Category: Aristotle (Against)
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“Nothing Is Desirable In and Of Itself Other Than Pleasure” – The Importance of the Argument Against Virtue As An End In Itself
Do you see why an Epicurean, in speaking about virtue, will never admit that a thing can be virtuous unless that thing is either pleasurable or leads to pleasure? Do...
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Thomas Aquinas v. Epicurus – On The Nature of Pleasure
I have been continuing to research the philosophical background against which Epicurus constructed his Principle Doctrines, and I decided to let a more recent writer do some of the work...
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Twilight of the “Absence of Pain”
In a recent discussion a friend wrote: “Cassius’ fictional man who suggests suicide to prevent desires is, as Elli Pensa said, a very ridiculous man.” Why? What if Pythocles were...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of February: Epicurus vs. Aristotle and Plato on Pleasure
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! To summarize some observations from a recent thread on the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook group, it appears...
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Cosma Raimondi – Defender of Epicurus 200 Years Before Gassendi
Here is an audio version of a letter written in 1429 by Cosma Raimondi defending Epicurus against the Stoics, Platonists, and Aristotelians. It is more narrowly focused than the Epicurean...
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The Reason For The Philosophic Fighting, In The Words of Cicero’s Epicurean Speaker
There’s an important issue behind the Epicurean rejection of “Stoic” ideas which can be seen in a brief selection from Cicero. At the beginning of the Epicurean section of On...
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Hugh Munro On The Merits of Epicurus vs. Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics
Here’s another example of why some translators and commentators are more to be trusted than others. HAJ Munro appreciated the merits of Epicurean philosophy over the other schools, so he...
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“Contributions of the Herculanean Papyri To Our Knowledge of Epicurean Logic”
Here is a good summary of the major points made by Phillip H. De Lacy in his article from 1937 as it appeared in the “Transactions and Proceedings of the...
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Frances Wright on Epicurean Virtue vs. “Virtue” In The Other Philosophies
One of the most important distinctions between Epicureanism and other philosophies is its definition of “virtue.” In the ancient world this dispute became a matter of heated argument between Epicureans...
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The Meaning of “The Good” – A Gem From Plutarch Through Bailey and Epicurus.Info
This is just a short post to remind fans of Epicurus that there are two great resources at Epicurus.info (among many others) that don’t get the attention they deserve. One...