The Relationship of Pleasure To "Good" And Pain To "Evil"
Listen to the latest Lucretius Today Podcast! Episode 226 is now available. We begin (with the help of Cicero's Epicurean spokesman) the first of a series of episodes to analyze the Epicurean view of the nature of the gods.
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Torquatus' Statement of the Epicurean View Of The Ultimate Good In "On Ends" 26
- Cassius
September 28, 2021 at 5:35 AM
- Cassius
October 6, 2021 at 3:49 PM
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The Full Cup / Fullness of Pleasure Model 2
- Cassius
January 30, 2016 at 7:10 PM
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November 19, 2021 at 9:44 AM
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Common Objections and Responses
- Cassius
April 29, 2015 at 4:00 PM
- Cassius
April 29, 2015 at 4:00 PM
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Psychopaths and Pleasure 3
- Hiram
May 18, 2015 at 10:56 AM
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May 27, 2015 at 9:09 AM
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Loving Life? Or Loving Anesthesia?
- Cassius
June 1, 2015 at 9:47 AM
- Cassius
June 1, 2015 at 9:47 AM
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Excellent Article on the Nature of Pleasure
- Cassius
February 3, 2016 at 9:19 PM
- Cassius
February 3, 2016 at 9:19 PM
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Pleasure, "Absence of Pain," and Two States of Feeling
- Cassius
July 12, 2016 at 4:25 PM
- Cassius
July 12, 2016 at 4:25 PM
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"Absence of Pain" In Cicero's "On Ends"
- Cassius
September 18, 2016 at 8:16 AM
- Cassius
September 18, 2016 at 8:16 AM
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Theophrastus - Perception is generally pleasurable....
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:00 PM
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:00 PM
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Simonides - Without pleasure, not even the life of the gods is enviable.
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:02 PM
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:02 PM
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Socrates / Plato - The Pursuit of Pleasure as "cookery" or "flattery"
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:28 PM
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:28 PM
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The Goal of Life - From Torquatus in "On Ends"
- Cassius
January 12, 2017 at 12:17 PM
- Cassius
January 12, 2017 at 12:17 PM
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For Those Who Dispute That Pleasurable Living Is the Goal of Life, What Would You Say Is The Goal Instead?
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 6:02 PM
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March 11, 2017 at 6:02 PM
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Cicero’s Presentation of Epicurean Ethics – Fake News?
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March 11, 2017 at 6:10 PM
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March 11, 2017 at 6:10 PM
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In Life, There is No Antidote to Pain But Pleasure
- Cassius
December 10, 2017 at 11:22 AM
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December 10, 2017 at 11:22 AM
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Living The Hobo Life? 11
- brett
January 8, 2018 at 11:02 PM
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January 8, 2018 at 11:54 PM
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More on "Simple Pleasures" 3
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January 15, 2018 at 8:33 PM
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January 16, 2018 at 8:10 AM
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How epicureanism has been helping me deal with overindulgence 6
- brett
January 24, 2018 at 11:54 PM
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January 25, 2018 at 8:18 AM
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Another Summary, This Time Prompted by Eoghan
- Cassius
April 28, 2018 at 10:07 AM
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April 28, 2018 at 10:07 AM
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Pleasure As the Goal - A Blog Post by Eoghan Gardiner
- Cassius
May 11, 2018 at 5:44 PM
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May 11, 2018 at 5:44 PM
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Considering the Importance of Mental Pleasures 3
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May 29, 2018 at 1:48 PM
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May 30, 2018 at 2:09 PM
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Commentary on "The Ultimate Tranquilizer"
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September 24, 2018 at 11:14 AM
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September 24, 2018 at 11:14 AM
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An Exchange On The Subject of Ataraxia As "The Ultimate Pleasure"
- Cassius
November 5, 2018 at 4:07 PM
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November 5, 2018 at 4:07 PM
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Nature Didn't Give Us A Faculty of "Something Else"
- Cassius
December 17, 2018 at 8:13 PM
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December 17, 2018 at 8:13 PM
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A List of Objections To Epicurus From A Modern Christian - Hyde's "From Epicurus To Christ"
- Cassius
January 6, 2019 at 9:46 AM
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January 6, 2019 at 9:46 AM
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Getting Oriented - Where To Start For NewComers
- Cassius
May 16, 2019 at 9:01 AM
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May 16, 2019 at 9:01 AM
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Another Aspect of PD3's "The Limit of Quantity In Pleasures..." - Pleasure Is A Matter For Individual / Flexible Measurement
- Cassius
July 6, 2019 at 9:29 AM
- Cassius
July 6, 2019 at 9:29 AM
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Nature and Pleasure and Pain 9
- Dubitator314
August 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM
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August 21, 2019 at 3:04 PM
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Is Pleasure the Only Good? 7
- Joshua
September 15, 2019 at 2:05 PM
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September 15, 2019 at 6:43 PM
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Pleasure vs Happiness (?) Discussion of Hiram's "In Defense of Eudaimonia" 36
- Cassius
October 20, 2019 at 12:08 PM
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October 28, 2019 at 1:22 PM
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