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Single Idea 2172

[filed under theme 23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty ]

Full Idea

Duty in some abstract modern sense is largely unknown to the Greeks, in particular to archaic Greeks.

Gist of Idea

The modern idea of duty is unknown in archaic Greece

Source

Bernard Williams (Shame and Necessity [1993], II - p.41)

Book Ref

Williams,Bernard: 'Shame and Necessity' [California 1994], p.41