Chapter VI Aristotle

latter treats the accumulation of money (αὔξησις) as a means, while the former treats it as the supreme end of life.⁷⁵⁴ In fine, then, Aristotle teaches that necessary chrematistik has to do with the supply and use of life’s necessities, is natural (κατὰ φύσιν or οἰκειοτάτη) and limited,⁷⁵⁵ its prime function being the proper disposal of products.⁷⁵⁶ It is an honorable pursuit,⁷⁵⁷ dependent chiefly upon fruits and animals,⁷⁵⁸ and involves a practical knowledge of stock (κτηνή), farming, bee-culture, trees, fish, and fowl.⁷⁵⁹ The false finance, on the other hand, is unnatural, dishonorable, and enriches at the expense of another.⁷⁶⁰ Its chief business is commerce (ἐμπορία), including sea-trade (ναυκληρία), inland trade (φορτηγία), and shop-trade, (παράστασις).⁷⁶¹ It also comprises usury (τοκισμός) and hired labor, both skilled and unskilled (μισθαρνία ἡ μὲν τῶν βαναύσων τέχνων ἡ δὲ ἀτεχνῶν).⁷⁶²