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The EpicureanFriends Files section is where our Level 3 and above participants store longer documents created offsite which are of special interest to the study of Epicurus. You can use the "Categories" box on the right to find specific sections of the library.
This 96-page PDF (version 1.0.0) is an in-depth translation and commentary of Epicurus's Letter to Menoikeus. The name "Menoikeus" is used throughout as opposed to the Latinized (but more common) "Menoeceus." The primary text is the ancient Greek text presented in Cyril Bailey's Epicurus: The Extant Remains (1926).
Please post comments, suggestions, proposed corrections, etc. to THIS thread (which is more easily searchable from the main Home page: The Letter to Menoikeus - A New Translation with Commentary
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Version 2.0.0
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Don -
July 19, 2023 at 11:25 PM -
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A new version of the Letter to Menoikeus with commentary. Minor revisions throughout. Major revisions to commentary of "verses" 131.h.ii. and 132.a.ii. with large edits made to thoughts on τὰς ἐν ἀπολαύσει κειμένας and οὐδ᾽ ἀπολαύσεις παίδων καὶ γυναικῶν.
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Version 1.0.0
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Don -
January 2, 2022 at 5:16 PM -
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Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy
For a presentation of many details of Epicurean Philosophy assembled from a close paraphrase of passages of the ancient texts, see the slides, text, or video below. Each passage contains a citation to the text or texts from which the point is taken. For prior versions and for a discussion of this material go here.
The Current Version of The Text Is Here.