Month: September 2011
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“Vain is the word of that philosopher by which no malady of mankind is healed.”
Time for more from Norman DeWitt’s Epicurus and His Philosophy! The remainder of this post is a quote from Chapter Three: Epicurus was in revolt also against the teachings of...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of September! – A listening suggestion.
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans among us, no matter where you might be! Before this month is over, author Stephen Greenblatt will be releasing his new book on Lucretius...
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Reflections on Epicurean Ethics
A recent discussion on Facebook prompted the following reflections, which I want to summarize on the NewEpicurean blog for future reference. The discussion was prompted in part by a common...
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A Season of the Year To Remember Fallen Epicureans
One of the things that motivates me in the study of Epicureanism is the knowledge that two thousand years ago a very large living breathing group of people walked the...
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Who Will Choose To Seek What He Can Never Find? – An Exercise in Summarizing the Epicurean Inscription by Diogenes of Oinoanda
The Epicurean Inscription of Oinoanda is one of the most fascinating relics of the ancient world, and to the extent that it has been preserved it is an excellent authority...
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Major New Book on Lucretius About to Be Released!
Thanks To Stefan at www.stress-freedom.net for the info that a major new book is about to be released about Lucretius and De Rerum Natura / On The Nature of Things. ...