The other kind of acquisition, which is unlimited, or chrematistik, is contrary to nature, and is not in the province of domestic economy.747
This unnatural finance, since it deals chiefly in the exchange of money and other commodities, may be termed retail trade (καπηλική).748
Though itself false, it is a logical outgrowth (κατὰ λόγον) of the true form of exchange that is limited to actual needs749 as a result of the invention of money.750
But the real reason for its pursuit is to satisfy an evil and unlimited desire for material things.751
It produces money merely through the exchange of money (δι1α χρημάτων μεταβολῆς),[##] and its beginning and end is unlimited currency.752
This false form of acquisition is often confused with necessary exchange, because both deal with money.753 Their aims, however, are quite diverse. The