Author: Cassius Amicus
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One of the First English Translations of Gassendi’s “Life And Doctrine Of Epicurus”
In 1660, Thomas Stanley published “A History of Philosophy,” Volume Three of Which Contained “Epicurus, His Life And Doctrine” Written By Petrus Gassendus.” This is of interest for many reasons,...
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The Baseline State: Happy To Be Alive
Vatican Saying 33: The cry of the flesh is not to be hungry, thirsty, or cold; for he who is free of these and is confident of remaining so might...
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“The True Nature of Pleasure” – Norman DeWitt’s Analysis of Epicurean Pleasure
The following extended excerpt is from Chapter XII of Norman DeWitt’s “Epicurus and His Philosophy.” It is presented here without comment as part of our ongoing investigation of Epicurus’ views...
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Was Ancient Epicureanism A Suicide Club? Did the Priests do Iphigenia A Favor?
We are told incessantly by the usual authorities that Epicurus held that pleasure is the absence of pain, and that when we feel no pain we have no need of...
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Epicurus: Against Skepticism
Time to launch a new category for the blog: Against Skepticism. This is a topic that is second in importance perhaps only to Against Platonism. The two are closely related,...
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Is That All There Is? The Sad Ending of R. D. Hicks’ “Stoics And Epicureans”
I have read now to the conclusion of “Stoics And Epicureans,” a well-known work that contains much excellent information about Stoicism and Epicureanism. As I went through it, I collected...
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Brutus vs. Cassius, Stoic v. Epicurean
I am nearing the end of reading R.D. Hicks’ Stoics And Epicureans, and I am at the same time beginning to go from start to finish through the ten books...
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The Error of Seeing Epicurean Pleasure Through Stoic Eyes
Readers of this blog know that I post comments on my reading as I study. Today I have an excerpt from R.D. Hicks’ “Stoics And Epicureans” that I think illustrates...
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Three Diagrams On The Faculty of Pleasure And Pain, Illustrating Principal Doctrines Three, Four, And Eighteen
Here are three diagrams I have drafted to use as aids in discussing Principal Doctrines Three, Four, and Eighteen. I hope to refine these much further, so if you have...
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A “Map View” of “A Few Days In Athens” and the World of Epicurus
This is a work in progress, folks, but I will post updates as the work proceeds. Hopefully this will be helpful both for new readers of Frances Wright’s “A Few...