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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
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The history of Aristotle's two ethical treatises is more turbulent than most people realize.
For much of antiquity, the 𝘌𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 (EE) was the ethical text — the 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 (NE) nearly disappeared.... I think similarly about states - philosophers notice this all along that the possibility for hedonistic satisfaction of all needs could halt growth; at the same time high lifing standards provide the foundation for growth....