Posts by Plantpierogi
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https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/29/ancient-inscription-benefits-epicuranism/
I saw this recently and I'm not sure if it had been posted here yet
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If I wanted to be a lay in the grass in the summertime for a week, I would simply wait 9 months. Besides, a shepherd's life never appealed to me, anyway.
Great thoughts in that post Plantpierogi and good to see back you on the forum again!
Great to be back . I want to try and pop in every now and then. Hopefully, I'll make participation here more of a habit.
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There's no doubt that Epicurus was in an immense amount of pain during the last week of his life, and as illogical as it may sound, I would trade a lifetime of grass-laying shepherd days to experience what it must have been like for him during that time. Something so priceless as to be able to write to my most trusted friends and reflect on a lifetime of philosophical discussions is my ideal way to spend my final days. No greater pleasure exists for me. And to be able to do that through his eyes and his mind, given all that he has accomplished along with countless philosophical discussions? That isn't something that can so easily be recreated.
If I wanted to be a lay in the grass in the summertime for a week, I would simply wait 9 months. Besides, a shepherd's life never appealed to me, anyway.
In The Letter to Idomeneus, he writes:
"On this blissful day, which is also the last of my life, I write this to you. My continual sufferings from strangury and dysentery are so great that nothing could increase them; but I set above them all the gladness of mind at the memory of our past conversations. But I would have you, as becomes your lifelong attitude to me and to philosophy, watch over the children of Metrodorus."
I could not imagine a more pleasant end.
(besides *not* suffering from strangury and dysentery, of course. Details)
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The book seems right up my alley. I'll have to come back to this thread later if I get a chance to pick it up.
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Happy new year, everyone!
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Hello
This site has been a very good resource to me for a few years now so I've finally decided to stop lurking and join the community.
My interest in Epicureanism started some years a few years ago. I took a casual interest in philosophers like John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx. Although they often borrow ideas from Epicurus, they didn't appeal to me as much as the man himself. That isn't to say that Epicureanism is Utilitarianism or Communism. I understand that even if his ideas are borrowed to help conceptualize those economic systems, I am aware that it is it's own school of thought and try to avoid conflating all into one.
I hope that being involved in a community with inspire and motivate me to not only study more of his philosophy, but also to put it into practice and live a happier, more fulfilling life.
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Would Epicurus say: "Infinite Time contains no more pain than limited time when the limit of pain is measured by reason?" 15
- Cassius
July 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM - General Discussion
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The Normal Curve of Pleasure 5
- kochiekoch
July 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM - General Discussion
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Emily Austin conversation rebroadcast on Next Big Idea! 2
- Don
July 23, 2024 at 9:33 AM - General Discussion
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"If You Wish To Be An Epicurean, Get Used To Being Called 'Cockeyed'" - or - "Why Vatican Saying 29 Would Make A Good Epicurean Tatoo" 3
- Cassius
July 9, 2024 at 7:57 AM - General Discussion
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Does PD26 imply personal responsibility beyond oneself? 4
- Godfrey
July 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM - PD 26 - Of desires, all that do not lead to a sense of pain...
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