Author: Cassius Amicus
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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...
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For Your Twentieth of July: Dispelling the Myth That Epicurus Was An Enemy of All Culture
Peace and Safety for Your Twentieth of July! Students of Epicureanism regularly confront the accusation that Epicurus was an enemy of all culture. The truth is that Epicurus was not...
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The True Life According To Nature
Continuing in a series of posts focusing on excerpts from DeWitt’s Epicurus and His Philosophy, today we look at the Epicurean view of “life according to Nature.” In the following...
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Against Plato III (And to a lesser extent, Aristotle too)
Carl Sagan: “Plato, Aristotle and the Pythagoreans were suppressors of knowledge, advocates of slavery and of epistemic secrecy. Plato’s followers succeeded in extinguishing the light of science and experiment that...
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Against Plato II – The Commentary of Thomas Jefferson
“I am satisfied, and sufficiently occupied with the things which are, without tormenting or troubling myself about those which may indeed be, but of which I have no evidence.” “To...