Β, Chapter 7

ἀλλὰ δὴ καὶ διότι φαῦλαί εἰσιν ἡδοναί τινες, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐδόκει ἡ ἡδονὴ αὐτοῖς ἀγαθὸν εἶναι. τὸ δὲ τοιοῦτον καὶ ἡ τοιαὐτη κρίσις οὐκ ἴδιός ἐστιν ἡδονῆς, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐπὶ φύσεως καὶ ἐπιστήμης. ἔστι γὰρ καὶ φύσις φαύλη, οἷον ἡ τῶν σκωλήκων καὶ ἡ τῶν κανθάρων καὶ ὅλως ἡ τῶν ἀτίμων ζῴων, ἀλλʼ οὐ διὰ τοῦτο ἡ φύσις τῶν φαύλων·