Author: Cassius Amicus
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Christos Yapijakis: Mistakes of Cognitive Perception and Epicurean Prudence
From Christos Yapijakis: I have translated for you and our international friends my Greek presentation slides at the 9th Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy. [The title is “Mistakes of Cognitive...
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Visualising Principal Doctrine Three: The Limit Of Quantity In Pleasures ….
In most “enlightened” circles today it is accepted and even required correctness to teach that the universe is not controlled by meddling gods, and that it is foolish to look...
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Principal Doctrine One – A Blessed And Imperishable Being…
Epicurus Principle Doctrine One: “A blessed and imperishable being neither has trouble itself nor causes trouble to any other,therefore it is never constrained by anger or favor, for all such...
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Principal Doctrine Two – Death Is Nothing To Us
Epicurus Principal Doctrine Two: “Death is nothing to us; for that is dissolved is without sensation, and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us.” If there is any...
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When Only The Best Is Good Enough, You Must Look For A Goal That Has A Limit
These are several key texts that, in comparison with it, help explain the context of PD3. I hope to improve this with better graphics and come up with many...
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A “Full Tank” Analogy for Principal Doctrine 3
Today I composed a new graphic to illustrate my view of PD3. It’s a total shame that this has been reduced to “what’s good is easy to get” in the...
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In Memory of Amrinder Singh: “Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo.”
I just received a message from a relative of Amrinder Singh, a former member of Epicureanfriends.com, who died in an airplane crash two years ago. The relative gave me Amrinder’s...
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Happy Twentieth of January, 2019!
Happy Twentieth of January 2019! For this 20th I would like to remind friends of Epicurus of the Greek tradition of considering Epicurus and Epicureans as“Phaeacian.” This label may not...
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Happy New Year 2019!
Thanks to all who have read our posts in 2018. Let’s make 2019 the best ever for Epicurean philosophy! Join us for discussion and the latest for Epicurean projects at...