Author: Cassius Amicus
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A Few Thoughts On Reading Lucretius
“On The Nature of Things” can seem very tedious to the modern reader in its discussion of atoms and void, and the poem can get even more confusing when the reader...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of February: “What Destroys A Man More Quickly Than To Work, Think, and Feel … Without Any Deep Personal Desire…?”
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! In the days since our last Twentieth we’ve had, in the Epicurean Philosophy...
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Top Problematic Attitude and “Life Premise” Issues Made Worse By Stoicism and Cured by Epicurean Philosophy
With the assistance of input from the Facebook group, I have been working on a list of basic “attitude” or “life premise” divergences that separate Epicurean v Stoic views. I...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of January – Confidence in the Face of Deception
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! “Alexander the Oracle-Monger” remains one of my favorite of Lucian’s stories for it’s...
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You Have Been Deceived!
Alternate Link – Vimeo The current version is also posted at SoundCloud at this link. You have been deceived. If you are hearing these words in the early years...
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A Seasonal Thought Re: “Fake News”
A Seasonal Thought for 2016, inspired by one of the year’s memorable phrases: “Fake News”
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Peace and Safety for Your Twentieth of December 2016 – Year-End Reflections
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! For this last Twentieth post of 2016 I would like to thank the...
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New Location For Core Reference Texts – Epicureandocs.com
This is to announce the launch of my latest website – Epicureandocs.com. The purpose of this new site is to improve my ability to provide reliable and easy access to...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of November – Polystratus On The Importance of Limits: The Possible and The Impossible
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! Happy Twentieth! In his article “Limit and Variation In The Epicurean Philosophy,” Phillip...
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Aonius Palearius: Oration to the Citizens of Lucca
Here is a reference to a work with strong Epicurean overtones by Aonius Palearius, who was executed for heresy in July, 1570. I hesitate to trust the accuracy of the...