Author: Cassius Amicus
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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:
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Draft of a New Graphic – Where Are the Epicurean Men?
Draft of a new meme, with some commentary afterwards: Let’s see where to start! First, I considered this a first draft in posting it, and I look forward to...
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Politics And “Epicurean Natural Justice”
A Post Devoted to Our Epicurean Facebook Friends: I don’t think I have ever in my life seen political emotions in the United States as hot as they are right...
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What Type of Epicurean Are You?
First attempt at a meme to dramatize this question:
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Happy Twentieth of September!
Happy Twentieth of September! It appears that he march of time and implacable updates to WordPress have blown away my ability to create new posts at NewEpicurean.com, so until I get...
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Happy Twentieth of August!
Happy Twentieth of August! Oh my gosh the 20th is almost over here in my time zone and I haven’t issued a “Happy 20th” myself here at Facebook or Epicureanfriends.com, or...
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Happy Twentieth of July! – “Dreading Nothing So Much As To Seem To Doubt Of Anything!” :-)
Happy Twentieth of July! Recent discussions of Epicurean gods provide a great opportunity to review one of the most delightful of the records preserved by Cicero, from his “On The...
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Happy Twentieth of June! — Vatican Saying 38 – Pleasure strengthens us; Pain Destroys Us
Happy Twentieth of June! Vatican Saying 38 is a very interesting contribution to our understanding of Epicurus’ view of pleasure, not as something simply to be consumed, but something akin...