Motif
right and duty before happiness
right_and_duty_before_happiness
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. 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 2230-2329 confidence: medium
The passage frames the question as touching "the relation of duty to happiness, of right to utility."
The passage repeatedly orders duty and right before happiness and utility, while allowing utility a secondary role.
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