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General Discussion - Applicable To All Principal Doctrines

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What if Kyriai Doxai was NOT a list?
Don June 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Presenting the Principal Doctrines in Narrative Form
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    1. PD10 - Interpretations of PD 10 Discussion 134

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    1. PD19 And The Meaning Of No "Greater" Pleasure 96

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    1. PD01 - Gratitude and Weakness (Especially In Relation to the Gods) 59

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    1. PD14 - Alternate Translations 31

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    1. PD01 - Blessed and Imperishable? 23

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    1. PD01 - Best Translaton Of PDO1 To Feature At EpicureanFriends? 42

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    1. PD10 - Commentary on KD 10 19

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    1. PD24 - Alternate Translations 32

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    1. PD06 - Disputes as to correct translation of PD6 - Should it refer to "sovereignty" and "kingship"? 9

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    1. PD24 - Commentary and Translation of PD 24 18

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    1. PD09 - Condensed Pleasure 15

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    1. PD02 - Best Translation To Feature At EpicureanFriends? 31

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    1. PD06 - Best Translation of PDO6 to Feature at EpicureanFriends.com 28

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    1. PD20 - Commentary on PD 20 6

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      March 26, 2020 at 10:13 AM
    1. PD03 - Best Translation of PD3 To Feature At EpicureanFriends? 19

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      • July 17, 2023 at 9:19 AM
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      July 18, 2023 at 8:36 AM
    1. PD02 - Alternate Translations 11

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      December 31, 2021 at 5:59 AM
    1. PD17 - Commentary on PD17 5

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      July 17, 2023 at 6:53 AM
    1. PD35 - Plato's ring myth, and gods 6

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      December 29, 2024 at 7:35 PM
    1. PD40 - Alternate Translations 1

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    1. PD05 - The Meaning of The Second of the Three Virtue Adverbs In PD5 - "Honorably?" 6

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      • November 3, 2019 at 11:52 AM
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      September 19, 2020 at 12:13 PM
    1. PD16 and Aristippan adaptability

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    1. PD01 - How Blessed and Imperishable Are Used in the Bible 8

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    1. PD01 - Graphics for PD1 5

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    1. PD05 - Best Translation of PD05 To Feature At EpicureanFriends.com 14

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    1. PD01 - General Commentary - Doctrine 1 2

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    1. PD08 - Visualizing Principal Doctrine Eight 1

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    1. PD04 - Continuous Pleasure / PD4 2

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    1. PD34 - How Does PD 34 Relate to PD 32 As To The Nature of Justice? 4

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