Author: Cassius Amicus
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of March – On Limits And Perfect Quantities
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! Does the issue of “limits” in regard to desire require that we necessarily...
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Why Is the Subject of “Limits” Important?
Do you see why the subject of “limits” was so important to Epicurus that the word is found no less than thirteen times over nine of the forty Principle Doctrines?...
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“Nothing Is Desirable In and Of Itself Other Than Pleasure” – The Importance of the Argument Against Virtue As An End In Itself
Do you see why an Epicurean, in speaking about virtue, will never admit that a thing can be virtuous unless that thing is either pleasurable or leads to pleasure? Do...
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Takis Panagiotopoulos: “How Became Known To Us The Portrait of The Athenian Philosopher Epicurus”
Over at the Facebook Group we recently discussed the location of Epicurus in the famous “School of Athens” artwork, and as part of that discussion it came to light...
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“Cicero’s Presentation of Epicurean Ethics” – Fake News?
I don’t have time for as long a discussion as this deserves, but I want to highlight the attached excerpt from Edith Packer’s “Cicero’s Presentation of Epicurean Ethics.” The topic is...
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A Response To: “How Would Epicurus Account For Depression?”
Recently in the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook book the question was asked: “How would Epicurus account for depression?” Before I give my answer, however, it first has to be said that...
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A Few Thoughts On Reading Lucretius
“On The Nature of Things” can seem very tedious to the modern reader in its discussion of atoms and void, and the poem can get even more confusing when the reader...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of February: “What Destroys A Man More Quickly Than To Work, Think, and Feel … Without Any Deep Personal Desire…?”
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! In the days since our last Twentieth we’ve had, in the Epicurean Philosophy...
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Top Problematic Attitude and “Life Premise” Issues Made Worse By Stoicism and Cured by Epicurean Philosophy
With the assistance of input from the Facebook group, I have been working on a list of basic “attitude” or “life premise” divergences that separate Epicurean v Stoic views. I...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of January – Confidence in the Face of Deception
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! “Alexander the Oracle-Monger” remains one of my favorite of Lucian’s stories for it’s...