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Self-Control (Part 1)
Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life
The Ancient Greek Understanding of Self-Control
Self-control was considered the ultimate virtue by ancient Greeks, seen as the foundation from which all other virtues stemmed. Aristotle emphasized self-control in his ethics, highlighting its significance. The Greeks believed that possessing self-control was the key to being a free and independent individual. They thought that if one had self-control, they could not be controlled by others. Total self-control, particularly in areas like food, sex, speech, and emotions, was revered as the highest virtue by the Greeks, who saw control as an end in itself, although this approach was later acknowledged to have limitations.
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