Ideas from 'Against the Ethicists (one book)' by Sextus Empiricus [180], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Against the Physicists/Against the Ethicists' by Sextus Empiricus (ed/tr Bury,R.G.) [Harvard Loeb 1997,0-674-99344-6]].
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
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Reasoning is impossible without a preconception
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good
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Saying the good is useful or choiceworth or happiness-creating is not the good, but a feature of it
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good
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Like a warming fire, what is good by nature should be good for everyone
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
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If a desire is itself desirable, then we shouldn't desire it, as achieving it destroys it
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