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Single Idea 17225
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage
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Full Idea
Flight at the proper time, just as well as fighting, is to be reckoned as showing strength of mind in a man who is free; that is to say, a free man chooses flight by the same strength or presence of mind as that by which he chooses battle.
Gist of Idea
In a free man, choosing flight can show as much strength of mind as fighting
Source
Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], IV Pr 69)
Book Ref
Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Ethics', ed/tr. White,WH/Stirling,AH [Wordsworth 2001], p.213
A Reaction
I wonder why showing 'strength of mind' is a virtue?
The
15 ideas
with the same theme
[virtuous resistance to fear and danger]:
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23907
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Courage is scientific knowledge
[Socrates, by Aristotle]
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293
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Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things
[Plato]
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5224
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Strictly speaking, a courageous person is one who does not fear an honourable death
[Aristotle]
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5226
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True courage is an appropriate response to a dangerous situation
[Aristotle]
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23905
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Courage follows reason, which tells us to choose what is noble
[Aristotle]
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7283
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Great courage is not violent
[Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)]
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6014
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Panaetius identified courage with great-mindedness, preferring civic courage to military
[Panaetius, by Asmis]
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17225
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In a free man, choosing flight can show as much strength of mind as fighting
[Spinoza]
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6241
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Contempt of danger is just madness if it is not in some worthy cause
[Hutcheson]
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20257
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Cool courage and feverish bravery have one name, but are two very different virtues
[Nietzsche]
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15606
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Military idea: what does not kill me makes me stronger
[Nietzsche]
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3848
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Cowards are responsible for their cowardice
[Sartre]
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15640
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Courage is not a virtue, but the form of every virtue at its testing point
[Lewis,CS]
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22400
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Courage overcomes the fears which should be overcome, and doesn't overvalue personal safety
[Foot]
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20197
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The courage of an evil person is still a quality worth having
[Zagzebski]
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