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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 1
Section 34 of 882
Canonical reference 1.11.1
Ancient Greek
ὑποκείσθω δὴ ἡμῖν εἶναι τὴν ἡδονὴν κίνησίν τινα τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ κατάστασιν ἀθρόαν καὶ αἰσθητὴν εἰς τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν φύσιν, λύπην δὲ τοὐναντίον.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
Let it be assumed by us that pleasure is a certain movement of the soul, a sudden and perceptible settling down into its natural state, and pain the opposite.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Admettons que le plaisir soit un certain mouvement de l'âme, un retour soudain et perceptible à son état naturel, et que la peine soit le contraire.
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Care of the soul
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Nature
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