on the soul-第26章

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se　alone　must　bring　about　the　death　of　an　animal。　For　as　on　the　one　hand　nothing　which　is　not　an　animal　can　have　this　sense；　so　on　the　other　it　is　the　only　one　which　is　indispensably　necessary　to　what　is　an　animal。　This　explains；　further；　the　following　difference　between　the　other　senses　and　touch。　In　the　case　of　all　the　others　excess　of　intensity　in　the　qualities　which　they　apprehend；　i。e。　excess　of　intensity　in　colour；　sound；　and　smell；　destroys　not　the　but　only　the　organs　of　the　sense　（except　incidentally；　as　when　the　sound　is　accompanied　by　an　impact　or　shock；　or　where　through　the　objects　of　sight　or　of　smell　certain　other　things　are　set　in　motion；　which　destroy　by　contact）；　flavour　also　destroys　only　in　so　far　as　it　is　at　the　same　time　tangible。　But　excess　of　intensity　in　tangible　qualities；　e。g。　heat；　cold；　or　hardness；　destroys　the　animal　itself。　As　in　the　case　of　every　sensible　quality　excess　destroys　the　organ；　so　here　what　is　tangible　destroys　touch；　which　is　the　essential　mark　of　life；　for　it　has　been　shown　that　without　touch　it　is　impossible　for　an　animal　to　be。　That　is　why　excess　in　intensity　of　tangible　qualities　destroys　not　merely　the　organ；　but　the　animal　itself；　because　this　is　the　only　sense　which　it　must　have。　　　All　the　other　senses　are　necessary　to　animals；　as　we　have　said；　not　for　their　being；　but　for　their　well…being。　Such；　e。g。　is　sight；　which；　since　it　lives　in　air　or　water；　or　generally　in　what　is　pellucid；　it　must　have　in　order　to　see；　and　taste　because　of　what　is　pleasant　or　painful　to　it；　in　order　that　it　may　perceive　these　qualities　in　its　nutriment　and　so　may　desire　to　be　set　in　motion；　and　hearing　that　it　may　have　communication　made　to　it；　and　a　tongue　that　it　may　communicate　with　its　fellows。


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