Epicurean Basics
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...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of June: Haris Dimitriadis’ “Epicurus And the Pleasant Life”
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! This twentieth of June brings us to the edge of seeing the release...
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You Have Been Deceived!
Alternate Link – Vimeo The current version is also posted at SoundCloud at this link. You have been deceived. If you are hearing these words in the early years...
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A Seasonal Thought Re: “Fake News”
A Seasonal Thought for 2016, inspired by one of the year’s memorable phrases: “Fake News”
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Peace and Safety for Your Twentieth of December 2016 – Year-End Reflections
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! For this last Twentieth post of 2016 I would like to thank the...
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New Location For Core Reference Texts – Epicureandocs.com
This is to announce the launch of my latest website – Epicureandocs.com. The purpose of this new site is to improve my ability to provide reliable and easy access to...
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PWNING The Concern Trolls For 2000 Years
“A concern troll is a person who participates in a debate posing as an actual or potential ally who simply has some concerns they need answered before they will ally...
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of October – Lorenzo Valla Sides With Epicurus Over the Stoics
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! On this Twentieth of October I’d like to call your attention to a page that contains...
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Notes on “Justice”
This post is just a placeholder for setting up a page of links on Epicurean concepts of Justice. PD 31. Natural justice is a pledge of reciprocal benefit, to prevent...
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Science / Physics Update
Several recent emails from a reader have reminded me that physics /science is an important part of Epicurean philosophy. Epicurus did not just presume that “living pleasurably” should be the...