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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Gorgias' and 'Timaeus'

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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good
Perfect goodness always produces perfect beauty [Plato]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / f. Good as pleasure
Good should be the aim of pleasant activity, not the other way round [Plato]
In slaking our thirst the goodness of the action and the pleasure are clearly separate [Plato]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
One should exercise both the mind and the body, to avoid imbalance [Plato]
Admirable people are happy, and unjust people are miserable [Plato]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / d. Sources of pleasure
Unnatural modifications are painful, and restoring normality is pleasant [Plato]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / e. Role of pleasure
Good and bad people seem to experience equal amounts of pleasure and pain [Plato]
Everything that takes place naturally is pleasant [Plato]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / f. Dangers of pleasure
In a fool's mind desire is like a leaky jar, insatiable in its desires, and order and contentment are better [Plato]
If happiness is the satisfaction of desires, then a life of scratching itches should be happiness [Plato]