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Ideas for 'Letters to Edward Stillingfleet', 'Letters from a Stoic' and 'Plural Quantification'

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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / b. Living naturally

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Nature doesn't give us virtue; we must unremittingly pursue it, as a training and an art [Seneca]

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Living contrary to nature is like rowing against the stream [Seneca]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

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Character is ruined by not looking back over our pasts, since the future rests on the past [Seneca]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / b. Temperance

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It's no good winning lots of fights, if you are then conquered by your own temper [Seneca]

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Excessive curiosity is a form of intemperance [Seneca]