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Str. But the science possessed by the arts relating to carpentering and to handicraft in general is inherent in their application, and with its aid they create objects which did not previously exist.
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Y. Soc. To be sure.
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Str. In this way, then, divide all science into two arts, calling the one practical, and the other purely intellectual.
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Y. Soc. Let us assume that all science is one and that these are its two forms.
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Str. Shall we then assume that the statesman, king, master, and householder too, for that matter, are all one, to be grouped under one title, or shall we say that there are as many arts as names? But let me rather help you to understand in this way.
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Y. Soc. In what way?
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Str. By this example: If anyone, though himself in private station, is able to advise one of the public physicians, must not his art be called by the same name as that of the man whom he advises?
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Y. Soc. Yes.
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Str. Well, then, if a man who is himself in private station is wise enough to advise him who is king of a country, shall we not say that he has the science which the ruler himself ought to possess?
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Y. Soc. We shall.
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Str. But certainly the science of a true king is kingly science?
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Y. Soc. Yes.
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Str. And will not he who possesses this science, whether he happen to be a ruler or a private citizen, rightly be called kingly, when considered purely with reference to his art?
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Y. Soc. At least he has a right to be.
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Str. And surely the householder and the master of a family are the same.
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Y. Soc. Yes, of course.
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Str. Well, so far as government is concerned, is there any difference between the grandeur of a large house and the majesty of a small state?
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Y. Soc. No.
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Str. Then as for the point we were just discussing, it is clear that all these are the objects of one science, and whether a man calls this the art of kingship or statesmanship or householding, let us not quarrel with him.
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Y. Soc. By no means.
