decrees
“dogmata”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
also in the atlas: Decrees the object
decree · doctrines · dogmata · resolutions · tenets
in the texts
Third Olynthiac
Formal Athenian decisions treated as ineffective unless joined to action.
At the same time, Athenians, you must not forget this, that a mere decree is worthless without a willingness on your part to put your resolutions into practice.
You have among you, Athenians, men competent to say the right thing, no nation is quicker-witted to grasp the meaning of speech, and you will at once be able to translate it into action, if only you do your duty.
Letters to Lucilius
The foundational doctrines or tenets of philosophy that Seneca argues are necessary alongside precepts.
But the just and the honourable our reasoning about decrees contains;
It follows, then, that since it is contemplative, it has its own decrees.
If proofs are necessary, decrees too are necessary, which gather the truth by reasoning.