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  • Cassius
  • April 11, 2021 at 7:22 PM
  • August 13, 2022 at 2:40 PM
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  • "Whatever you can provide yourself with to secure protection from men is a natural good." Epicurus PD6 (Essential Epicurus - Eugene O'Connor)

    **EΝEΚA TΟΥ ΘAΡΡEΙΝ ****EΞ AΝΘΡΩΠΩΝ ****ΗΝ ΚATA ΦΥΣΙΝ**

    **[AΡΧΗΣ ****ΚAΙ ΒAΣΙΛEΙAΣ]***** AΓAΘΟΝ ****EΞ ΩΝ AΝ ΠΟTE TΟΥTΟ**

    **ΟΙΟΣ T' ῌ ΠAΡAΣΚEΥAΖEΣΘAΙ. **

    ***Arrighetti**

    “For the sake of feeling confidence and security with regard to men, anything in nature is good, if it provides the means to achieve this.” Yonge (1853)

    “As far as concerns protection from other men, any means of procuring this was a natural good.” Hicks (1910)

    “In order to obtain security from other men any means whatsoever of procuring this was a natural good.” Hicks (1925)

    “To secure protection from men anything is a natural good, by which you may be able to attain this end.” Bailey (1926)

    “As for the assurance of safety from the attacks of men, by virtue of the nature of political dominion and kingly power this is a good thing, no matter by whose aid one is able to procure it." DeWitt, Epicurus and His Philosophy 79 (1954)

    “Political rule and kingly power being what they are, it is a good thing to feel secure in human relations no matter through whose agency one is able to attain this." DeWitt, St. Paul and Epicurus 187 (1954)

    “Any device whatever by which one frees himself from the fear of others is a natural good.” Geer (1964)

    “Whatever you can provide yourself with to secure protection from men is a natural good.” O'Connor (1993)

    “The natural good of public office and kingship is for the sake of getting confidence from [other] men, [at least] from those from whom one is able to provide this.” Inwood & Gerson (1994)

    “That natural benefit of kingship and high office is (and only is) the degree to which they provide security from other men.” Anderson (2004)

    “This [human ability to lead a good life] originally became possible by nature and for the sake of imparting courage in human beings [who were then living in a pre-social condition.] And this is the natural origin and principle on which all authority—be it even kingship—is based. And it is from the same [natural propensities] that a human being is able also to arrange a good and pleasant life.” Makridis (2005)

    “It is a natural benefit of leadership and kingship to take courage from other men (or at least from the sort of men who can give one courage).” Saint-Andre (2008)

    “Any means by which it is possible to procure freedom from fearing other men is a natural good.” Strodach (2012)

    “In order that men might not fear one another, there was a natural benefit to be had from government and kingship, provided that they are able to bring about this result.” Mensch (2018)

    “There was some natural good in leadership and kingship for the purpose of establishing mutual confidence among people, any time someone is thereby able to do so.” White (2021)

    New Greek Version: “In order to obtain security from other people, there was (always) the natural good of sovereignty and kingship, through which (someone) once could have accomplished this.”

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