Author: Cassius Amicus
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A Song By A Fan of Epicurus – “Letter to Menoeceus”
It always give me a great pleasure when a reader of this blog contacts me about Epicurus for the first time. I take special pleasure in hearing from those who...
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An Uplifting Passage To Start The Week
WHOSE genius is powerful enough to frame a poem worthy of the grandeur of the Nature of Things — and of Epicurus’ discoveries? WHO is so great a master of...
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St. Paul vs. Epicurus
Norman DeWitt, who is in my opinion the author of the best book on Epicurus written since the ancient world, also wrote a second book: “St. Paul and Epicurus” (“SPAE”). ...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of May!
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! I have been thinking a lot lately about how important it is not to waste time,...
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A Short Imaginary Exchange With An Epicurean Many Years Ago
Imaginary Person 1: “I do believe there is a God, but I don’t really believe all that is written and I have to say it scares me to even say...
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Variations On A Majestic Theme – Vatican Saying 47
I have anticipated you, Fortune, and entrenched myself against all your secret attacks. And we will not give ourselves up as captives to you or to any other circumstance; but...
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Leave Apathy To The Stoics, and Strive to “Never Be Taken By Surprise.”
There is an unfortunate strain of thought which poses a significant danger for those who do not discern the important differences between Epicurean and Stoic theory. Straying onto the Stoic...
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The Key To Distinguishing The “Greatest Good” from the “Goal” of Life: “Every supreme good … is meaningless to the dead; every supreme good presumes life.”
Because the terms are so regularly discussed, it is necessary to work to gain and keep a clear view of the difference between the “greatest good” of life and the...
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New FAQ Entry: What Did Epicurus Have To Say About Friendship?
What did Epicurus say about “friendship”? Key Doctrine 27: “Of all the things which the wise man seeks to acquire to produce the happiness of a complete life, by far...
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Random? A Fluke? The Rise of Man and the Better View of “Chance and Natural Law In Epicureanism”
I wish to credit Jules Evans and a Facebook discussion for prompting me to return to a subject of supreme importance in Epicureanism. Even more than the nature of “Anticipations,”...