Eudemian Ethics 1233a.32-36
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4th century BCE See all items with this value
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Aristotle See all items with this value
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Eudemian Ethics 1233a.32-36
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Ἔστι δὲ καὶ ὁ μεγαλοπρεπὴς οὐ περὶ τὴν1 τυχοῦσαν πρᾶξιν καὶ προαίρεσιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν δαπάνην, εἰ μή που κατὰ μεταφορὰν λέγομεν· ἄνευ δὲ δαπάνης μεγαλοπρέπεια οὐκ ἔστιν, τὸ μὲν γὰρ πρέπον ἐν κόσμῳ ἐστίν, ὁ δὲ κόσμος οὐκ τῶν τυχόντων ἀναλωμάτων, ἀλλ᾿ ἐν ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀναγκαίων ἐστίν.
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Men (specifically this hypothetical Magnificent Man)
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Elaborate ornaments (fine clothes, expensive personal objects like jewellery)
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A02078
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