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http://www.unipi.gr/faculty/tas/papers/23.pdf
"Sinclair (1967, p.65) says that Democritus "general ethical outlook was similar to that of Socrates in its emphasis on character and duty and on the barrenness of the pursuit of bodily pleasures". [...] it is true that the ethical ideas of Democritus have deserved the favorable comments of many famous writers of antiquity. They have also been proved to have been very influential on Aristotle's and Plato's treatment of ethics." (p.3)
"Democritus considered that the ultimate end of an individual is the fulfillment of a powerful incentive: the pursuit of "eudaimonia" or "superior pleasure" as Aristotle called it (Eudemian Ethics, 1214a, § 5-10) accepting its motive power (Rhetoric, 1360b, §1-30; 1364, §20-5). "Eudaimonia" or "pleasure" for Democritus, is attributed to the equilibrium of the "psyche" (soul) and is attainable only through the moderation, wisdom, and education of individuals." (p.5)
"The Abderetean philosopher was a defender of democracy and of the equalitarian principle of society, but only for the free citizens of a State. He believed so much in the superiority of democracy as to declare: "The poverty of a democracy is better than the prosperity which allegedly goes with an aristocracy or monarchy, just as liberty is better than slavery" (fr. 251)." (p.11)
"Aristotle, following the steps of Democritus, became a defender of private ownership." (p.12)
-Anastassios D. Karayiannis, "Democritus on ethics and economics", Rivista internazionale di scienze economiche e commerciali, 1988.
"Sinclair (1967, p.65) says that Democritus "general ethical outlook was similar to that of Socrates in its emphasis on character and duty and on the barrenness of the pursuit of bodily pleasures". [...] it is true that the ethical ideas of Democritus have deserved the favorable comments of many famous writers of antiquity. They have also been proved to have been very influential on Aristotle's and Plato's treatment of ethics." (p.3)
"Democritus considered that the ultimate end of an individual is the fulfillment of a powerful incentive: the pursuit of "eudaimonia" or "superior pleasure" as Aristotle called it (Eudemian Ethics, 1214a, § 5-10) accepting its motive power (Rhetoric, 1360b, §1-30; 1364, §20-5). "Eudaimonia" or "pleasure" for Democritus, is attributed to the equilibrium of the "psyche" (soul) and is attainable only through the moderation, wisdom, and education of individuals." (p.5)
"The Abderetean philosopher was a defender of democracy and of the equalitarian principle of society, but only for the free citizens of a State. He believed so much in the superiority of democracy as to declare: "The poverty of a democracy is better than the prosperity which allegedly goes with an aristocracy or monarchy, just as liberty is better than slavery" (fr. 251)." (p.11)
"Aristotle, following the steps of Democritus, became a defender of private ownership." (p.12)
-Anastassios D. Karayiannis, "Democritus on ethics and economics", Rivista internazionale di scienze economiche e commerciali, 1988.
