Ideas of Epicharmus, by Theme

[Greek, c.510 - 450 BCE, Born at Syracuse. Wrote comic plays. Died in Sicily.]

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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object

16066

Additional or removal of any part changes a thing, so people are never the same person

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 1. Relativism

436	A dog seems handsome to another a dog, and even a pig to another pig

22. Metaethics / A. Ethical Ends / 6. Pleasure / f. Dangers of pleasure

442	Pleasures are like pirates - if you are caught they drown you in a sea of pleasures

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism

440	Hands wash hands; give that you may get

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice

441	Against a villain, villainy is not a useless weapon

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

439	God knows everything, and nothing is impossible for him

29. Religion / F. Problem of Evil / 3. Human Error

443	Human logos is an aspect of divine logos, and is sufficient for successful living