The cases of faulty action will be, either when the Machinery is
perfect but wrongly directed, as in the case of a deliberate crime, or
when the direction given by the Reason is right but the Will does not
move in accordance with that direction, in other words, when the
Machinery is out of order; as in the case of the [Greek: akrates]—video
meliora proboque, Deteriora sequor.
[7] See the note on [Greek: Arche] on page 4, l. 30.
[8] The cobbler is at his last, why? to make shoes, which are to clothe
the feet of someone and the price to be paid, _i.e._ the produce of his
industry, is to enable him to support his wife and children; thus his
production is subordinate to Moral Action.
[9] It may be fairly presumed that Aristotle would not thus have varied
his phrase without some real difference of meaning. That difference is
founded, I think, on the two senses of [Greek: orexis] before alluded
to (note, p. 53, l. 33). The first impulse of the mind towards Action
may be given either by a vague desire or by the suggestion of Reason.
The vague desire passing through the deliberate stage would issue in
Moral Choice. Reason must enlist the Will before any Action can take
place.
Reason ought to be the originator in all cases, as Bishop Butler
observes that Conscience should be. If this were so, every act of Moral
Choice would be [Greek: orektikos nous].
But one obvious function of the feelings and passions in our composite
nature is to instigate Action, when Reason and Conscience by themselves
do not: so that as a matter of fact our Moral Choice is, in general,
fairly described as [Greek: orexis dianoetike]. See Bishop Butler’s
Sermon II. and the First upon Compassion.
[10] The mind attains truth, either for the sake of truth itself
([Greek: aplos]), or for the sake of something further ([Greek: eneka
tinos]). If the first then either syllogistically ([Greek: episteme]),
non-syllogistically ([Greek: nous]), or by union of the two methods
([Greek: sophla]). If the second, either with a view to _act_ ([Greek:
phronesis]), or with a view to _make_ ([Greek: techne]).
Otherwise. The mind contemplates Matter Necessary or Contingent. If
necessary, Principles ([Greek: nous]), Deductions ([Greek: episteme]),
or Mixed ([Greek: sophla]). If Contingent, Action ([Greek: phronesis]),
Production ([Greek: techen]). (Giphanius quoted in Cardwell’s notes.)
[11] It is the opening statement of the Post Analytics.