Author: Cassius Amicus
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Reflections on Epicurean Ethics
A recent discussion on Facebook prompted the following reflections, which I want to summarize on the NewEpicurean blog for future reference. The discussion was prompted in part by a common...
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A Season of the Year To Remember Fallen Epicureans
One of the things that motivates me in the study of Epicureanism is the knowledge that two thousand years ago a very large living breathing group of people walked the...
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Who Will Choose To Seek What He Can Never Find? – An Exercise in Summarizing the Epicurean Inscription by Diogenes of Oinoanda
The Epicurean Inscription of Oinoanda is one of the most fascinating relics of the ancient world, and to the extent that it has been preserved it is an excellent authority...
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Major New Book on Lucretius About to Be Released!
Thanks To Stefan at www.stress-freedom.net for the info that a major new book is about to be released about Lucretius and De Rerum Natura / On The Nature of Things. ...
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The Building Which Housed The Epicurean Library In Herculaneum
Today I came across this interesting video which features a 3-D reconstruction of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, including the library where Philodemus’ works on Epicurus were recovered. ...
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I Tell You Now — You, All Of You, Were Free From Your First Breath
Years before I became familiar with Epicurus, I was aware of the importance of free will, and I knew there were aspects of Roman civilization worthy of admiration. At that...
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For Your Twentieth of August: A Thought From the Marquis De Condorcet
Peace and Safety for Your Twentieth of August! As Thomas Jefferson said in his letter to William Short: “I am glad the bust of Condorcet has been saved and so...
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A New Ebook – An Introduction to the Nature of Things
Today I am launching a new ebook entitled An Introduction to the Nature of Things. Its primary feature is a full transcription of De Rerum Natura as translated by H.A.J....
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An Epicurean Test of Whether a Desire is Contrary to Nature
Seneca’s Letters – Book I – Letter XVI: This also is a saying of Epicurus: “If you live according to nature, you will never be poor; if you live according...
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What Business Have We To Be The Only Sane Men In A Crowd of Madmen?
Recent events in Oslo call for reflection on how Epicureans should react to the malicious and aggressive frauds who all too frequently populate the world. A first thought is to...