on the motion of animals-第3章

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then　moves；　itself　being　unmoved；　whereas　desire　and　its　faculty　are



moved　and　so　move。　But　it　is　not　necessary　for　the　last　in　the　chain



of　things　moved　to　move　something　else；　wherefore　it　is　plainly



reasonable　that　motion　in　place　should　be　the　last　of　what　happens



in　the　region　of　things　happening；　since　the　living　creature　is



moved　and　goes　forward　by　reason　of　desire　or　purpose；　when　some



alteration　has　been　set　going　on　the　occasion　of　sensation　or



imagination。



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　　But　how　is　it　that　thought　（viz。　sense；　imagination；　and　thought



proper）　is　sometimes　followed　by　action；　sometimes　not；　sometimes　by



movement；　sometimes　not？　What　happens　seems　parallel　to　the　case　of



thinking　and　inferring　about　the　immovable　objects　of　science。　There



the　end　is　the　truth　seen　（for；　when　one　conceives　the　two



premisses；　one　at　once　conceives　and　comprehends　the　conclusion）；



but　here　the　two　premisses　result　in　a　conclusion　which　is　an



action…　for　example；　one　conceives　that　every　man　ought　to　walk；　one



is　a　man　oneself：　straightway　one　walks；　or　that；　in　this　case；　no　man



should　walk；　one　is　a　man：　straightway　one　remains　at　rest。　And　one　so



acts　in　the　two　cases　provided　that　there　is　nothing　in　the　one　case



to　compel　or　in　the　other　to　prevent。　Again；　I　ought　to　create　a　good；



a　house　is　good：　straightway　I　make　a　house。　I　need　a　covering；　a　coat



is　a　covering：　I　need　a　coat。　What　I　need　I　ought　to　make；　I　need　a



coat：　I　make　a　coat。　And　the　conclusion　I　must　make　a　coat　is　an



action。　And　the　action　goes　back　to　the　beginning　or　first　step。　If



there　is　to　be　a　coat；　one　must　first　have　B；　and　if　B　then　A；　so



one　gets　A　to　begin　with。　Now　that　the　action　is　the　conclusion　is



clear。　But　the　premisses　of　action　are　of　two　kinds；　of　the　good　and



of　the　possible。



　　And　as　in　some　cases　of　speculative　inquiry　we　suppress　one



premise　so　here　the　mind　does　not　stop　to　consider　at　all　an　obvious



minor　premise；　for　example　if　walking　is　good　for　man；　one　does　not



dwell　upon　the　minor　'I　am　a　man'。　And　so　what　we　do　without



reflection；　we　do　quickly。　For　when　a　man　actualizes　himself　in



relation　to　his　object　either　by　perceiving；　or　imagining　or



conceiving　it；　what　he　desires　he　does　at　once。　For　the　actualizing　of



desire　is　a　substitute　for　inquiry　or　reflection。　I　want　to　drink；



says　appetite；　this　is　drink；　says　sense　or　imagination　or　mind：



straightway　I　drink。　In　this　way　living　creatures　are　impelled　to　move



and　to　act；　and　desire　is　the　last　or　immediate　cause　of　movement；　and



desire　arises　after　perception　or　after　imagination　and　conception。



And　things　that　desire　to　act　now　create　and　now　act　under　the



influence　of　appetite　or　impulse　or　of　desire　or　wish。



　　The　movements　of　animals　may　be　compared　with　those　of　automatic



puppets；　which　are　set　going　on　the　occasion　of　a　tiny　movement；　the



levers　are　released；　and　strike　the　twisted　strings　against　one



another；　or　with　the　toy　wagon。　For　the　child　mounts　on　it　and　moves



it　straight　forward；　and　then　again　it　is　moved　in　a　circle　owing　to



its　wheels　being　of　unequal　diameter　（the　smaller　acts　like　a　centre



on　the　same　principle　as　the　cylinders）。　Animals　have　parts　of　a



similar　kind；　their　organs；　the　sinewy　tendons　to　wit　and　the　bones；



the　bones　are　like　the　wooden　levers　in　the　automaton；　and　the　iron；



the　tendons　are　like　the　strings；　for　when　these　are　tightened　or



leased　movement　begins。　However；　in　the　automata　and　the　toy　wagon



there　is　no　change　of　quality；　though　if　the　inner　wheels　became



smaller　and　greater　by　turns　there　would　be　the　same　circular　movement



set　up。　In　an　animal　the　same　part　has　the　power　of　becoming　now



larger　and　now　smaller；　and　changing　its　form；　as　the　parts　increase



by　warmth　and　again　contract　by　cold　and　change　their　quality。　This



change　of　quality　is　caused　by　imaginations　and　sensations　and　by



ideas。　Sensations　are　obviously　a　form　of　change　of　quality；　and



imagination　and　conception　have　the　same　effect　as　the　objects　so



imagined　and　conceived　For　in　a　measure　the　form　conceived　be　it　of



hot　or　cold　or　pleasant　or　fearful　is　like　what　the　actual　objects



would　be；　and　so　we　shudder　and　are　frightened　at　a　mere　idea。　Now　all



these　affections　involve　changes　of　quality；　and　with　those　changes



some　parts　of　the　body　enlarge；　others　grow　smaller。　And　it　is　not



hard　to　see　that　a　small　change　occurring　at　the　centre　makes　great



and　numerous　changes　at　the　circumference；　just　as　by　shifting　the



rudder　a　hair's　breadth　you　get　a　wide　deviation　at　the　prow。　And



further；　when　by　reason　of　heat　or　cold　or　some　kindred　affection　a



change　is　set　up　in　the　region　of　the　heart；　even　in　an



imperceptibly　small　part　of　the　heart；　it　produces　a　vast　difference



in　the　periphery　of　the　body；…　blushing；　let　us　say；　or　turning　white；



goose…skin　and　shivers　and　their　opposites。



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　　But　to　return；　the　object　we　pursue　or　avoid　in　the　field　of



action　is；　as　has　been　explained；　the　original　of　movement；　and　upon



the　conception　and　imagination　of　this　there　necessarily　follows　a



change　in　the　temperature　of　the　body。　For　what　is　painful　we　avoid；



what　is　pleasing　we　pursue。　We　are；　however；　unconscious　of　what



happens　in　the　minute　parts；　still　anything　painful　or　pleasing　is



generally　speaking　accompanied　by　a　definite　change　of　temperature



in　the　body。　One　may　see　this　by　considering　the　affections。　Blind



courage　and　panic　fears；　erotic　motions；　and　the　rest　of　the　corporeal



affections；　pleasant　and　painful；　are　all　accompanied　by　a　change　of



temperature；　some　in　a　particular　member；　others　in　the　body



generally。　So；　memories　and　anticipations；　using　as　it　were　the



reflected　images　of　these　pleasures　and　pains；　are　now　more　and　now



less　causes　of　the　same　changes　of　temperature。　And　so　we　see　the



reason　of　nature's　handiwork　in　the　inward　parts；　and　in　the　centres



of　movement　of　the　organic　members；　they　change　from　solid　to　moist；



and　from　moist　to　solid；　from　soft　to　hard　and　vice　versa。　And　so　when



these　are　affected　in　this　way；　and　when　besides　the　passive　and



active　have　the　constitution　we　have　many　times　described；　as　often　as



it　comes　to　pass　that　one　is　active　and　the　other　passive；　and　neither



of　them　falls　short　of　the　elements　of　its　essence；　straightway　one



acts　and　the　other　responds。　And　on　this　account　thinking　that　one



ought　to　go　and　going　are　virtually　simultaneous；　unless　there　be



something　else　to　hinder　action。　The　organic　parts　are　suitably



prepared　by　the　affections；　these　again　by　desire；　and　desire　by



imagination。　Imagination　in　its　turn　depends　either　upon　conception　or



sense…perception。　And　the　simultaneity　and　speed　are　due　to　the



natural　correspondence　of　the　active　and　passive。



　　However；　that　which　first　moves　the　animal　organism　must　be



situate　in　a　definite　original。　Now　we　have　said　that　a　joint　is　the



beginning　of　one　part　of　a　limb；　the　end　of　another。　And　so　nature



employs　it　sometimes　as　one；　sometimes　as　two。　When　movement　arises



from　a　joint；　one　of　the　extreme　points　must　remain　at　rest；　and　the



other　be　moved　（for　as　we　explained　above　the　mover　must　support



itself　against　a　point　at　rest）；　accordingly；　in　the　case　of　the



elbow…joint；　the　last　point　of　the　forearm　is　moved　but　does　not



move　anything；　while；　in　the　flexion；　one　point　of　the　elbow；　which



lies　in　the　whole　forearm　that　is　being　moved；　is　moved；　but　there



must　also　be　a　point　which　is　unmoved；　and　this　is　our　meaning　when　we



speak　of　a　point　which　is　in　potency　one；　but　which　becomes　two　in



actual　exercise。　Now　if　the　arm　were　the　living　animal；　somewhere　in



its　elbow…joint　would　be　situate　the　original　seat　of　the　moving　soul。