In Memory of Amrinder Singh: “Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo.”
I just received a message from a relative of Amrinder Singh, a former member of Epicureanfriends.com, who died in an airplane crash two years ago. The relative gave me Amrinder’s...
Category: Mortality and Death
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Keeping Watch With The Epicurean Chorus – Happily Thriving And Alive With Joy!
Thanks to a friend on the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook Page, here is a great find – a specifically Epicurean funeral epitaph. This Latin is CIL (Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum) number 10.2971....
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Consolation On The Loss Of A Loved One – An Epicurean Perspective
Once again this past week I had the unfortunate experience of losing to death a valued member of my family. Times like this are the ultimate test of the value...
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Taking Control of The End
Today turned out to be the day that Prince William (a name selected by the Humane Society) had to be relieved from the misery of a losing battle with feline...
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“How To Be Dead And Not Care”
Authorized Doctrine 2 contains one of the most famous sayings of all Epicureanism (“Death is nothing to us“) but its meaning is frequently misunderstood. Whether wielded maliciously by an enemy...
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Do Harpsichords Go Sledding In the Snow For Fun?
Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage...
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St. Paul vs. Epicurus
Norman DeWitt, who is in my opinion the author of the best book on Epicurus written since the ancient world, also wrote a second book: “St. Paul and Epicurus” (“SPAE”). ...
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Never Forget That The Clock Is Ticking!
As someone who finds it very easy to get distracted in meaningless controversies, I need to constantly remind myself how Epicurus stressed that the clock is ticking on our mortality. ...
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An Intersection of Epicurean History With The Modern World: Happy Hanukkah to the Sadducees!
One of my most important goals in studying ancient Epicureanism is to gain a better understanding of the present. Thus it comes to mind now that this is the season...
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“It Is Not Enough To Live Well; One Must Also Die Well.”
Hollywood rarely portrays Epicurean characters fairly, but the attached video clip from 1951’s Quo Vadis is one such an example, and in it we can find a useful portrayal of...