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The Creation of Order »  Query: 5. Music, Temperament, and Social Concord

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Democratic Theory

The democrats never responded with a temperament theory of their own. What they did was simply to maintain the tradition of Nemesis, the fair “divider” and avenger of hubris and arrogance of the wealthy. [Omitted text:] (I will leave to Chapter 9 an elaboration of how distributive justice was sanctified by religion.)

Theory of temperament = BALANCE.

Subordination of individual egoism—above all that of self-promotion and wealth-seeking—to the common weal.

[/End of omitted text]

Originally here was more text that may be notes:

1. At the end of the paragraph ending with “the wealthy.” was added this parenthetical:

(I will leave to Chapter 9 an elaboration of how distributive justice was sanctified by religion.)

Note that Chapter 9 may have been meant to be Chapter 8 due to renumbered chapters; check when Chapter 8 is fleshed out more.

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Theory of temperament = BALANCE.

Subordination of individual egoism—above all that of self-promotion and wealth-seeking—to the common weal.

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