Nicomachean Ethics · Character
Theognis
Poet quoted on virtue and friendship.
minor
First appearance: book i
Theognis shows up with force in Book IX: Friendship, Self-Love, and the Happy Life. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted as saying that living with good men provides practice in virtue.
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In Book IX: Friendship, Self-Love, and the Happy Life: Quoted as saying that living with good men provides practice in virtue. Later, in Friendship or Love—Continued: Quoted as a source supporting the idea that living…
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Book IX: Friendship, Self-Love, and the Happy Life
- Friendship or Love—Continued
- Chapter IX: The Happy Man and the Need for Friends
- The Need for Law and Habit in Moral Education
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