Category: Featured
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Consolation On The Loss Of A Loved One – An Epicurean Perspective
Once again this past week I had the unfortunate experience of losing to death a valued member of my family. Times like this are the ultimate test of the value...
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Our Friend and Mascot: The Pig
Hiram posted an excellent article over at the Society of Epicurus entitled “Reasonings on the Hedonic Pig and Cultural Hypocrisy.” Be sure to check it out! It reminded me that...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of April: Epicureanism for the sake of Epicureanism?
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! For today’s Twentieth I want to pick up on a mention made in a recent post...
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A Modern Argument Against the Mathematicians
Thanks to a post from a kindly friend in Poland, I have just learned about a youtube presentation entitled “What is Physics?” presented at a recent conference in Salzburg, Austria....
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Announcement of New “Epicurean Philosophy” Facebook Group
I do not usually cross-post my “This Week in Epicureanism” Facebook posts here to the main web page, but this time the update contains an announcement of a new Facebook...
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Unsung Heroes of Epicureanism: Philonides of Laodicea
One of the more important proponents of Epicureanism in the ancient world, whose efforts are known but little remembered today, was Philonides of Laodicea. Philonides was an Epicurean philosopher based in Antioch some...
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Peace, Safety, And Good News For your Twentieth of March – The Translation of Lucretius You Want For Your Library Is Now In EPUB!
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! For today’s Twentieth of March post I had in mind going back to what I consider...
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A Nexus Between Epicurean Doctrines 31-38, Thomas Jefferson, The Ukraine, and MH370
As I write this, the crises surrounding MH370 and the Ukraine are unresolved and unpredictable. As these events unfold, I think it is useful to consider how the concept of...
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More Thoughts On The Limits of Simple Living
A good friend cited today a link to a short article on Epicureanism at “My Left Wing.” This rather short article makes a good point, but I would still put...
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Three Common Issues: (1) Moderation, (2) The Senses As Deceived, and (3) “Stoicism and Epicureanism Have the Same Goals.”
Thanks to Mequa for a link to an excellent article: “Epistemology As A Foundation For Epicurean Thought” by Emma Hughes. This is an excellent article and contains many good points...