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What Is Happy Living?
As so often in Epicureanism, definitions are key. In this attached clip from the HG Wells movie “Things to Come”, the speechmaker says “The object of life is Happy Living…”...
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The Book On Epicurus Thomas Jefferson Called “A Treat To Me Of The Highest Order” – A FEW DAYS IN ATHENS
One of the great benefits of studying online is to receive the assistance and suggestions of others, and I am indebted to Ed Lee for directing my attention to what...
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Explaining the True Nature of Life as a Pleasure: The Example of the Statue’s Hand
It seems to me there is a great deal to be learned from the section in Cicero’s “On Ends” where the Epicurean speaker is discussing the Stoic argument of the...
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Catius Cat Purrs Again: “Catius Cat And The Forty Mice”
I have now completed a second “Epicurean poem for children of all ages,” and I submit it for the reading and listening pleasure of the Epicurean public at the links...
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“Thus Purred Catius’ Cat” – A New Exercise In Summarizing Basic Epicurean Doctrine
I have been working over the recent holidays to prepare a presentation on Epicureanism suitable for the absolute beginning student, approachable even for children. As I worked further on the...