Happy Twentieth of December! – Merry Epicurean 25th!
Happy Twentieth of December! This is a time of year that can bring great happiness or great sadness, depending on one’s circumstances. Just like last year, I want to create...
Happy Twentieth of December! This is a time of year that can bring great happiness or great sadness, depending on one’s circumstances. Just like last year, I want to create...
I have a story to tell you about a man’s neighbor and his dog, but first I would like to share with you some thoughts on Epicurean Doctrine 40: “As...
After almost ten years of dedicated study of Epicurean philosophy, the best summary of the most important points I can produce is: 1 – There are no supernatural gods. 2...
I think it’s important that we begin to present Epicurean philosophy through podcasts and other audio-video means, so as a test I put together this basic presentation. I haven’t edited...
I am not an artist and I have not yet been able to produce my own animation of this, but I have become aware that on Youtube and elsewhere there...
After a series of good discussions like we have had recently, I like to drop back and consider a high-level big picture Epicurean viewpoint. Here is my latest effort; I...
The 25th of December can be a very stressful time of the year, especially for those who find themselves spending it largely or completely alone. Most of us have been...
[Update 06/02/18: See the reference at the end of this article to the 1743 Daniel Browne edition, which I believe gets this right. The correct word is simply “events.”] ...
Anyone who studies Epicurean philosophy quickly learns that Epicurus held a definition of “gods” that is very different from what we are used to today. Whereas we define “gods” as...
Epicurean philosophy is best known for its advocacy of “Pleasure” as the guide to life. Epicurus taught that Nature endows humans (and all animate beings) with a faculty of perceiving...