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Chapter 1 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 1
Old age
Get great peace&
FREEDOM
Freedom comes from character
It depends on wealth not character
Depends on both nature(character)&nurture(wealth)
Bad(&old) man wont get freedom from pleasure even with money
Whats the greatest benefit from wealth?
wealth facilitated moral decisions
morally righteous life comforts man(in old age if u believe in afterlife
But then what is a moral decision?
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freedom from pleasure
MORALITY
Truthfulness+Giving back anything one has borrowed
Socrates restricts definition of morality to these premises and develops a paradox
ex) Borrowed weapon from friend, friend became insane wants weapon back, is it right to give it back
to prove that that isnt the definition of morality & showcase his intelligence. arrogant
Rebuttle: it is good deeds&bad deeds rather than material possessions that should be considered in the latter premise
Give good deeds
owed
to friends and bad deeds
owed
to enemies
It is right to give back to people what is owed to them
Doctors give drugs&food that is appropriate&owed to bodies
A moral person gives benefits owed to friends and harm to enemies
Concerning sickness&health, doctor is best able to do good to friends and harm to enemies
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not the case