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Ideas for Irenaeus, Franois Recanati and Julia Annas

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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics

12037	Euripides's Medea is a key case of reason versus the passions [Annas]
	Full Idea: Euripides's Medea has remained a key case for discussion of reason and the passions.
	From: Julia Annas (Ancient Philosophy: very short introduction [2000], Ch.1)

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / d. Sources of pleasure

3547	Epicureans achieve pleasure through character development [Annas]
	Full Idea: Since having a virtue does not reduce to performing certain kinds of acts, the Epicurean will achieve pleasure only by aiming at being a certain kind of person.
	From: Julia Annas (The Morality of Happiness [1993], 2.4)
	A reaction: No Epicurean would want to merely possess virtues, without enacting them. I assume that virtues are sought as guides to finding the finest pleasures (such as friendship).