Author: Cassius Amicus
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Recent Thoughts On Anticipations, The Canon, and Reason
Here are some thoughts I exchanged today with several friends from the Facebook page. I post them here not because they are particularly insightful or definitive, but because the subject...
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Toward A “Jefferson Dictionary” of Epicurean Terminology
In his letter to William Short, Thomas Jefferson left us a useful outline of major points of Epicurean doctrine. I have long admired that list, and now that recent studies...
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What Is Happy Living?
As so often in Epicureanism, definitions are key. In this attached clip from the HG Wells movie “Things to Come”, the speechmaker says “The object of life is Happy Living…”...
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The Book On Epicurus Thomas Jefferson Called “A Treat To Me Of The Highest Order” – A FEW DAYS IN ATHENS
One of the great benefits of studying online is to receive the assistance and suggestions of others, and I am indebted to Ed Lee for directing my attention to what...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of May – “Wisdom Has Nothing In Common With Fortune”
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! Epicurus was very clear that “Fate,” “Fortune,””Luck,” and similar forces that some men believe to be...
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On Long And Short Arguments, Vatican Saying 26, And Lucretius
Today I used VS 26 “One must presume that long and short arguments contribute to the same end,” in a post on Facebook, but in using it in a context...
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New Video Discussing Epicurus: “Good Without God”
Today I received a very nice email from a reader of the blog who resides in Australia, and he provided me a link to a video series he produced entitled...
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Explaining the True Nature of Life as a Pleasure: The Example of the Statue’s Hand
It seems to me there is a great deal to be learned from the section in Cicero’s “On Ends” where the Epicurean speaker is discussing the Stoic argument of the...
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Catius Cat Purrs Again: “Catius Cat And The Forty Mice”
I have now completed a second “Epicurean poem for children of all ages,” and I submit it for the reading and listening pleasure of the Epicurean public at the links...
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What the World Needs Now: Thoughts on Peter St. Andre’s “Letters on Epicurus: A Dialogue about Happiness”
In my last post I commented that I had learned of two recent updates by Peter St. Andre, and this is to comment on the second of those updates. But...