Author: Cassius Amicus
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The Tripod of Truth
When designing the cover for the first edition of my Jackson Barwis ebook, I used a photo of a replica of a tripod that had been discovered in Herculaneum. That...
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“…I’m happy because it happened once.”
Is Epicureanism grim because it teaches us that the soul dies with the body, and that gods do not take a personal interest in relieving us from our troubles? The...
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Peace and Safety for Your Twentieth of March!
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans among us, no matter where you might be! For your twentieth of March here are two Epicurean thoughts recorded by Seneca on the need...
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Revision of the Jackson Barwis Ebook — On Three Legs We Stand
I have found the work of eighteenth-century writer Jackson Barwis to be of great interest, and I commend it to fellow students of Epicureanism. Barwis’ work is built on...
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The Same Span of Time – The Major Works of Thomas Cooper, M.D.
Today I am pleased to announce the launch of another Ebook which may be of interest to students of Epicureanism: The Same Span of Time: The Major Works of Thomas...
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Peace and Safety for your Twentieth of February!
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans among us, no matter where you might be! As we remember Epicurus and the original pathfinders of Epicureanism, today’s focus is on Principle Doctrine...
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First Edition of New Ebook: In Search of the Missing Third Leg: The Testimony of Jackson Barwis
The following is the introduction to a new epub I am preparing on Anticipations. Although I do not contend that he was an avowed Epicurean, I have been reading the...
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R.I.P. BlackJack – 02/03/11 (With Update for Prince William – 01/27/13)
Of the profound wisdom that most of the world misses in its failure to understand Epicurus, one of the most important is found in the Second Principal Doctrine: the truth...
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Peace and Safety for Your Twentieth of January!
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans among us, no matter where you might be! As we remember Epicurus and the original pathfinders of Epicureanism, we can reflect on a modern...
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“I love you too well to leave you to the company of a life-long dream.”
“I see you digging up treasure, spreading your wings, nursing extravagant ideas, indulging impossible hopes; and I love you too well to leave you to the company of a life-long...