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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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This unanimity is testimony to the power of the philosophical triumvirate of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotele, whose work would continue to define the terms of ethical debate in the West for centuries to come.

Please explain to me that the 'whose work~' stands for. In this 'whose', who's involving in this whose? only Aristotle or Socrates, Plato and Aristotle?


And if 'whose work' stands for only Aristotle, what does 'to define the terms of ethical debate' stand for? People tried to define the language in other words the terms of ethical debate? or they tried to figure out the way of ethical debate?


And the last question, 'would continue' means just simple past tense or subjunctive mood?


Please help me to understand this sentence. The above sentence is the part of a book <Happiness: A History>.

  

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anonymous In this 'whose', who's involving in this whose? only Aristotle or Socrates, Plato and Aristotle? All three.

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  • anonymous In this 'whose', who's involving in this whose?
  • only Aristotle or Socrates, Plato and Aristotle?
  • All three.
  • anonymous what does 'to define the terms of ethical debate' stand for?
  • People tried to define the language in other words the terms of ethical debate?
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anonymousIn this 'whose', who's involving in this whose? only Aristotle or Socrates, Plato and Aristotle?

All three.

anonymouswhat does 'to define the terms of ethical debate' stand for? People tried to define the language in other words the terms of ethical debate? or they tried to figure out the way of ethical debate?
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