Principal Doctrines

Some Vital Aphorisms on the Classification of Desires

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 26, 29, 30

Sep 22 • Jack Gedney

Don’t Be a Skeptic

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 23 and 24

Sep 8 • Jack Gedney

Never Forget the Goal

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 22 and 25

Aug 25 • Jack Gedney

The Limits of Pleasure

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 18–20

Aug 11 • Jack Gedney

The Good Is Easy to Obtain

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 15, 16, and 21

Jul 28 • Jack Gedney

Why study science? To become more capable of happiness.

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 11–13 on the point of scientific study

Jul 14 • Jack Gedney

Is This Really What You Want? Choosing Pleasures Well

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 8, 9, and 10

Jun 30 • Jack Gedney

Power, Wealth, and Fame Don’t Bring Security

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 6, 7, and 14

Jun 16 • Jack Gedney

The virtues and the pleasant life go together

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 5 and 17

Jun 2 • Jack Gedney

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 1–4 and the Tetrapharmakos

Translation Tuesday #1: We begin at the beginning

Apr 14 • Jack Gedney

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