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All the ideas for 'On Duties ('De Officiis')', 'works' and 'Platonism and the Spiritual Life'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

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Cicero sees wisdom in terms of knowledge, but earlier Stoics saw it as moral [Cicero, by Long]

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People

20871

Unfortunately we choose a way of life before we are old enough to think clearly [Cicero]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

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The good is not relative, but is rooted in facts about human needs [Santayana]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

6031	The essence of propriety is consistency [Cicero]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism

23053

The great interest of the human race is cordial unity and unlimited mutual aid [Owen]