On the Nature of the Soul According to Epicurus

ALL CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE PARTICIPANTS SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF FORUM EDITORIAL POLICY:  "Against Katastematic Supremacy - Pleasure Is A Unified Good, Not A House Divided Against Itself."

New Graphics: Are You On Team Epicurus? | Comparison Chart: Epicurus vs. Other Philosophies | Chart Of Key Epicurean Quotations | Accelerating Study Of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods Of Inference" | Note to all users: If you have a problem posting in any forum, please message Cassius  

PDF

    This thread is to cross-reference the following blog, and provide a place for further discussion:

    Blog Article

    The Nature of the Soul According to Epicurus

    The Nature of the Soul According to Epicurus

    Blog article by Kalosyni (based on material created for the Epicurean Ethics study group)

    1. Introduction and Overview: Ancient Greek Thought on the Soul

    The concept of the soul occupied a central place in ancient Greek philosophy. The Greek word for soul, ψυχή (psychē), referred not merely to a religious or spiritual entity but to the principle of life itself—the source of thought, sensation, emotion, and vitality.

    Philosophers disagreed profoundly…
    Kalosyni
    June 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM

Finding Things At EpicureanFriends.com

Here is a list of suggested search strategies:

  • Website Overview page - clickable links arrranged by cards.
  • Forum Main Page - list of forums and subforums arranged by topic. Threads are posted according to relevant topics. The "Uncategorized subforum" contains threads which do not fall into any existing topic (also contains older "unfiled" threads which will soon be moved).
  • Search Tool - icon is located on the top right of every page. Note that the search box asks you what section of the forum you'd like to search. If you don't know, select "Everywhere."
  • Search By Key Tags - curated to show frequently-searched topics.
  • Full Tag List - an alphabetical list of all tags.