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>Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on the contrary, because we delight in it, therefore we are able to restrain them.
>Spinoza, Ethic
Does this btfo Aristotle and those dirty Protestant behaviorists?

>> No.13075095

That second part doesn't make any sense

>> No.13075111

I haven't directly read Spinoza, but from what I can gather I think he SUCKS.
>fredcoolsville.jpg

>> No.13075122

>>13075095
It does though, if you delight in happiness(virtue) then you naturally restrain your lusts.

>> No.13075129

>>13075122
Oh I see
Sorry, finals burnout

I mean Aristotle was fine with happiness. The whole thing with the golden mean was finding a consistent way to determine what the "right action" was at any given time.

>> No.13076201
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>>13075074
That's a pretty unflattering drawing of spinoza

>> No.13076365

Spinoza was a liar

>> No.13076897

bump

>> No.13076980

>>13076365
t. Leibniz

>> No.13076991

>>13076980
kek