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INTRODUZIONE
Dopou ns oggipoarnroi gdiunroa ntqeu aalivele va
commentlaeSt eon tedniz eP iLeotmrboa redc oo mpo
stloaS ummdae c rerait,Asu lberMatgon (o21 00-102)8
tornneò1l 2 4a8C olondioavf,eon dòe d irelsoSs teu
diumg eenradlee ll'oTrodmimnaesd:oA ' quindoo,p o
avesre guiimlta oe sdtraPo a riaCg oil onnieaa s,c ollet ò
lezisounDlei d iivninso miniebs uusEl tli'nciacm oach.e a
Intoarln1 o2 5Al0b erto li'pnoeirzdaiic ò o mmendteol
corpusa ristoInt qeuliecsos.tt iea snsnisii a cceaPs aer igi
lal otttracal esreoc oelo arrdeim nein dicpaenirtdl ii rit
to idnis eganlla'rUvene irsTiatlcàeo. nl fititnco u,ci o n
correpnitùni u mersoisc io ntendevano dlie cattedre
sponieb miiil gil sitourdie rnitmiap,se eur n c erpteor io
dol ateMnatl eas. i tuazciaomnbei ò qaiu saencdool ari
apparve chicahreia n mueonvmtiae e smternid icanti
nons sie ntiavffaantost ool icdoanill io rcooe lglhsie co
laera in teponle'voabnboe dipeanpezaa a il oarslou pe
rioarlild aie fasd elllieb eerd teàpi r iviulneigvie rsitari.
Tra1 2i5le3 1il25im4 e ndicsarini tfii utcaormogeni oà,
ne1l 22,d9 ia ssocaidau rnsosi c iopdeerlol 'università:
unafz aiodniet eolroagdiu naatttio ar noG uglideim o
Saint-Admeocuidrsie e s peldlae'lrulienv erism ietnàd i
canpteivr i oladzeigoslntiea tnum taie.s gternoe rale del
lo'r didnoem enicinacnoon,t rAaltboe ratlco a pitolo di
Paridge1il2 5p6e,n sdòii nviparrelsols aco u ria pontifi
cia, ad peAsrno asgtneiln,ace arueds eag olrid ini men
dicaAnltbie.rv tigo i unnseel l'ontetl1o 2b5rF6eu .i l
suo pvriimoa ging Iitoa dluiraa,ct iorn coav mee sfii,n o
alcloa ncludseicloa npei tgoelnoe rdaellel 'odrodmiene
nica(nFoi re1n2z5)e71,D• u ranqtuee spteor iosduro i,
chiedsetplaa pAal essaInV,dA rlob erstoos teunnnae
VI INTRODUZIONE
dispsuutllaa dtee'lsulin idteàl l'titnost,ee clolnecduoi
esiustnue n icion telpleertt uttolt asa p ecuimea nea
dunqlu'ea niinmdai vindouna ilmèem ortcaolnetd:ri o
essila maetsetdreoss ocsot elnapn leu radleigitlnàit el
letelt m'im iortapleirtsào dneal'leal niAmlab.e rretdoa s
sei nf ormad efiitniqvuae sdtias piunttao alr1n2o36 e la
riprceosnae l cumnoed iicfhnee 1l27i0n,s erennedlloal a
seconpdaard teel Sluam mtah eoogaliel,as uoap erpai ù
tarda.
La« dispduiAt naa gnnio»tc,ao unn t itoDelu on,ti a
tei ntellceocnttaurvsae rraosai,ns atloag oq uedliul no
celetbrraet dtiaT otmom asdoA' quinèso t,a ctoan side
ratdaaa lcucnoimil ep rimdoo cumecnhtteoe stimonia
degilniid zeil l'averArld oili àds emtloi 2t•co olnco u ili
tesèts ot attroa manndoanst eom,b rtauntot eamveirag e
re elementi fcaovnovdriiqen u ceestntetasni ié d, aa ll'e
same dterlaldai zmiaonnoes cnréis,to tpar atdtault to,
contenduetlol 'oSpcerriant.et lal a ftorimpaid celal a
queastmieod ieveaslsheaa,c omaer gomepnrtion cipale
las eparadzeiloln'ead nacilom rapd oo ploa m ortee la
suiam mortpaelristoànc aolmveei, e ne chiaramente indi
catdoa lsltoe Alsbseor fitnod allpar emessa.a lIlnas ieme
Summdae c reat,au lcr iosmmenatlDo ea ni,ma alD en a
tureato irgeia nnimaaelD, e i nteleltei cntlteuleg ibili li,
Deu nitaitnet ellfeapc atrudtsiqe u eclo rpudsi opcehree
Alberctoon saaclrslapa iegadzeipior nien cpirpoabllie
mip osdtaill pas icolaorgiisat oet,ce olnitceam poranea
mentael,l fao rumlazidoenlepl rao prainat ropologia.
Moldteiti e maic cennneaDlte iu n itvaetneg oanfrofo n
taitnim odop iaùr ticeoc lhaitaoir nqo u este ao pere,
cuAil berritnov ia esplicchidet uanmqdeuenevt oen,o e
essetreen ute psruelssleofonn tdiod eldlias puStua .
questteims iis offeerrmàp rleas einntter oduazp iaorne,
tidrael più ogvevneedrraaoa l lceup,nr io bldeiim nit er
pretazpioosndteai l dloat trairnias todteellli'caan ima
agaluit omreid ievali.
INTRODUZIONE VII
l.E lemendteilp lsai colaorgiisaitc oat el
li seconldiobd reoDl e a nimianc, u Air isteostpeole
nel ap roporpiian idoonpeao v ecrr itiqcuaetldole ei
suoi predeacpersceso onur niad, ein fiszii odneel l'ani
mal:' aniingm ean erale -nodnsu onlqqouu ee lulmaa
nam,a anqcuheeld leallp ei antdee galeni i m-alèai t to
o primpae erizfondee clo rpnoa turcahlheea l av itian
potenczhace,i oèèc apadcive i ve.Er ses3èad unqeuse
senzialmleengtaaetll aa sua omvvaetreaorl i ac,ov ripo
ventNee.l dqaureesd teiafn iziAornies tportoecleead e
positoerrpia,r tednadlool pee razpieormn eiz zdoe lle
quall'ia nciimr ai vellasa u an atuProai.c lhoés copo
princèiq puaellldieo d eifnilr'neia muam ana, Aristotele
enumelreoa p erazdieloln'iu oilmp oip,ùe ertfto e com
pleto edsesgvelireivin tCio.m el ep ianatnec,hl e'o umo
si nsuit rusepv,pi easl ir iproduce;a ncimoalml'eiu ogli
mop ossioeldtear,lef l unez iovneig etailts ievnete,i rile
muoveergslpiio; s sipeedrueòn o 'perazsiuopanr eo pria,
cheè queldlea'l ilntenL'daenriemd.ae vael loersas ere
considceormaetp aril i ncdiapc iuosi c aturitsuctotneo
quesftunez ioend ie,fi nciotma«e il p rincippeicrou vii
viamsoe,n tieai mnot endiOarmaop,»o 4i•co hgéne is se
rec hoep eèri ana tteodè, aint tpoelr a fsorumaa la,'n i
mau mandae ve ecsosnesried feorrmaadt ea'l ulomDoa.l
momencthoei f neomedneil las uvpiptoan gdoentoe r
minaotpee razcioosntian nettit amdeineftrfee nz(iaalt e
puntcoh cei s oneos sienrc iua il cupnoes soensoi stere,
senlzeaa l tdrioe r disnuep oerreia)l,l aonrca hle'n aima,
chèep rincviiptiadole eva,ev edreel claep acof iuntzài o
ni poa rcthipe r esieadq ouneoso tpee razei orlneeig ola
nop;o icihnpé a rticifo neloamreeen iful nez iofnonid a
mentdaellivl iats ao ndoi c aratvteegreet a(tniavsoc ita,
nutrizciroeinsetc,as )e,n simtoitvoor (isoe nsaez ione
movimenet inof)i inntee llettivo (dceolniobsecreanza,
zioen sec letao)c,c odrirset ingsueecroenA droi stotele
vm INTRODUZIONE
traan imvae getaatniivmaa, seena sniitmiianv tae llettiva
or azioLneap liea.np toes siesdoollnoapo r iam,g lain i
malil ap rimeal as econld'au,o lmepo o ssiteudteet e
trpee;pr o ssedere l'aniemgalid evrpeao zsisoendaelree
primlaea ltlr'neai,m apleear v ersee nlsai dteivpveoa s
sedelrave e gaettimvean,t èrp eo ssipboislsee ld'earen i
mav egetativsau csceenszsai vlee.
Dalco nfnrtocoo lna p osizdiiPo lnaet oAnrei,s totele
èp oiin doatd toom andiancr hsreia pposrttioat nrloao
rol af caolvteàg etaqtuievlsale,an sietl i'evilanl teets teo
sit radtitt riae n imdei stois notlet adnipt aord tiui n a
steasnsiam aac ;h iedpeoriis,nqi u eusltt'icmaoss oes, i a
nod isttirnlato erd oau np untdoivi sta conocs eet tuale
siaannoc hsee partarblaio lrdioa puunn tdoiv isstpaa
ziaeld eu nqiunce u rii siedpaunnodt iiiv ned res'loi lr ga
nismDou.ep rinfconidpaim endteallisl uama e tfsaiica
choeg ncio sèai na ttpoel ra s ufaor maec hoeg neis se
rei,n quèa,èn u tnoo- lop ortaandeo s clucdheesr ie
tradtitt riae n imed ive:sr its reaptituat tdoits rtpeoa rti,
of caoldtiuà n as teasnsiam a.s pPieergc aormece i sòi a
possiAbriilset ortiecloaer ur ne' igmimnaceo:m nee lla
serdieeni u meerd ie pio ligqouneilc lhose egcuoen tie
nev irteunatliemn qsuée lclhoep rececdoesl,ì' anima
sensictoinvtaiq euneelv leag etacthièesv eap arabile dal
senssool coo ncettuaPlemqreu natnreti.og ualrn'dtiae l
letltaco o snao nèa ltretcthainaAtrnoac .hs eem olatui
tormie die,vs avliliuppaln'diom maagriinset odtielica,
ranncoh ec,o mnee qlu adranèg ocloon tietlnr uitaon go
lo ep ennetla gèo ncoo ntieqlnu uatadonr gocloos,ì nel
l'naimian tellettivvai rèt uraallcmapce ahnristtueeesn a
sitsivtdaaif, ta tcoh Aer istotenloem iinnplaoe nn tago
noe de spralicmuen rei serrivgeu ardnoa taudlrelala l 'in
teeltltPor5i.m dait ornsaurq eu esatrog omeinlFt io,
losofod etlrflaunatz tiaov neeg etead teilvclaoa n oscenza
sensiCtoinvtalr.ato e dsiiE mpedopcelireql ,u ailsle i
miles i conosce col simiclheie,lc oAristotele sostiene
noscèe raelve 'vrtimdeinu tnoav a riazpisoicncaehc ih e
INTRODUZIONE IX
accaidne ncohice o en sniesplta es gsgaidoa lploat enza
al'tlatoD.e rivdaat'laolg getrteoa lleaf, or mai mpressa
nenio sits rencsiio,lèm ' miagisneen sihbaiu lnve a,l ore
rapprese(ncthaets icgvoliol adsetifinciir ainnntoe nzio
nael)p,e r cciucòih èea vverdtaislto og gecthtseoe nte
non lmè'm iagion le' iemspsriionnq eu anttaol mea,
l'gogetrtaop presdeanqltu aatelose s daev raiL.e sensa
zioanviv erpteimrte ez zdoe i cinqsuoen rosa ecncsoil te
dasle ncsoom unAes.s ociuannasd eon sazcioonln 'ea l
treas,s roe ndpeos silbapi elrec ezdieo'lnoleg geatltloa,
cufior mazicoonnet ribaunicshlce'e i mgmianazoi one
fatnasGiraa.za iq eu est'ullast einmsai,rb aiglgiituàn ge il
piaùl tgor addoi indipdeanldmleaant zeacr hièea con
cesasloal sensaLzaic oonneo.s ccehnesz ia ottiene a
quesptuon tèto u tvtisaae mpdrie orsdeinnsei èb iilne:
ftatlie gaaft unaz ioonrig aneic cohnec eirplna er ticolare
rappresdeanltla'tiom mnaogni nsei;a mo dunque ancora
giunatlci o nceutntiov ervsealreo, ogdgeelctlotano o
sceninztae llectatpiavdcaiee, s seprree diecdae tsop ri
mentle's esendzealc loesa eld il àd io gncio ntindgie nza
spazeid oit empAor.i stpootnecelo esa ìld i sodperllaa
sensazli'toiennletl oe«,tq uellad ep'laalrnticemo anl a
qualle'n aimpae nsea ragiaotntar»i6b,u eanldcougnlei
caratte-ril'setsissceehrpeea rdaatlmola at eriimap,a ssi
bileede ter-nloa icnutie rprestaarazàli lo'noedr eilg ine
dibatmteidtioe vsaulllne't iellcehtest ios ,v iluppienr à
tutitXloI IsIe coelc oo stiticuloi nstceets etoori inc oc ui
si insieDler iusnciteda iAt leb erto.
Affinclh'téie nllpeotstpsoea n slau'rnei verosgagleet
tod ic onosceec noznao stcuetrlteece o soec,c orpreer,
Aristoctheeels es,o anbobnui naa n atupraar ticeo lare
determimnasa itaa ,p iuttdoims etsoc oplrcaionvlnzoa a
mateer cihaes iian olstermep leii cmep assciobmiel e,
Anassagdoircae dvelal' inteclhlee tmtueoo vdei spone
tuttceo slEees7 s.èo l uodgeol floer mien tellneogni bili,
pernòe sle ncshole e p ossiienad tet moa, in quanto è
capadcier i cevteurtltede i d iev entarleec otsuet8t•e
