The Theory of Moral Sentiments · Character
Scipio Nasica
Roman senator cited as an example of moral judgment.
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First appearance: section iii of self command
Scipio Nasica's tie to Cato is one of the pressures that moves The Theory of Moral Sentiments—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as an example of a beneficent figure whose actions inspire direct sympathy and indirect sympathy with the gratitude of those he helped.
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With Cato (friendship): Cato and Scipio Nasica were Roman senators who shared political and moral ideals. In V: The Analysis of the Sense of Merit and Demerit: Mentioned as an example of a beneficent figure whose…
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- Classical and Modern Moral Exemplars
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Cato and Scipio Nasica were Roman senators who shared political and moral ideals. How this plays out →
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- V: The Analysis of the Sense of Merit and Demerit
- II: Of the Order in Which Societies Are by Nature Recommended to Our Beneficence
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