The Theory of Moral Sentiments · Character
Cicero
Roman statesman and philosopher referenced on propriety and moral sentiments.
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First appearance: i of those systems which make virtue consist in propriety
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Referenced in the context of moral philosophy and the distinction between justice and beneficence.
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With Aristotle (psychological): Cicero admired and drew upon Aristotle's ethical works, treating him as a foundational authority. In Section II: Of Justice and Beneficence: Referenced in the context of moral philosophy…
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- Section II: Of Justice and Beneficence
- II: Of the Love of Praise, and of That of Praiseworthiness; and of the Dread of Blame, and of That of Blameworthiness
- II: Of the Order in Which Societies Are by Nature Recommended to Our Beneficence
- Of Those Systems Which Make Virtue Consist in Prudence
- IV: Of Licentious Systems
- Section IV: Of the Manner in Which Different Authors Have Treated of the Practical Rules of Morality
- Endnotes
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