... But the Stoics see virtue and vice as absolute either/or conditions. A vicious man would be vicious up to the point that he becomes completely virtuous. They believe it is the same as a drowning man who would still be drowning at an arm's length below the water or five hundred fathoms ... below the water (Long & Sedley, p. 382). They firmly believe that there can be no progression point between the two states, since a man can only be virtuous or vicious. Yet, they still allow that a person can be taught virtue, owning to the fact that "inferior men become good " (Long & Sedley, pp ... ....

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