Category: Norman W. DeWitt
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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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Once Having Scaled The Alpine Peak, Would We Wish To Remain On The Top?
In speaking with a friend today about his melancholy feeling as he observed the decline in health of a loved one, I remembered that I have far from mastered the...
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A Time For All Things Under Heaven – Epicureanism And Incidental Participation In Public Life: The Cincinnatus Model
A favorite topic of fans of Epicurus today is that of discussing to what extent we should “live unknown” or participate in political affairs. Aside from the more modern example...
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“Vain is the word of that philosopher by which no malady of mankind is healed.”
Time for more from Norman DeWitt’s Epicurus and His Philosophy! The remainder of this post is a quote from Chapter Three: Epicurus was in revolt also against the teachings of...
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I Tell You Now — You, All Of You, Were Free From Your First Breath
Years before I became familiar with Epicurus, I was aware of the importance of free will, and I knew there were aspects of Roman civilization worthy of admiration. At that...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...