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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 2

Section 45 of 882

Canonical reference 1.11.2

Ancient Greek

εἰ δʼ ἐστὶν ἡδονὴ τὸ τοιοῦτον, δῆλον ὅτι καὶ ἡδύ ἐστι τὸ ποιητικὸν τῆς εἰρημένης διαθέσεως, τὸ δὲ φθαρτικὸν ἢ τῆς ἐναντίας καταστάσεως ποιητικὸν λυπηρόν.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

If such is the nature of pleasure, it is evident that that which produces the disposition we have just mentioned is pleasant, and that that which destroys it or produces the contrary settling down is painful.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

Si telle est la nature du plaisir, il est évident que ce qui produit la disposition que nous venons de mentionner est agréable, et que ce qui la détruit ou produit le retour contraire est pénible.

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