Ideas from 'fragments/reports' by Aristippus the elder [395 BCE], by Theme Structure
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy
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1749
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If all laws were abolished, philosophers would still live as they do now
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics
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3558
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Only the Cyrenaics reject the idea of a final moral end [Annas]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
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5835
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The road of freedom is the surest route to happiness [Xenophon]
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23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 3. Cyrenaic School
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1751
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Pleasure is the good, because we always seek it, it satisfies us, and its opposite is the most avoidable thing [Diog. Laertius]
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People who object to extravagant pleasures just love money [Diog. Laertius]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / b. Retribution for crime
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1755
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Errors result from external influence, and should be corrected, not hated [Diog. Laertius]
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