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5856 | Self-interest is a relative good, but nobility an absolute good [Aristotle] |
Full Idea: One's own interest is a relative good, nobility a good absolutely. | |
From: Aristotle (The Art of Rhetoric [c.350 BCE], 1389b37) | |
A reaction: The key idea in the whole of Greek moral theory is the concept of what we can call a 'beautiful' action. Such things, or course, tend to be visible in great actions, such as sparing an enemy, rather than the minutiae of well-mannered daily life. |