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Full Idea
Nothing is evil which is according to nature.
Gist of Idea
Nothing is evil which is according to nature
Source
Marcus Aurelius (The Meditations (To Himself) [c.170], 2.17)
Book Ref
'Essential Works of Stoicism', ed/tr. Hadas,Moses [Bantam 1961], p.116
A Reaction
A bit hopeful. Sounds tautological. I.e. anything which is agreed to be evil is probably immediately labelled as 'unnatural'. What would he agree was evil?
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| 22375 | Moral judgements need more than the relevant facts, if the same facts lead to 'x is good' and 'x is bad' [Foot] |
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