Vatican Sayings
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Vatican Sayings is a collection of moral and philosophical maxims attributed to Epicurus and his followers, preserved in a later manuscript and central to understanding Epicurean ethics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vatican Sayings canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Epicurean text
ⓘ
collection of sayings ⓘ ethical text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsAt | guidance toward a pleasant life ⓘ |
| dateOfText | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
freedom from fear
ⓘ
importance of friendship ⓘ moderation in desires ⓘ rational calculation of pleasures and pains ⓘ self-sufficiency ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
art of living
ⓘ
practical ethics ⓘ |
| hasAttribution |
Epicurus
ⓘ
followers of Epicurus ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Epicurus ⓘ |
| hasForm |
gnomic sayings
ⓘ
short maxims ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
moral maxims
ⓘ
philosophical aphorisms ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSayings | approximately 81 ⓘ |
| hasReception |
studied in history of Hellenistic philosophy
ⓘ
used in modern Epicurean scholarship ⓘ |
| influenced | later interpretations of Epicurean ethics ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Book 10 on Epicurus
ⓘ
surface form:
Epicurean corpus
|
| isRelatedTo |
Epicurus
ⓘ
Letter to Menoeceus ⓘ Principal Doctrines ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Epicurean ethics
ⓘ
ataraxia ⓘ death ⓘ friendship ⓘ gods ⓘ happiness ⓘ hedonism ⓘ pleasure ⓘ prudence ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Epicureanism ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Vatican Library ⓘ |
| preservedIn | later manuscript ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Vatican manuscript in which it is preserved ⓘ |
| usedAs | source for reconstructing Epicurean doctrine ⓘ |
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