman poin ti posn ti ti tn toiotvn
t n t os&: tata d peprantai, ka t gnh tn
kathgorin peprantai: gr poin posn prw ti
poion psxon po pot.
Upkeitai d n kay' nw
kathgoresyai, at d atn, sa m t sti, m kat-
hgoresyai. sumbebhkta gr sti pnta, ll t mn
kay' at, t d kay' teron trpon: tata d pnta
kay' pokeimnou tinw kathgoresya famen, t d sumbe-
bhkw ok enai pokemenn ti: odn gr tn toiotvn t-
yemen enai ox tern ti n lgetai lgetai, ll'
at llou ka toto kay' trou. ot' ew t nv
ra n kay' nw ot' ew t ktv prxein lexysetai.
kay' n mn gr lgetai t sumbebhkta, sa n t o-
s& kstou, tata d ok peira: nv d tat te ka
t sumbebhkta, mftera ok peira. ngkh ra ena
ti o prtn ti kathgoretai ka totou llo, ka toto
stasyai ka ena ti okti ote kat' llou protrou ote
kat' kenou llo prteron kathgoretai.
Ew mn on trpow lgetai podejevw otow, ti d'
llow, e n prtera tta kathgoretai, sti totvn p-
deijiw, n d' stin pdeijiw, ote bltion xein gxvre
prw at to ednai, ot' ednai neu podejevw, e d
tde di tnde gnrimon, tde d m smen mhd bltion
xomen prw at to ednai, od t di totvn gnrimon
pisthsmeya. e on sti ti ednai di' podejevw plw
ka m k tinn mhd' j poysevw, ngkh stasyai tw
kathgoraw tw metaj. e gr m stantai, ll' stin e
to lhfyntow pnv, pntvn stai pdeijiw: st' e t
peira m gxvre dielyen, n stin pdeijiw, tat' ok
esmeya di' podejevw. e on mhd bltion xomen prw
at to ednai, ok stai odn pstasyai di' podejevw
plw, ll' j poysevw.
Logikw mn on k totvn n tiw pisteseie per to
lexyntow, nalutikw d di tnde fanern suntomte-
ron, ti ot' p t nv ot' p t ktv peira t kat-
hgoromena ndxetai enai n taw podeiktikaw pistmaiw,
per n skciw stn. mn gr pdeijw sti tn sa
prxei kay' at tow prgmasin. kay' at d dittw:
sa te gr [n] kenoiw nuprxei n t t sti, ka ow at
n t t stin prxousin atow: oon t riym t perit-
tn, prxei mn riym, nuprxei d' atw riy-
mw n t lg ato, ka plin plyow t diairetn
n t lg t to riymo nuprxei. totvn d' odtera n-
dxetai peira enai, oy' w t perittn to riymo (p-
lin gr n t peritt llo eh nuprxen pr-
xonti: toto d' e sti, prton riymw nuprjei pr-
xousin at: e on m ndxetai peira toiata pr-
xein n t n, od' p t nv stai peira: ll mn
ngkh ge pnta prxein t prt, oon t riym,
kkenoiw tn riymn, st' ntistrfonta stai, ll' ox
pertenonta): od mn sa n t t stin nuprxei, od
tata peira: od gr n eh rsasyai. st' e t mn
kathgoromena kay' at pnta lgetai, tata d m
peira, staito n t p t nv, ste ka p t ktv.
E d' otv, ka t n t metaj do rvn e pe-
perasmna. e d toto, dlon dh ka tn podejevn ti
ngkh rxw te enai, ka m pntvn enai pdeijin,
per famn tinaw lgein kat' rxw. e gr esn rxa,
ote pnt' podeikt ot' ew peiron on te badzein: t
gr enai totvn poteronon odn llo stn t enai mh-
dn disthma meson ka diareton, ll pnta diairet.
t gr ntw mbllesyai ron, ll' o t proslam-
bnesyai podeknutai t podeiknmenon, st' e tot' ew
peiron ndxetai ޡnai, ndxoit' n do rvn peira me-
taj enai msa. ll tot' dnaton, e stantai a kat-
hgorai p t nv ka t ktv. ti d stantai, ddei-
ktai logikw mn prteron, nalutikw d nn.
Dedeigmnvn d totvn fanern ti, n ti t at
dusn prx, oon t A t te G ka t D, m kat-
hgoroumnou yatrou kat yatrou, mhdamw m kat
pantw, ti ok e kat koinn ti prjei. oon t so-
skele ka t skalhne t dusn ryaw saw xein kat
koinn ti prxei ( gr sxm ti, prxei, ka ox
teron), toto d' ok e otvw xei. stv gr t B kay'
t A t G D prxei. dlon tonun ti ka t B t
G ka D kat' llo koinn, kkeno kay' teron, ste
do rvn metaj peiroi n mpptoien roi. ll' dna-
ton. kat mn tonun koinn ti prxein ok ngkh e
t at pleosin, eper stai mesa diastmata. n mn-
toi t at gnei ka k tn atn tmvn ngkh tow
rouw enai, eper tn kay' at parxntvn stai t koi-
nn: o gr n j llou gnouw ew llo diabnai t dei-
knmena.
Fanern d ka ti, tan t A t B prx, e
mn sti ti mson, sti dejai ti t A t B prxei, ka
stoixea totou sti tat ka tosay' sa msa stn: a
gr mesoi protseiw stoixea, psai a kaylou. e
d m stin, okti stin pdeijiw, ll' p tw rxw
dw ath stn. movw d ka e t A t B m prxei,
e mn stin mson prteron ox prxei, stin p-
deijiw, e d m, ok stin, ll' rx, ka stoixea tosat'
stin soi roi: a gr totvn protseiw rxa tw po-
dejew esin. ka sper niai rxa esin napdeiktoi, ti
st tde tod ka prxei tde td, otv ka ti ok sti
tde tod od' prxei tde td, sy' a mn ena ti, a
d m ena ti sontai rxa.
Otan d d dejai, lhpton
to B prton kathgoretai. stv t G, ka totou movw
t D. ka otvw e badzonti odpot' jvtrv prtasiw
od' prxon lambnetai to A n t deiknnai, ll' e
t mson puknotai, vw diareta gnhtai ka n. sti d'
n tan meson gnhtai, ka ma prtasiw plw me-
sow. ka sper n tow lloiw rx plon, toto d'
o tat pantaxo, ll' n brei mn mn, n d mlei
desiw, llo d' n ll, otvw n sullogism t n
prtasiw mesow, n d' podejei ka pistm now. n
mn on tow deiktikow sullogismow to prxontow odn jv
pptei, n d tow sterhtikow, nya mn de prxein,
odn totou jv pptei, oon e t A t B di to G m
(e gr t mn B pant t G, t d G mhden t A): p-
lin n d ti t G t A oden prxei, mson lhpton
to A ka G, ka otvw e poresetai. n d d dejai
ti t D t E ox prxei t t G t mn D pant
prxein, t d E mhden [ m pant], to E odpot' jv
pesetai: toto d' stn de prxein. p d to trtou
trpou, ote f' o de ote de stersai odpot' jv
badietai.
Oshw d' podejevw tw mn kaylou tw d kat
mrow, ka tw mn kathgorikw tw d sterhtikw, mfi-
sbhtetai potra beltvn: w d' atvw ka per tw po-
deiknnai legomnhw ka tw ew t dnaton goshw po-
dejevw. prton mn on piskecmeya per tw kaylou
ka tw kat mrow: dhlsantew d toto, ka per tw
deiknnai legomnhw ka tw ew t dnaton epvmen.
Djeie mn on tx' n tisin d skoposin kat
mrow enai beltvn. e gr kay' n mllon pistmeya
pdeijin beltvn pdeijiw (ath gr ret podejevs),
mllon d' pistmeya kaston tan at edmen kay'
at tan kat' llo (oon tn mousikn Korskon tan
ti Korskow mousikw tan ti nyrvpow mousikw:
movw d ka p tn llvn), d kaylou ti llo, ox
ti at tetxhken pideknusin (oon ti t soskelw ox ti
soskelw ll' ti trgvnon), d kat mrow ti at: e
d beltvn mn kay' at, toiath d' kat mrow tw
kaylou mllon, ka beltvn n kat mrow pdeijiw
eh. ti e t mn kaylou m sti ti par t kay' kasta,
d' pdeijiw djan mpoie ena ti toto kay' pode-
knusi, ka tina fsin prxein n tow osi tathn, oon
trignou par t tin ka sxmatow par t tin ka
riymo par tow tinw riymow, beltvn d' per n-
tow m ntow ka di' n m pathysetai di' n, sti
d' mn kaylou toiath (prontew gr deiknousin sper
per to n lgon, oon ti n ti toioton stai n
lgon ote gramm ot' riymw ote steren ot' p-
pedon, ll par tat ti): e on kaylou mn mllon
ath, per ntow d' tton tw kat mrow ka mpoie djan
ceud, xervn n eh kaylou tw kat mrow.
H prton mn odn mllon p to kaylou to kat
mrow terow lgow stn; e gr t dusn ryaw prxei
m soskelw ll' trgvnon, edw ti soskelw t-
ton oden at edw ti trgvnon. lvw te, e mn m
ntow trgvnon eta deknusin, ok n eh pdeijiw, e d
ntow, edw kaston kaston prxei mllon oden. e d
t trgvnon p plon st, ka atw lgow, ka m kay'
mvnuman t trgvnon, ka prxei pant trign t do,
ok n t trgvnon soskelw, ll t soskelw trgvnon,
xoi toiataw tw gvnaw. ste kaylou edw mllon
oden prxei kat mrow. beltvn ra kay-
lou tw kat mrow. ti e mn eh tiw lgow ew ka m
mvnuma t kaylou, eh t' n odn tton nvn tn kat
mrow, ll ka mllon, s t fyarta n kenoiw
st, t d kat mrow fyart mllon, ti te odema
ngkh polambnein ti enai toto par tata, ti n dh-
lo, odn mllon p tn llvn sa m t shmanei
ll' poin prw ti poien. e d ra, ox pdei-
jiw ata ll' kovn.
Eti e pdeijiw mn sti sullogismw deiktikw a-
taw ka to di t, t kaylou d' atiteron ( gr kay'
at prxei ti, toto at at ation: t d kaylou
prton: ation ra t kaylou): ste ka pdeijiw bel-
tvn: mllon gr to atou ka to di t stin.
Eti mxri
totou zhtomen t di t, ka tte omeya ednai, tan
m ti ti llo toto ginmenon n: tlow gr ka
praw t sxaton dh otvw stn. oon tnow neka lyen;
pvw lb trgrion, toto d' pvw pod feile, toto
d' pvw m diks: ka otvw ntew, tan mhkti di'
llo mhd' llou neka, di toto w tlow famn l-
yen ka enai ka gnesyai, ka tte ednai mlista di t
lyen. e d movw xei p pasn tn atin ka tn di
t, p d tn sa atia otvw w o neka otvw smen
mlista, ka p tn llvn ra tte mlista smen, tan
mhkti prx toto ti llo. tan mn on ginskvmen
ti tttarsin a jv sai ti soskelw, ti lepetai di
t t soskels ti trgvnon, ka toto, ti sxma e-
ygrammon. e d toto mhkti diti llo, tte mlista
smen. ka kaylou d tte: kaylou ra beltvn.
Eti
s n mllon kat mrow , ew t peira mpptei,
d kaylou ew t plon ka t praw. sti d', mn
peira, ok pistht, d peprantai, pistht. ra ka-
ylou, mllon pistht kat mrow. podeikt ra
mllon t kaylou. tn d' podeiktn mllon mllon
pdeijiw: ma gr mllon t prw ti. beltvn ra
kaylou, peper ka mllon pdeijiw.
Eti e aretvtra kay'
n toto ka llo kay' n toto mnon oden: d tn
kaylou xvn ode ka t kat mrow, otow d tn kay-
lou ok oden: ste kn otvw aretvtra eh.
Eti d de.
t gr kaylou mllon deiknnai st t di msou dei-
knnai ggutrv ntow tw rxw. gguttv d t me-
son: toto d' rx. e on j rxw tw m j rxw,
mllon j rxw tw tton kribestra pdeijiw. sti
d toiath kaylou mllon: krettvn n eh ka-
ylou. oon e dei podejai t A kat to D: msa t
f' n B G: nvtrv d t B, ste di totou kaylou
mllon.
All tn mn erhmnvn nia logik sti: mlista
d dlon ti kaylou kurivtra, ti tn protsevn tn
mn protran xontew smen pvw ka tn stran ka xomen
dunmei, oon e tiw oden ti pn trgvnon dusn ryaw,
od pvw ka t soskelw ti do ryaw, dunmei, ka
e m ode t soskelw ti trgvnon: d tathn xvn
tn prtasin t kaylou odamw oden, ote dunmei ot'
nerge&. ka mn kaylou noht, d kat mrow ew
asyhsin teleut.
Oti mn on kaylou beltvn tw kat mrow, to-
say' mn ersyv: ti d' deiktik tw sterhtikw, nte-
yen dlon. stv gr ath pdeijiw beltvn tn llvn
tn atn parxntvn, j lattnvn athmtvn po-
ysevn protsevn. e gr gnrimoi movw, t ytton
gnnai di totvn prjei: toto d' aretteron. lgow d
tw protsevw, ti beltvn j lattnvn, kaylou de:
e gr movw eh t gnrima enai t msa, t d pr-
tera gnvrimtera, stv mn di msvn pdeijiw tn
B G D ti t A t E prxei, d di tn Z H ti
t A t E. movw d xei t ti t A t D prxei
ka t A t E. t d' ti t A t D prteron ka gnv-
rimteron ti t A t E: di gr totou keno po-
deknutai, pistteron d t di' o. ka di tn lat-
tnvn ra pdeijiw beltvn tn llvn tn atn par-
xntvn. mfterai mn on di te rvn trin ka prot-
sevn do deknuntai, ll' mn ena ti lambnei, d
ka enai ka m ena ti: di pleinvn ra, ste xervn.
Eti peid ddeiktai ti dnaton mfotrvn osn
sterhtikn tn protsevn gensyai sullogismn, ll tn
mn de toiathn enai, tn d' ti prxei, ti prw tot
de tde laben. tw mn gr kathgorikw ajanomnhw tw
podejevw nagkaon gnesyai pleouw, tw d sterhtikw
dnaton pleouw enai miw n panti sullogism. stv
gr mhden prxon t A f' svn t B, t d G pr-
xon pant t B. n d d plin ajein mfotraw tw
protseiw, mson mblhton. to mn A B stv t D, to d
B G t E. t mn d E fanern ti kathgorikn, t d D
to mn B kathgorikn, prw d t A sterhtikn ketai.
t mn gr D pantw to B, t d A oden de tn D
prxein. gnetai on ma sterhtik prtasiw t A D.
d' atw trpow ka p tn trvn sullogismn. e gr
t mson tn kathgorikn rvn kathgorikn p' mftera:
to d sterhtiko p ytera sterhtikn nagkaon enai, ste
ath ma toiath gnetai prtasiw, a d' llai kathgo-
rika. e d gnvrimteron di' o deknutai ka pistteron,
deknutai d' mn sterhtik di tw kathgorikw, ath d
di' kenhw o deknutai, protra ka gnvrimvtra osa
ka pistotra beltvn n eh. ti e rx sullogismo
kaylou prtasiw mesow, sti d' n mn t deiktik kata-
fatik n d t sterhtik pofatik kaylou pr-
tasiw, d katafatik tw pofatikw protra ka
gnvrimvtra (di gr tn katfasin pfasiw gn-
rimow, ka protra katfasiw, sper ka t enai
to m enai): ste beltvn rx tw deiktikw tw
sterhtikw: d beltosin rxaw xrvmnh beltvn. ti
rxoeidestra: neu gr tw deiknuoshw ok stin ste-
rhtik.
Epe d' kathgorik tw sterhtikw beltvn, dlon
ti ka tw ew t dnaton goshw. de d' ednai tw
diafor atn. stv d t A mhden prxon t B, t
d G t B pant: ngkh d t G mhden prxein t A.
otv mn on lhfyntvn deiktik sterhtik n eh pdeijiw
ti t A t G ox prxei. d' ew t dnaton d'
xei. e doi dejai ti t A t B ox prxei, lhpton
prxein, ka t B t G, ste sumbanei t A t G
prxein. toto d' stv gnrimon ka mologomenon ti
dnaton. ok ra on te t A t B prxein. e on t
B t G mologetai prxein, t A t B dnaton pr-
xein. o mn on roi movw tttontai, diafrei d t
potra n gnvrimvtra prtasiw sterhtik, pteron
ti t A t B ox prxei ti t A t G. tan mn
on t sumprasma gnvrimteron ti ok stin, ew t
dnaton gnetai pdeijiw, tan d' n t sullogism,
podeiktik. fsei d protra ti t A t B ti
t A t G. prtera gr sti to sumpersmatow j n
t sumprasma: sti d t mn A t G m prxein sum-
prasma, t d A t B j o t sumprasma. o gr
e sumbanei nairesya ti, toto sumprasm stin, kena
d j n, ll t mn j o sullogismw stin n
otvw x ste lon prw mrow mrow prw lon xein,
a d t A G ka B G protseiw ok xousin otv prw
lllaw. e on k gnvrimvtrvn ka protrvn krettvn,
es d' mfterai k to m ena ti pista, ll' mn
k protrou d' j strou, beltvn plw n eh tw
ew t dnaton sterhtik pdeijiw, ste ka tathw
beltvn kathgorik dlon ti ka tw ew t dnatn
sti beltvn.
Akribestra d' pistmh pistmhw ka protra te
to ti ka diti at, ll m xvrw to ti tw to
diti, ka m kay' pokeimnou tw kay' pokeimnou,
oon riymhtik rmonikw, ka j lattnvn tw k prow-
ysevw, oon gevmetraw riymhtik. lgv d' k prosy-
sevw, oon monw osa yetow, stigm d osa yetw: ta-
thn k prosysevw.
Ma d' pistmh stn nw gnouw, sa k tn pr-
tvn sgkeitai ka mrh stn pyh totvn kay' at. tra
d' pistmh stn traw, svn a rxa mt' k tn a-
tn my' terai k tn trvn. totou d shmeon, tan ew
t napdeikta ly: de gr at n t at gnei e-
nai tow podedeigmnoiw. shmeon d ka totou, tan t
deiknmena di' atn n tat gnei si ka suggen.
Pleouw d' podejeiw enai to ato gxvre o mnon
k tw atw sustoixaw lambnonti m t sunexw mson,
oon tn A B t G ka D ka Z, ll ka j traw. oon
stv t A metabllein, t d' f' D kinesyai, t d B
desyai, ka plin t H remzesyai. lhyw on ka t D
to B ka t A to D kathgoren: gr dmenow kinetai
ka t kinomenon metabllei. plin t A to H ka t H
to B lhyw kathgoren: pw gr dmenow remzetai
ka remizmenow metabllei. ste di' trvn msvn ka
ok k tw atw sustoixaw sullogismw. o mn ste mh-
dteron kat mhdetrou lgesyai tn msvn: ngkh gr
t at tini mfv prxein. piskcasyai d ka di
tn llvn sxhmtvn saxw ndxetai to ato gensyai
sullogismn.
To d' p txhw ok stin pistmh di' podejevw.
ote gr w nagkaon oy' w p t pol t p txhw
stn, ll t par tata ginmenon: d' pdeijiw ya-
trou totvn. pw gr sullogismw di' nagkavn
di tn w p t pol protsevn: ka e mn a prot-
seiw nagkaai, ka t sumprasma nagkaon, e d' w
p t pol, ka t sumprasma toioton. st' e t p
txhw my' w p t pol mt' nagkaon, ok n eh
ato pdeijiw.
Od di' asysevw stin pstasyai. e gr ka stin
asyhsiw to toiode ka m tod tinow, ll' asynesya
ge nagkaon tde ti ka po ka nn. t d kaylou ka
p psin dnaton asynesyai: o gr tde od nn: o
gr n n kaylou: t gr e ka pantaxo kaylou
famn enai. pe on a mn podejeiw kaylou, tata d'
ok stin asynesyai, fanern ti od' pstasyai di' asy-
sevw stin, ll dlon ti ka e n asynesyai t tr-
gvnon ti dusn ryaw saw xei tw gvnaw, zhtomen n
pdeijin ka ox sper fas tinew pistmeya: asyne-
syai mn gr ngkh kay' kaston, d' pistmh t t
kaylou gnvrzein stn. di ka e p tw selnhw ntew
vrmen ntifrttousan tn gn, ok n deimen tn atan
tw klecevw. syanmeya gr n ti nn klepei, ka
o diti lvw: o gr n to kaylou asyhsiw. o mn ll'
k to yevren toto pollkiw sumbanon t kaylou n yh-
resantew pdeijin exomen: k gr tn kay' kasta plei-
nvn t kaylou dlon. t d kaylou tmion, ti dhlo t
ation: ste per tn toiotvn kaylou timivtra tn a-
sysevn ka tw nosevw, svn teron t ation: per d
tn prtvn llow lgow.
Fanern on ti dnaton t asynesyai pstasya ti
tn podeiktn, e m tiw t asynesyai toto lgei, t
pistmhn xein di' podejevw. sti mntoi nia nagmena
ew asysevw kleicin n tow problmasin. nia gr e
vrmen ok n zhtomen, ox w edtew t rn, ll' w
xontew t kaylou k to rn. oon e tn alon tetruph-
mnhn vrmen ka t fw diin, dlon n n ka di t
kaei, t rn mn xvrw f' ksthw, nosai d' ma ti
p pasn otvw.
Tw d' atw rxw pntvn enai tn sullogismn
dnaton, prton mn logikw yevrosin. o mn gr lh-
yew esi tn sullogismn, o d ceudew. ka gr e stin
lhyw k ceudn sullogsasyai, ll' paj toto gnetai,
oon e t A kat to G lhyw, t d mson t B ce-
dow: ote gr t A t B prxei ote t B t G. ll'
n totvn msa lambnhtai tn protsevn, ceudew
sontai di t pn sumprasma cedow k ceudn enai,
t d' lhy j lhyn, tera d t ceud ka tlhy.
eta od t ceud k tn atn autow: sti gr ceud
llloiw ka nanta ka dnata ma enai, oon t tn
dikaiosnhn enai dikan deilan, ka tn nyrvpon ppon
bon, t son mezon latton.
Ek d tn keimnvn
de: od gr tn lhyn a ata rxa pntvn. terai
gr polln t gnei a rxa, ka od' farmttousai,
oon a mondew taw stigmaw ok farmttousin: a mn
gr ok xousi ysin, a d xousin. ngkh d ge ew
msa rmttein nvyen ktvyen, tow mn esv xein
tow d' jv tn rvn. ll' od tn koinn rxn on t'
ena tinaw j n panta deixysetai: lgv d koinw
oon t pn fnai pofnai. t gr gnh tn ntvn
tera, ka t mn tow posow t d tow poiow prxei
mnoiw, mey' n deknutai di tn koinn. ti a rxa o
poll lttouw tn sumperasmtvn: rxa mn gr a
protseiw, a d protseiw proslambanomnou rou m-
ballomnou esn. ti t sumpersmata peira, o d' roi
peperasmnoi. ti a rxa a mn j ngkhw, a d' n-
dexmenai.
Otv mn on skopoumnoiw dnaton tw atw enai
peperasmnaw, pervn ntvn tn sumperasmtvn. e d'
llvw pvw lgoi tiw, oon ti ad mn gevmetraw ad d
logismn ad d atrikw, t n eh t legmenon llo
pln ti esn rxa tn pisthmn; t d tw atw f-
nai geloon, ti ata ataw a ata: pnta gr otv
ggnetai tat. ll mn od t j pntvn deknusyai
tion, tot' st t zhten pntvn enai tw atw rxw:
lan gr ehyew. ote gr n tow fanerow maymasi toto
gnetai, ot' n t nalsei dunatn: a gr mesoi pro-
tseiw rxa, teron d sumprasma proslhfyeshw gne-
tai protsevw msou. e d lgoi tiw tw prtaw msouw
protseiw, tataw enai rxw, ma n kst gnei stn. e
d mt' j pasn w don deknusyai tion my' otvw t-
raw sy' ksthw pistmhw enai traw, lepetai e sug-
genew a rxa pntvn, ll' k tvnd mn tad, k d
tvnd tad. fanern d ka toy' ti ok ndxetai: ddei-
ktai gr ti llai rxa t gnei esn a tn diaf-
rvn t gnei. a gr rxa ditta, j n te ka per :
a mn on j n koina, a d per diai, oon riymw,
mgeyow.
T d' pisthtn ka pistmh diafrei to dojasto ka
djhw, ti mn pistmh kaylou ka di' nagkavn, t
d' nagkaon ok ndxetai llvw xein. sti d tina lhy
mn ka nta, ndexmena d ka llvw xein. dlon on
ti per mn tata pistmh ok stin: eh gr n dnata
llvw xein t dunat llvw xein. ll mn od now
(lgv gr non rxn pistmhs) od' pistmh napdeiktow:
toto d' stn plhciw tw msou protsevw. lhyw d'
st now ka pistmh ka dja ka t di totvn leg-
menon: ste lepetai djan enai per t lhyw mn ce-
dow, ndexmenon d ka llvw xein. toto d' stn p-
lhciw tw msou protsevw ka m nagkaaw. ka mo-
logomenon d' otv tow fainomnoiw: te gr dja b-
baion, ka fsiw toiath. prw d totoiw odew oe-
tai dojzein, tan ohtai dnaton llvw xein, ll' p-
stasyai: ll' tan enai mn otvw, o mn ll ka llvw
odn kvlein, tte dojzein, w to mn toiotou djan osan,
to d' nagkaou pistmhn.
Pw on sti t at dojsai ka pstasyai, ka di
t ok stai dja pistmh, e tiw ysei pan oden n-
dxesyai dojzein; kolouysei gr mn edw d doj-
zvn di tn msvn, vw ew t mesa ly, st' eper
kenow ode, ka dojzvn oden. sper gr ka t ti
dojzein sti, ka t diti: toto d t mson. e mn
otvw polcetai t m ndexmena llvw xein sper
[xei] tow rismow di' n a podejeiw, o dojsei ll' pi-
stsetai: e d' lhy mn enai, o mntoi tat ge atow
prxein kat' osan ka kat t edow, dojsei ka ok
pistsetai lhyw, ka t ti ka t diti, n mn di
tn msvn dojs: n d m di tn msvn, t ti
mnon dojsei; to d' ato dja ka pistmh o pntvw
stn, ll' sper ka ceudw ka lhyw to ato tr-
pon tin, otv ka pistmh ka dja to ato. ka gr
djan lhy ka ceud w mn tinew lgousi to ato
enai, topa sumbanei aresyai lla te ka m doj-
zein dojzei ceudw: pe d t at pleonaxw lge-
tai, stin w ndxetai, sti d' w o. t mn gr
smmetron enai tn dimetron lhyw dojzein topon:
ll' ti dimetrow, per n a djai, t at, otv to
ato, t d t n enai katr kat tn lgon o t at.
movw d ka pistmh ka dja to ato. mn gr
otvw to zou ste m ndxesyai m enai zon, d'
st' ndxesyai, oon e mn per nyrpou stn, d'
nyrpou mn, m per d' nyrpou. t at gr ti n-
yrvpow, t d' w o t at.
Fanern d' k totvn ti od dojzein ma t at
ka pstasyai ndxetai. ma gr n xoi plhcin to
llvw xein ka m llvw t at: per ok ndxetai.
n ll mn gr kteron enai ndxetai to ato w e-
rhtai, n d t at od' otvw on te: jei gr plh-
cin ma, oon ti nyrvpow per zon (toto gr n t
m ndxesyai enai m zon) ka m per zon: toto gr
stv t ndxesyai.
T d loip pw de dianemai p te dianoaw ka
no ka pistmhw ka txnhw ka fronsevw ka sofaw,
t mn fusikw t d yikw yevraw mlln stin.
H d' gxnoi stin estoxa tiw n skpt xrn
to msou, oon e tiw dn ti selnh t lamprn e xei
prw tn lion, tax nenhse di t toto, ti di t lm-
pein p to lou: dialegmenon plous gnv diti da-
nezetai: diti floi, ti xyro to ato. pnta gr
t atia t msa [] dn t kra gnrisen. t lamprn
enai t prw tn lion f' o A, t lmpein p to lou
B, selnh t G. prxei d t mn seln t G t B,
t lmpein p to lou: t d B t A, t prw tot'
enai t lamprn, f' o lmpei: ste ka t G t A
di to B.
Analitici secondi B
Copyright 2002 Giovanni Ferrero