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[filed under theme 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics ]

Full Idea

Euripides's Medea has remained a key case for discussion of reason and the passions.

Gist of Idea

Euripides's Medea is a key case of reason versus the passions

Source

Julia Annas (Ancient Philosophy: very short introduction [2000], Ch.1)

Book Ref

Annas,Julia: 'Ancient Philosophy: a very short introduction' [OUP 2000], p.12

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The 4 ideas from 'Ancient Philosophy: very short introduction'

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Xenophanes began the concern with knowledge [Annas]

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Euripides's Medea is a key case of reason versus the passions [Annas]

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Virtue is a kind of understanding of moral value [Annas]

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Plato was the first philosopher who was concerned to systematize his ideas [Annas]