EE II 2 1220a39-b6
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Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics has always proved to be fertile ground for at times needless textual emendation. I provide a translation and running commentary on Eudemian Ethics II 2 1220a39”“b6 in accordance with the MSS text.
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