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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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