Happy Twentieth of November! My Latest Outline of Fundamentals
Happy Twentieth of November! Over the last month I have spent a considerable amount of time refining what I think is my most best summary of the fundamentals of Epicurean...
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Foundations
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,...
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Library
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...
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EpicureanFriends.com
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...
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Twelve Elementals of Nature
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...
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Forty Authorized Doctrines
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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Vatican Library Sayings
This list by an unknown author was discovered in 1888 at the Vatican and is reputed to date from the fourteenth century. The following text is primarily from Cyril Bailey...
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A Man’s Neighbor And His Dog – by Elli Pensa
I have a story to tell you about a man’s neighbor and his dog, but first I would like to share with you some thoughts on Epicurean Doctrine 40: “As...
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My Best Summary As Of November 2018
After almost ten years of dedicated study of Epicurean philosophy, the best summary of the most important points I can produce is: 1 – There are no supernatural gods. 2...
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A Five Star Presentation of Epicurean Philosophy
I think it’s important that we begin to present Epicurean philosophy through podcasts and other audio-video means, so as a test I put together this basic presentation. I haven’t edited...
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Justice Is Not Absolute. Definitions Matter.
Justice is Not Absolute. PD33 “33. There never was such a thing as absolute justice….” Definitions Matter. One Man’s “Human Right” is another Man’s “Oppression”: “In the first place, Herodotus,...
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Star Conclusions of Epicurus
The usefulness of every bullet-point list has to be judged by its context and its target. The 40 Authorized Doctrines, for example, were clearly compiled for people who had a...
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Epicurus and the Pontius Pilate Question: “What Is Truth?”
This post is a very narrow point on a huge subject, the question of “what is truth?” Some will say this is so obvious as to be unnecessary to discuss,...
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After 2000 Years, Isn’t It Time To Drop The Ghost Stories?
THE TEACHER: “[T]he whole of being consists of bodies and space. For the existence of bodies is everywhere attested by sense itself, and it is upon sensation that reason must...
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Happy Twentieth of October!
Happy Twentieth of October! For this Twentieth I would like to return to a recurring theme at NewEpicurean.com – that of restating what I see to be some of the...
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Two Thousand Years – Convinced Yet?
Many more quotes could be added to this one, but here’s a start: