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Single Idea 378

[filed under theme 23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 2. Hedonism ]

Full Idea

A life of pure pleasure with no intellect is not the life of a human being, but the life of a jellyfish.

Gist of Idea

A life of pure pleasure with no intellect is the life of a jellyfish

Source

Plato (Philebus [c.353 BCE], 21c)

Book Ref

Plato: 'Philebus', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [Penguin 1982], p.68