Single Idea 467

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue]

Full Idea

The virtue of each thing is a Triad: intelligence, strength, luck.

Gist of Idea

A virtue is a combination of intelligence, strength and luck

Source

Ion (fragments/reports [c.435 BCE], B1), quoted by (who?) - where?

Book Reference

'Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers', ed/tr. Freeman,Kathleen [Harvard 1957], p.70