Principal Doctrines
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Principal Doctrines is a collection of key ethical maxims that succinctly summarize Epicurus’s philosophy on pleasure, virtue, and the good life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Principal Doctrines canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Principal Doctrines Context triple: [Epicurus, wrote, Principal Doctrines]
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A.
Doctrinal Section
The Doctrinal Section is the branch of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine on faith and morals.
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B.
Sanctuary doctrine
The Sanctuary doctrine is a distinctive Seventh-day Adventist teaching that interprets Christ’s ongoing heavenly ministry and the investigative judgment through the symbolism of the Old Testament sanctuary services.
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C.
Doctrine of Essence
The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
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D.
Law of Christ
The Law of Christ is a New Testament ethical principle emphasizing love for God and neighbor as the guiding standard for Christian conduct.
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E.
Articles of Faith
Articles of Faith is a concise summary of core Latter-day Saint beliefs, written by Joseph Smith and widely regarded as a foundational doctrinal statement of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Principal Doctrines Target entity description: Principal Doctrines is a collection of key ethical maxims that succinctly summarize Epicurus’s philosophy on pleasure, virtue, and the good life.
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A.
Doctrinal Section
The Doctrinal Section is the branch of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine on faith and morals.
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B.
Sanctuary doctrine
The Sanctuary doctrine is a distinctive Seventh-day Adventist teaching that interprets Christ’s ongoing heavenly ministry and the investigative judgment through the symbolism of the Old Testament sanctuary services.
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C.
Doctrine of Essence
The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
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D.
Law of Christ
The Law of Christ is a New Testament ethical principle emphasizing love for God and neighbor as the guiding standard for Christian conduct.
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E.
Articles of Faith
Articles of Faith is a concise summary of core Latter-day Saint beliefs, written by Joseph Smith and widely regarded as a foundational doctrinal statement of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic philosophical work
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ethical treatise ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Greek philosophy
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Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic ethics
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| emphasizes |
absence of bodily pain
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tranquility of mind ⓘ |
| focusesOn | practical guidance for living well ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Key Doctrines
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Trisagion Hymn ⓘ
surface form:
Kyriai Doxai
Sovereign Maxims ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Epicurus ⓘ |
| hasCoreTheme |
aponia
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ataraxia ⓘ ethics ⓘ fear of death ⓘ fear of gods ⓘ friendship ⓘ justice ⓘ pleasure as the highest good ⓘ prudence ⓘ the good life ⓘ |
| hasGenre | didactic literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later ethical thought ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
calculation of consequences
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hedonism (Epicurean) ⓘ limit of pleasure ⓘ mutual advantage ⓘ security from other people ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDoctrines | 40 ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalSchool | Epicureanism ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| influences | later Epicurean writers ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Principal Doctrines of Epicurus
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surface form:
Epicurean corpus
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| isPreservedIn | later manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| isStructuredAs | series of concise maxims ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
introduction to Epicurean ethics
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summary of Epicurean moral philosophy ⓘ |
| originatesIn |
Epicurus' Garden in Athens
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surface form:
Garden of Epicurus
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| summarizesPhilosophyOf | Epicurus ⓘ |
| teaches |
death is nothing to us
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justice is a social contract for mutual advantage ⓘ natural and necessary desires should be satisfied ⓘ pleasure is the beginning and end of the blessed life ⓘ prudence is the greatest virtue ⓘ the gods are not to be feared ⓘ vain desires should be avoided ⓘ |
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