The Ethics of Aristotle - Penn State Hazleton

The Ethics of Aristotlewith despair. And there is a mortification of the soul as wellas of the body, in which the first symptoms of returninghope are pain and anguish” Sewell, Sermons to Young Men(Sermon xii.)P. 170, 1. 6. Before the time of trial comes the man deliberatelymakes his Moral Choice to act rightly, but, at themoment of acting, the powerful strain of desire makes himcontravene this choice his Will does not act in accordancewith the affirmation or negation of his Reason. His actionsare therefore of the mixed kind. See Book III. chap. i, andnote on page 128.P. 171, 1. 17. Let a man be punctual on principle to anyone engagement in the day, and he must, as a matter of course,keep all his others in their due places relatively to this one;and so will often wear an appearance of being needlessly punctiliousin trifles.P. 172, 1. 21. Because he is destitute of these minor springsof action, which are intended to supply the defects of thehigher principle.See Bishop Butler’s first Sermon on Compassion, and theconclusion of note on p. 129.P. 179, 1. 4. Abandoning Bekker’s punctuation and reading[Greek: mae agathon], yields a better sense.“Why will he want it on the supposition that it is not good?He can live even with Pain because,” etc.P. 179, 1. 25. [Greek: pheugei] may be taken perhaps asequivalent to [Greek: pheugouoi] and so balance [Greek:chairouoi]. But compare Chapter VIII (Bekker).P. 183, 1. 6. “Owe no man anything, but to love one anotherfor he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law.” RomansXIII. 8.P. 183, I. 20. [Greek: kerameis]. The Proverb in full is aline from Hesiod, [Greek: kahi keramehus keramei koteeikai tektoni tekton].P. 184, I. 33. In this sense, therefore, is it sung of Mrs.Gilpin that she“two stone bottles found,To hold the liquor that she loved,And keep it safe and sound.”P. 187, 1. 24. Cardwell’s reading, [Greek: tautae gar omoioi,274