Author: Cassius Amicus
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An Epicurean Seminar Agenda From Last Year’s First PanHellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy
A new friend in Greece recently forwarded to me a copy of the Agenda of last year’s Epicurean seminar. I was not able to attend last year, and will miss...
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More From The Epicurean “Homeland” – Symposium In Athens Is Next Month
I failed to catch a typo in yesterday’s post, but I have now corrected it to make clear that the date of the Second Symposium sponsored by the Friends of...
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Hail to the Friends of Epicurus in Greece!
In a recent email from a reader, I learned of the activities of the friends of Epicurus in Greece, and I must say they seem to be thriving better than...
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In Thanks For Another Happy Year at NewEpicurean.com
For my final post of 2011, I would like to end by thanking all those who have added so much to my understanding of Epicureanism over the past year. ...
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The Ideal Epicurean Woman? Exhibit 1: Plotina, Wife of the Emperor Trajan
Perhaps the most famous woman in history of whom we have a portrait, and of whom we can reasonably believe was a devout Epicurean, was Plotina, wife of the Emperor...
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An Intersection of Epicurean History With The Modern World: Happy Hanukkah to the Sadducees!
One of my most important goals in studying ancient Epicureanism is to gain a better understanding of the present. Thus it comes to mind now that this is the season...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of December!
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! Today I would like to acknowledge my appreciation for the work of Stefan Streitferdt, who recently...
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“It Is Not Enough To Live Well; One Must Also Die Well.”
Hollywood rarely portrays Epicurean characters fairly, but the attached video clip from 1951’s Quo Vadis is one such an example, and in it we can find a useful portrayal of...
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Following A 2000-Year Trail In Pursuit of “Anticipations”
Let’s see if we can follow a trail and connect some dots that may well exist between Epicurus and two writers from the eighteenth century, and in so doing see...
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On The “Fourth Nature” – The “Unnamed Element” of the Mind
I hesitate to post mainly a series of questions, rather than suggested answers, but the subject of this post is a topic I think so important that it merits an...