Ideas from 'Principle Doctrines ('Kuriai Doxai') (frags)' by Epicurus [290 BCE], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Epicurus Reader' by Epicurus (ed/tr Inwood,B. /Gerson,L.) [Hackett 1994,0-87220-241-0]].
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
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It is a great good to show reverence for a wise man
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy
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In the study of philosophy, pleasure and knowledge arrive simultaneously
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties
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14524
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Bodies are combinations of shape, size, resistance and weight
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism
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14521
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If everything is by necessity, then even denials of necessity are by necessity
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / c. Value of happiness
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What happens to me if I obtain all my desires, and what if I fail?
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / e. Role of pleasure
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Pleasure and virtue entail one another
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism
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Justice is merely a contract about not harming or being harmed
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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We value our own character, whatever it is, and we should respect the characters of others
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
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Justice is a pledge of mutual protection
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract
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A law is not just if it is not useful in mutual associations
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25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide
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It is small-minded to find many good reasons for suicide
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