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All men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses.Metaphysics, Book I.1 (980a), trans. W. D. Ross

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1061» 34 — 10622, cf. 1005> 8-34 1062? 2-5, cf. 10068 5 — 18 5-19, cf. 1006* 18 — 10072 20

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1062 19-23, cf. 1006» 28-34 23-30, cf. 1007” 18 — 1008* 2 31-35, cf. 1005> 23-26 36-7, cf. 1008* 4-7

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1062 7-9, cf. 1012” 13-18 12-24, cf. 1009* 6-16, 22-30 24-33, Cf. 1009 30-36 33 — 1063* I0, cf. 1010” 1-26, Io 1 31-34

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b 7-16, cf. 10098 16-22, 1o11 3-16 17-19, cf. tori? 17-22 19-24, cf. 1011» 23-1012 24,

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1063* 10-17, cf. 1o10# 25-32 17-21, cf. 1010% 35-1

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1063* 28-35, cf. 1008» 12-27 35-7, cf. 10097 38 —» 33
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