Category: Introductory Material
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Hiram Crespo’s “Tending the Epicurean Garden”
I have been meaning to write a more extended review of this new book, but I don’t want to wait any longer to post about it. Hiram’s recently-released “Tending the...
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On The Need For the European Union To Adopt The Epicurean Concept of “Pursuit of Happiness” As A Human Right
Why should it strike anyone as unusual that there are so many unhappy people in Europe (and elsewhere, to be fair!) when the leaders of Europe have not adopted the...
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Peace and Safety And Independent Thinking For Your Twentieth of May!
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! For today’s Twentieth I want to highlight another recent post made by Hiram at the Society of...
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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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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...
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An Aristotelian Indictment Against Epicurus
Since at least the time of Cicero, Epicurus and his philosophy have been vigorously attacked by Platonists, Stoics, Peripatetics, Skeptics, and all varieties in between. The attack continues to this...
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The Error of Seeing Epicurean Pleasure Through Stoic Eyes
Readers of this blog know that I post comments on my reading as I study. Today I have an excerpt from R.D. Hicks’ “Stoics And Epicureans” that I think illustrates...
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Epicurus’ Letter To Menoeceus – Elemental Edition
Continuing toward completion with the series of Audio text-to-speech versions of the core Epicurean texts, today’s update is a release of Epicurus’ Letter to Menoeceus. From the intro: This presentation...
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**New Audio Version** Cicero’s “Defense of Epicurus” from “On Ends”
Of all the ancient Epicurean texts, this is the one I have always found the most clear and compelling to listen to. And of course ironies of ironies, this is...