Author: Cassius Amicus
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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...
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Three General Points About the Canon of Truth
Please go here to view the full article with the latest revisions. The version as of 5/20/18 is below. In yesterday’s discussion of Chapter 8 (Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings) of...
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Happy Twentieth of May: Don’t Surrender, Instead Retreat – Regroup – Advance!
Happy Twentieth of May! Epicurus is famously known to written: “To sea with your swift ship, blessed boy, and flee from all education (paideia, also translated as culture).” This remark come...
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Overview of Epicurean Philosophy – A New Outline
For best viewing, click HERE for a frame-free full-screen version! See Below for A Video describing this outline. This new outline represents my most comprehensive work to date to translate...
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Happy Twentieth of April – Questions To Ask Oneself About Epicurean Philosophy
Happy Twentieth of April! If you haven’t already watched the Youtube presentation by Elena Nicoli on how Epicurean philosophy has helped in her own life, I hope you will. I set...