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Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Eric R. Scerri and Democritus

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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / d. Health

495	Wisdom creates a healthy passion-free soul [Democritus]
	Full Idea: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
	From: Democritus (fragments/reports [c.431 BCE], B031), quoted by Clement - Pedagogue 1.6.2.1
	A reaction: The interesting concept of a healthy mind seems to have got lost in modern moral philosophy.