Xenophon
The Economist
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THE ECONOMIST (1)
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THE ECONOMIST (1)
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Treatise on the Science of the Household in the form of a DialogueINTERLOCUTORSSocrates
and CritobulusAt
Chapter VII. a prior discussion held between Socrates and Ischomachus
is introduced: On the life of a "beautiful and good" man.In
these chapters (vii.-xxi.) Socrates is represented by the author as
repeating for the benefit of Critobulus and the rest certain
conversations which he had once held with the beautiful and good
Ischomachus on the essentials of economy. It was a tete-a-tete
discussion, and in the original Greek the remarks of the two speakers
are denoted by such phrases as {ephe o 'Iskhomakhos—ephen
egio}—"said (he) Ischomachus," "said I."
(Socrates) To save the repetition of expressions tedious in English,
I have, whenever it seemed help to do so, ventured to throw parts of
the reported conversations into dramatic form, inserting "Isch."
"Soc." in the customary way to designate the speakers; but
these, it must be borne in mind, are merely "asides" to the
reader, who will not forget that Socrates is the narrator
throughout—speaking of himself as "I," and of Ischomachus
as "he," or by his name.—Translator's note, addressed to
the English reader.
I
I
once heard him (2) discuss the topic of economy (3) after the
following manner. Addressing Critobulus, (4) he said: Tell me,
Critobulus, is "economy," like the words "medicine,"
"carpentry," "building," "smithying,"
"metal-working," and so forth, the name of a particular
kind of knowledge or science?(1)
By "economist" we now generally understand "political
economist,"
but the use of the word as referring to domestic economy, the
subject matter of the treatise, would seem to be legitimate.(2)
"The master."(3)
Lit. "the management of a household and estate." See Plat.
"Rep."
407 B; Aristot. "Eth. N." v. 6; "Pol." i. 3.(4)
See "Mem." I. iii. 8; "Symp." p. 292.Crit.
Yes, I think so.Soc.
And as, in the case of the arts just named, we can state the proper
work or function of each, can we (similarly) state the proper work
and function of economy?
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