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Nicomachean Ethics · Character

Solon

Athenian lawgiver cited in discussions of happiness and fortune.

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First appearance: Book I

Solon's tie to Anaxagoras is one of the pressures that moves Nicomachean Ethics—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Quoted regarding the idea that one cannot be called happy until the end of life.
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With Anaxagoras (social): Both are historical Greek figures often cited together in philosophical discussions about wisdom and law. In Nicomachean Ethics: Quoted regarding the idea that one cannot be called happy until…

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