Ethics of autonomy, community and divinity and the feeling of elevation
The ethics of autonomy, community and divinity as per Shweder and Haidt are explained here:
http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Moral_Psychology
Haidt’s studies on the feeling of elevation or divinity can be accessed here:
http://people.virginia.edu/~jdh6n/elevation.html
Epicureanism: Philosophy or Religion/criteria grid
| Criteria | Philosophy | Religion | Epicureanism |
| Ethics (moral teachings): What is right/wrong? | y | y | y |
| Ttheory of knowledge: What is true/false? | y | y/n | y |
| Metaphysics: What is there and what is it like? | y | y | y |
| Consistence of the above fields | y | n | y |
| Theology: nature and activities of deity or deities | y/n | y | y |
| Faith required | n | y | y |
| Belief in and reverence for a Savior | n | y | y |
| Belief in and reverence for deity or deities | n | y | y |
| Ethics of autonomy apply | y/n | y/n | y |
| Ethics of community apply | n | y | y |
| Ethics of divinity apply | n | y | y |
| Consistence of Moral Teachings and Behavior | n | y | y |
| feeling of elevation | n | y | y |
| feeling of fear of deity or deities | n | y/n | n |
| feeling of gratitude towards deity or deities | n | y/n | n |
| recommended or prescribed behavior | n | y | y |
| participation in rituals | n | y | y |
| symbolism | n | y | y |
| traditions | n | y | y |
| sacred histories | n | y | y |
| goal and meaning of life | n | y | y |
| preferred lifestyle | y/n | y | y |
| religious laws | n | y | n |
| love/altruism for neighbor | n | y | y |
| desire control | n | y | y |
| prayer | n | y | n |
| reflection | y | y/n | y |
| teaching | y/n | y | y |
| strong communal life | y/n | y | y |
an unwittingly Epicurean Saint
I have come across four lines attributed to Saint Theresa of Avila (1515–1582), which might have been written by any Epicurean as well:
Let nothing disturb thee, nothing affright thee; All things are passing; God never changeth;
No matter how the totalitarian Church tried to stifle the strong Epicurean current it just popped its head again and again even within the Church, e.g. in the ideas propagated by Giordano Bruno and Pierre Gassendi.
Saint Theresa of Avila, Giordano Bruno, Pierre Gassendi
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