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Single Idea 263

[filed under theme 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue ]

Full Idea

A life devoted to every physical perfection and every moral virtue is the only life worth the name.

Gist of Idea

The only worthwhile life is one devoted to physical and moral perfection

Source

Plato (The Laws [c.348 BCE], 807c)

Book Ref

Plato: 'The Laws', ed/tr. Saunders,Trevor J [Penguin 1970], p.297