Author: Cassius Amicus
-
For Your Twentieth of July: Dispelling the Myth That Epicurus Was An Enemy of All Culture
Peace and Safety for Your Twentieth of July! Students of Epicureanism regularly confront the accusation that Epicurus was an enemy of all culture. The truth is that Epicurus was not...
-
The True Life According To Nature
Continuing in a series of posts focusing on excerpts from DeWitt’s Epicurus and His Philosophy, today we look at the Epicurean view of “life according to Nature.” In the following...
-
Against Plato III (And to a lesser extent, Aristotle too)
Carl Sagan: “Plato, Aristotle and the Pythagoreans were suppressors of knowledge, advocates of slavery and of epistemic secrecy. Plato’s followers succeeded in extinguishing the light of science and experiment that...
-
Against Plato II – The Commentary of Thomas Jefferson
“I am satisfied, and sufficiently occupied with the things which are, without tormenting or troubling myself about those which may indeed be, but of which I have no evidence.” “To...
-
Against Plato
Perhaps one day a world will arise in which we can safely ignore the errors of false religion and false philosophy, and we can spend our time meditating solely on...
-
The Doctrines of Epicurus – Annotated
Further reading in DeWitt’s Epicurus and His Philosophy has reminded me that the ancient Epicureans advised that the Principle Doctrines be committed to memory. In order to assist myself in...
-
Truth and Misconception Regarding Epicurus and Epicureanism
In Chapter 1 of Epicurus and His Philosophy, Norman DeWitt presented a very useful list of common misconceptions about Epicurus, contrasted with the better view that he supported by the...
-
Behold the Face of a Gleeful Epicurean: Norman Wentworth DeWitt
Readers of the NewEpicurean blog will know the great esteem in which I hold the work of Professor Norman W. DeWitt, author of Epicurus and His Philosophy. Neither that work...
-
A Sketch On The Nature of the Gods
A recent exchange on Facebook led me to compose the following short sketch on the Epicurean view of the gods. Please keep in mind this is one of the most...