Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Seneca the Younger and Michael Esfeld
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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]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
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I seek virtue, because it is its own reward [Seneca]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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True greatness is never allowing events to disturb you [Seneca]
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Character is ruined by not looking back over our pasts, since the future rests on the past [Seneca]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / j. Unity of virtue
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Virtue is always moderate, so excess need not be feared [Seneca]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
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It is shameful to not even recognise your own slaves [Seneca]
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Every night I critically review how I have behaved during the day [Seneca]
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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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Anger is a vice which afflicts good men as well as bad [Seneca]
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Excessive curiosity is a form of intemperance [Seneca]
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Anger is an extreme vice, threatening sanity, and gripping whole states [Seneca]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / a. External goods
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Nothing bad can happen to a good man [Seneca]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth
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Why does your wife wear in her ears the income of a wealthy house? [Seneca]
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If wealth was a good, it would make men good [Seneca]
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There is far more scope for virtue if you are wealthy; poverty only allows endurance [Seneca]
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