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[from 'The Sophist' by Plato, in 23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism ]

Full Idea

Wickedness is a sedition and illness of the soul.

Clarification

'Soul' is the Greek word 'psuché', which covers mind and consciousness and life

Gist of Idea

Wickedness is an illness of the soul

Source

Plato (The Sophist [c.359 BCE], 228b)

Book Reference

Plato: 'The Sophist', ed/tr. Bernadete,Seth [University of Chicago 1986], p.17