Ideas from 'reports' by Democritus (attrib) [250 BCE], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Early Greek Phil VII: Democritus' by Democritus (ed/tr Laks,A/Most,G) [Harvard Loeb 2016,978-0-67499708-0]].

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason

501	Reason is a more powerful persuader than gold

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 4. Beauty

514	Beauty is merely animal without intelligence

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

525	Behave well when alone, and feel shame in you own eyes

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / d. Health

502	Good breeding in men means having a good character

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

507	Virtuous love consists of decorous desire for the beautiful

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / b. Types of pleasure

505	Good and true are the same for everyone, but pleasures differ

521	We should only choose pleasures which are concerned with the beautiful

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure

508	Only accept beneficial pleasures

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / d. Sources of pleasure

520	The great pleasures come from the contemplation of noble works

522	Moderation brings more pleasures, and so increases pleasure

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / e. Role of pleasure

506	Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not an adult

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / f. Dangers of pleasure

523	It is as brave to master pleasure as to overcome the enemy

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue

497	Be virtuous from duty, not from fear

518	A bad life is just a drawn-out death

503	Virtue doesn't just avoid evil, but also doesn't desire it

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue

499	Repentance of shameful deeds is salvation

524	Virtue comes more from practice than from nature

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / i. Absolute virtues

519	One must avoid even speaking of evil deeds

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice

500	The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the person wronged

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth

1539	The endless desire for money is a crueller slavery than poverty

526	Small appetite makes poverty equal to wealth

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

511	It is better to have one intelligent friend than many unintelligent

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

498	It is a great thing, when one is in adversity, to think of duty

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy

1541	It is better to be poor in a democracy than be rich without freedom