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Apr. 16th, 2004 10:44 am
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What's wrong with "self-denial while helping others-in-need" as an ethic? For me it feels like almost a matter of honor...
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Date: 2004-04-16 08:15 pm (UTC)
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Greeks, actually.

And the Egyptians felt that health required balancing the needs of the self, the community, and the cosmos; if any were to be neglected, the entire thing would go rotten and cease to function.

Date: 2004-04-16 08:17 pm (UTC)
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Was it the Greeks? My ex said the Romans. Ah well, not the first time he was wrong about something, by any means. :-D
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