Tomorrow night is our First Monday Zoom Discussion!
The discussion topic is "Guilty Pleasures"...and we'll discuss things like: What qualifies as a "guilty pleasure"...according to whom...and why...what does Epicurus say about moderation...what about guilt/shame...and what was up with Seneca when he said: "Do everything as if Epicurus was watching".
Message me if you need the link...
...hope to see you there! 
I just found this which mentions Epicurus at the start yet brings up other philosophers.
It is food for thought about about the role of philosophy:
I don't know if there is a glitch in the software, but at times it appears that private conversations (private messages) go "unread"... and there could be one of the following causes:
1. The android version of the forum doesn't make it very obvious when there is a new private conversation...and either the notification isn't seen or it isn't even showing a notification.
2. The individual is "ignoring" the little red dot that indicates that there is a new message.
3. The message has been read, but the system is registering it as "unread".
So...just a heads up to newer members...to double-check for new private conversations.
Regarding the discussion topic... I'll be presenting some "questions" to spur on a lively and fun discussion. 
Hi Everyone, Coming up next Monday on July 1st is our next "First Monday Epicurean Philosophy Hour - Meet-and-Greet and Discussion" - Via Zoom, 8pm ET.
Open to all forum members! And we especially invite those who are new to the forum! This is a great way to meet, converse, and engage with others who are studying the philosophy of Epicurus.
Agenda:
This month's topic: "Guilty pleasures"? From PD8 to Seneca's "Do everything as if Epicurus were watching you."
We'll be using the same link as last month.
If you have not yet attended a Zoom, please let us know here if you are interested (or send a private message to Cassius or myself) and we will get the link to you by private message (no later than the day before the meeting).
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Then the next question is how much time to invest in each category? But this will be different for each person, depending on how important they feel it is to know details, as well as if they enjoy the study of science.
For myself, I'm thinking something like this, regarding how much time to invest:
Natural Science - 20% (My reasoning is that every modern person went to school (and many of us went to college) and so we are already familiar with important aspects of science and physics. It actually might make sense to spend some time reviewing the modern understanding of the physics of atoms, etc, if we want accurate details on which to base our materialist view).
Canonics - 20% (I am still currently in the process of trying to understand Epicurean canonics, and this section would also include how to make inferences.)
Ethics - 60% (Vain is the word of the philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man. (...and does not lead to a good life). This is where the importance is at, for me.)
And, this is all relevant to creating teaching materials, because each person could put more or less importance on each category...thereby creating a very different outline for study.
I made this chart to illustrate an estimation of the breakdown of the extant texts into the catagories of Ethics, Canonics, and Natural Science. Are these percentages correct? Or would there be a better estimation of the breakdown?
Kalosyni Your ever-changing avatar pictures are all very pretty!
Thanks! I need to try to go at least a month now without changing it, lol 
It might be worthwhile shifting more activity towards building/growing the wiki and other more organised knowledge bases.
Yes, and your idea of creating a list of narrations/audio is a good one 
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I very much enjoy this reading by Joshua...there is so much here on the forum that it may not have been noticed:
Happy Summer Solstice!
The following post is a reposting from last night's zoom thread:
Thinking that perhaps my "prolepsis" of the phrase "canon of truth" is incorrect, especially if it is really refering not to "truth" but to aletheia:
Aletheia is variously translated as "unconcealedness", "disclosure", "revealing", or "unclosedness". The literal meaning of the word ἀ–λήθεια is "the state of not being hidden; the state of being evident." It also means factuality or reality.
Source: Wikipedia
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So the canon is not the method of how we get to "that which is true" but how we get to "that which is revealed"... am I wrong in this?
Happy Twentieth Everyone!
...and Happy Summer Solstice!
I just now edited my post above (post number 2) to create more clarity.
This article by Thompson is somewhat typical of pop-psychology / self-help articles, which aim to bring up tips for living well.
And so it brings in a feeling of eclecticism, for example when it mentions Sam Harris, and further ideas.
Overall there is a chance that it may end up causing someone misunderstand some of the deeper details of Epicurean philosophy.
And this struck me as an odd thing to think, unless you were sick on your deathbed:
In Epicurean terms, the desire to live also falls on this spectrum. Tomorrow can be thought of as an Extravagant desire. We would welcome it and enjoy it if it comes, but it’s not Essential. All our tomorrows are extravagances.
So that gives an idea of not to be concerned about the future, and it seems contradictory a few paragraphs further down by saying you will consider yourself like a future friend.
Secondly, to avoid suffering and seek pleasure for ourselves in the future.
This means balancing things that might be enjoyable in the moment with the suffering that might bring down the line. You can almost think of your future self like a friend, and think of how your actions might affect them.
And also the part which talks about "needs" has some issues that muddy up the waters. I may have more to say on that later.
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Edit note: Edited this greatly to increase clarity at 4:32pm ET.
I've now listened to an audio recording of Humphries' translation a number of times (by Charlton Griffin), and have gotten much more acclimated to it. (Perhaps it is now my favorite version). In Book 2 at the section which starts out: "Much poorer men are every bit as happy,", and a few lines from there in the audio version I thought I heard him say "beaver's heat departs no sooner..." but just today when reading the printed version I see it actually says "fever's heat". (Just some idle musings of summertime, and which was an lol !)
HollyGraves Welcome to the forum!
I just think it should be somehow specific, ...
Julia Let me know if there is something you'd like to see in a theme (describe some specific images), and I could create it.
Julia the new theme that Cassius made is the third in the drop-down list (unless there is some kind of restricted setting)...let us know if you still don't see it.
PS: I keep thinking we should have some original artwork somehow…not that I'd be able to do it... ......... somehow specific, instead of generic (stock photos, by their very nature, are all somehow generic
I totally agree, and as far as I currently understand, Cassius has mentioned that he prefers a clean and simple "default" page for everyone who is not signed into the forum, and he mentioned that once someone becomes a member then they can choose a different theme. I've been working on some fun Epicurean themes, and I know they are not quite up to the best quality yet (low resolution images and in need of better design layout)...but will be working to improve them within the next two weeks, plus maybe will add a few new options).
Thinking now that this could make a good "First Monday" discussion topic. 
