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Single Idea 129

[from 'Gorgias' by Plato, in 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice ]

Full Idea

Callicles: Why do most people praise self-discipline and justice? Because their own timidity makes them incapable of satisfying their pleasures.

Gist of Idea

Do most people praise self-discipline and justice because they are too timid to gain their own pleasure?

Source

Plato (Gorgias [c.387 BCE], 492a)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Gorgias', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP World's Classics 1994], p.79