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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / d. Virtue theory critique

1581	Greeks elevate virtues enormously, but never explain them [Descartes]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / f. The Mean

305	Something which lies midway between two evils is better than either of them [Plato]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

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Unlike us, the early Greeks thought envy was a good thing, and hope a bad thing [Hesiod, by Nietzsche]