18 ideas
343 | The unexamined life is not worth living for men [Socrates] |
3546 | 'Phronesis' should translate as 'practical intelligence', not as prudence [Annas] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
344 | If death is like a night of dreamless sleep, such nights are very pleasant [Socrates] |
339 | Men fear death as a great evil when it may be a great blessing [Socrates] |
3547 | Epicureans achieve pleasure through character development [Annas] |
3543 | Cyrenaics pursue pleasure, but don't equate it with happiness [Annas] |
2 | We should not even harm someone who harms us [Socrates] |
345 | A good man cannot be harmed, either in life or in death [Socrates] |
3541 | Ancient ethics uses attractive notions, not imperatives [Annas] |
346 | One ought not to return a wrong or injury to any person, whatever the provocation [Socrates] |
341 | Wealth is good if it is accompanied by virtue [Socrates] |
3550 | Principles cover life as a whole, where rules just cover actions [Annas] |
3551 | Virtue theory tries to explain our duties in terms of our character [Annas] |
3552 | If excessively good actions are admirable but not required, then duty isn't basic [Annas] |
3542 | We should do good when necessary, not maximise it [Annas] |
347 | Will I stand up against the law, simply because I have been unjustly judged? [Socrates] |
338 | Socrates is accused of denying the gods, saying sun is stone and moon is earth [Socrates, by Plato] |