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Joel Bowman's avatar

Maybe #13 could be Isonomia (equality before the law) could make it a baker’s dozen...

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TIM SIDIROPOULOS's avatar

I WILL REFER YOU TO THE DELPHIC ORDERS!

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Ben Rafoth's avatar

And maybe add krisi to this list — good judgment, including critical thought needed to process all the other terms.

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Henriette Lazaridis's avatar

These words all exist in modern Greek where they are used fairly regularly--and with these same meanings, too.

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Harry Underwood's avatar

“Paideia” is a rather critical notion, which pervades the Platonic corpus as Werner Jaeger long ago instructed. It can be translated, rather inadequately, as the education required in order to be able to live a developed life.

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Thrasos's avatar

Thank you for reminding us.

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Owen Imholte's avatar

Eunoia: goodwill between a speaker and their audience, or between spouses, or the shortest English words containing all the vowels.

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Charles Livingston's avatar

Thanks for the invaluable refresher course. Charles L

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Michael Bruno's avatar

Thank you for this illuminating article!

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Beyond Thought's avatar

I mostly just new about Arete and Eudaimonia, very nice content!

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