Motif
ideal realized in death and misery
ideal_realized_in_death_and_misery
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 1100-1178 confidence: low
The passage compares Stoical and Christian ideals as not factual but educational and ennobling, and says exceptional individuals may realize an ideal of happiness in death and misery.
The passage says that in exceptional individuals raised above the ordinary level, an ideal of happiness may be realized in death and misery.
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