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Single Idea 140

[filed under theme 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / b. Temperance ]

Full Idea

Self-indulgent desire makes a person incapable of co-operation, which is a prerequisite of friendship.

Gist of Idea

Self-indulgent desire makes friendship impossible, because it makes a person incapable of co-operation

Source

Plato (Gorgias [c.387 BCE], 507e)

Book Ref

Plato: 'Gorgias', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP World's Classics 1994], p.106