[Greek: ta prota kata physin] and the
Peripatetic [Greek: trilogia]. That this is historically absurd Madvig
shows in his _Excursus_, but he does not sufficiently recognise the fact
that Cicero has perfectly correctly reported Antiochus. At all events,
Varro's report (Aug. _De Civ. Dei_ XIX. 3) coincides with Cic.'s in every
particular. Even the _inexplicabilis perversitas_ of which Madv. complains
(p. 821) is traceable to Antiochus, who, as will be seen from Augustine
XIX. 1, 3, included even _virtus_ among the _prima naturae_. A little
reflection will show that in no other way could Antiochus have maintained
the practical identity of the Stoic and Peripatetic views of the _finis_. I
regret that my space does not allow me to pursue this difficult subject
farther. For the Stoic [Greek: prota kata physin] see Zeller, chap XI.
_Ipsa per sese expetenda_: Gk. [Greek: haireta], which is applied to all
things contained within the _summum bonum_. As the Stoic _finis_ was
[Greek: arete] only, that alone to them was [Greek: haireton], their
[Greek: prota kata physin] were not [Greek: haireta], (cf. _D.F._ III. 21).
Antiochus' _prima naturae_ were [Greek: haireta] to him, cf. Aug. XIX. 3,
_prima illa naturae propter se ipsa existimat expetenda_ so Stob., II. 6,
7, demonstrates each branch of the [Greek: trilogia] to be [Greek: kath'
hauto haireton]. _Aut omnia aut maxima_: so frequently in Cic., e.g. _D.F._
IV. 27, so Stob. II. 6, 8, [Greek: ta pleista kai kyriotata]. _Ea sunt
maxima_: so Stob., Varro in Aug. _passim_. _Sensit_: much misunderstood by
edd., here = _iudicavit_ not _animadvertit_ cf. _M.D.F._ II. 6.
_Reperiebatur_: for change of constr. cf. _D.F._ IV. 26 _Nec tamen
beatissimam_: the question whether [Greek: arete] was [Greek: autarkes pros
eudaimonian] was one of the most important to the late Greek philosophy. As
to Antiochus, consult _M.D.F._ V. 67.

Sec.23. _Agendi aliquid_: Gk. [Greek: praxeos], the usual translation, cf. II.
24, 37. _Officii ipsius initium_: [Greek: tou kathekontos archen], Stob.
II. 6, 7. This sentence is covertly aimed at the New Academics, whose
scepticism, according to the dogmatists, cut away the ground from action
and duty, see II. 24. _Recti honestique_: these words are redolent of the
Stoa. _Earum rerum_: Halm thinks something like _appetitio_ has fallen out,
_susceptio_ however, above, is quite enough for both clauses; a similar use
of it is found in _D.F._ III. 32. _Descriptione naturae