Principal Doctrines of Epicurus

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Epicurean text ethical maxims collection philosophical text

The Principal Doctrines of Epicurus are a collection of concise ethical maxims that summarize Epicurean philosophy on pleasure, virtue, and the pursuit of a tranquil life.

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Principal Doctrines of Epicurus canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Epicurean text ⓘ
ethical maxims collection ⓘ
philosophical text ⓘ
aimsAt freedom from disturbance ⓘ
guidance for a happy life ⓘ
emphasizes absence of pain ⓘ
mental tranquility ⓘ
pleasure as highest good ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Kyriai Doxai ⓘ
Principal Doctrines ⓘ
Sovereign Maxims ⓘ
hasAuthor Epicurus ⓘ
hasCentury 3rd century BCE ⓘ
hasGenre aphorisms ⓘ
hasLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
hasMainTheme ataraxia ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
fear of death ⓘ
fear of gods ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
happiness ⓘ
justice ⓘ
pleasure ⓘ
prudence ⓘ
tranquil life ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
hasNumberOfDoctrines 40 ⓘ
hasPhilosophicalDomain ethics ⓘ
practical philosophy ⓘ
hasPhilosophicalSchool Epicureanism ⓘ
hasPlaceOfOrigin Athens ⓘ
hasPreservationStatus survives in later manuscripts ⓘ
hasStructure numbered maxims ⓘ
hasTimePeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ
influenced Lucretius ⓘ
Philodemus ⓘ
Roman Epicureanism ⓘ
later ethical thought ⓘ
isPartOf Book 10 on Epicurus ⓘ
surface form: Epicurean canon
isRelatedWork Letter to Menoeceus ⓘ
Vatican Sayings ⓘ
summarizes Epicureanism ⓘ
surface form: Epicurean ethics
teaches death is not to be feared ⓘ
gods are not to be feared ⓘ
justice as mutual advantage ⓘ
prudence in choice and avoidance ⓘ
simple living ⓘ
value of friendship ⓘ

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Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers → preserves → Principal Doctrines of Epicurus ⓘ
Principal Doctrines → isPartOf → Principal Doctrines of Epicurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epicurean corpus