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Single Idea 1558

[from 'fragments/reports' by Thrasymachus, in 28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 3. Deism ]

Full Idea

The gods pay no attention to human affairs; if they did, they would not have ignored justice, which is the greatest good for men; for we see that men do not act with justice.

Gist of Idea

Clearly the gods ignore human affairs, or they would have given us justice

Source

Thrasymachus (fragments/reports [c.426 BCE], B8), quoted by Hermias - Notes on Plato's 'Phaedrus' 239.22

Book Reference

'The First Philosophers', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 2000], p.274