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'Metaphysics', 'The Symposium' and 'The Logic of Scientific Discovery'
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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Excellence is a sort of completion [Aristotle]
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Full Idea:
Excellence is a sort of completion.
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From:
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1021b19)
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
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625
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Is excellence separate from things, or part of them, or both? [Aristotle]
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Does the universe possess goodness and excellence as something separated and by itself, or because of its arrangement? But why should it not be both ways?
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From:
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1075a14)
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
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170
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The only slavery which is not dishonourable is slavery to excellence [Plato]
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The only form of servitude which has no dishonour has for its object the acquisition of excellence.
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From:
Plato (The Symposium [c.384 BCE], 184c)
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182
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The first step on the right path is the contemplation of physical beauty when young [Plato]
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The man who would pursue the right way to his goal must begin, when he is young, by contemplating physical beauty.
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From:
Plato (The Symposium [c.384 BCE], 210a)
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation
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621
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Contemplation is a supreme pleasure and excellence [Aristotle]
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Contemplation is a supreme pleasure and excellence.
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From:
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1072b22)
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