Welcome to the Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy page. The purpose of this presentation is to summarize the major themes of Epicurean philosophy in a single format. After a brief introduction,...
The ancient Epicurean texts that remain to us today are available freely on the internet in many different translations. This page provides links to various translations of the core works...
The EpicureanFriends.com forum is the place to go for discussion of Epicurean philosophy. The forum provides us the latest technology to study and share thoughts about Epicurus in a way...
Epicurus held that the faculties given to us by Nature are sufficient for our use in learning enough about Nature to live happily. Happy living requires that we understand enough...
The Authorized Doctrines of Epicurus Our knowledge of Epicurus’ Principle Doctrines today comes mainly from Diogenes Laertius, who ended his biography of Epicurus with an appendix which he introduced as...
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Listen to “Episode 098 – The Epicurean View of Justice (Part One)” on Spreaker. Episode 98 of the Lucretius Today podcast is now available. In this episode, we tackle the...
Listen to “Episode 097 – The Virtues As Instrumental For Pleasure: Temperance and Courage” on Spreaker. Episode Ninety-Seven of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now available. In this episode we...
Listen to “Episode 096 – Episode Ninety-Six – The Proof That Pleasure (And Not Virtue) Is the Supreme Good” on Spreaker. Episode 96 of the Lucretius Today Podcast Is Now...
Listen to “Episode 095 – Understanding The Paradoxical “Absence of Pain”” on Spreaker. Episode 95 of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now available. We are continuing our excursion into Epicurean...
Listen to “Episode 094 – Torquatus Explains Pleasure As The Goal Of Life” on Spreaker. Episode 94 of the Lucretius Today podcast is now available. Today we continue our examination...
Listen to “Episode 093 – Torquatus Leads Us Forward Into Conflict Over Epicurean Ethics” on Spreaker. Episode 93 of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now live, marking both an end...
“Episode 092 – The Plague of Athens, And The End of the Poem” Welcome to Episode Ninety-Two of Lucretius Today. I am your host Cassius, and together with my panelists...
Listen to “Episode 091 – More on Magnetism, and Introduction To Disease And Plagues” on Spreaker. Welcome to Episode Ninety-One of Lucretius Today. I am your host Cassius, and together...
Listen to “Episode 090 – Special Guest Panelist – Preparation for Discussion of Magnetism” on Spreaker. Episode Ninety of the Lucretius Today podcast is now available – earlier than usual...
Listen to “Episode 089 – Unusual Geological Phenomena – Springs That Change From Hot to Cold And Back Again” on Spreaker. Welcome to Episode Eighty-Nine of Lucretius Today. I am...