Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

measure and limit as ethical good

measure_and_limit_as_ethical_good

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 923-1012 confidence: medium

    The passage says the good as finite is Hellenic; limit becomes ethical and has mythological expression in envy; measure, equality, order, unity, and proportion remain moral terms.

    The passage presents the good as finite and associates moral and aesthetic value with measure, equality, order, unity, and proportion.

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