Please share this information with anyone you think would be interested – Michele Pinto, on behalf of the World Cultural Association of Epicurus, is coordinating a graduate-level essay contest on Epicurus...
One of the regulars at Epicureanfriends.com, Charles E., is a frequent use of the “Discord” chat application, and he has set up a new user group for Epicurean discussion which...
Here are three great news items from an Epicurean Activist in Italy! 1. Michele Pinto has organized a first Epicurean Festival for three days beginning August 30 – September...
In most “enlightened” circles today it is accepted and even required correctness to teach that the universe is not controlled by meddling gods, and that it is foolish to look...
Epicurus Principal Doctrine Two: “Death is nothing to us; for that is dissolved is without sensation, and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us.” If there is any...
These are several key texts that, in comparison with it, help explain the context of PD3. I hope to improve this with better graphics and come up with many...
Today I composed a new graphic to illustrate my view of PD3. It’s a total shame that this has been reduced to “what’s good is easy to get” in the...
Suppose for a moment that you were asked this question: “What did Epicurus consider to be the most compelling arguments against setting ‘pleasure’ as the highest goal of life –...
Justice is Not Absolute. PD33 “33. There never was such a thing as absolute justice….” Definitions Matter. One Man’s “Human Right” is another Man’s “Oppression”: “In the first place, Herodotus,...