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Matteng
August 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM Replied to the thread The Completeness (or Fullness) of Pleasure.PostFullnes of Pleasure makes sense for me. It is not about avoiding all pain but to fullfill necessary bodily and mental desires. An unfullfilled necessary desire is a pain.
Only problem could be vulnerability ?
The vessel doesn‘t stay full, would a small… -
Patrikios
August 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM Replied to the thread Theme Updates For the Website.PostI tried the Inspire Green, which is easier on my eyes on my iPad. However the heading box for LT podcast didn’t show.
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Kalosyni
August 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM Replied to the thread Overview of Epicurean Philosophy - Quick Visual.PostI added this to the second image: "What is pleasurable is defined as any feeling which is free from pain, since through philosophical reasoning we come to see that there is no neutral feeling state that exists. Types of pleasure range from removal of… -
Martin
August 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM Replied to the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.PostWelcome David! -
Cassius
August 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM Replied to the thread Overview of Epicurean Philosophy - Quick Visual.PostIt is very helpful to develop many different versions of these graphics as a way of making them better and better and we want to encourage that.
At the same time, we have to be careful of overwhelming the web structure with lots of large MB graphics.
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Kalosyni
August 11, 2026 at 11:40 AM Replied to the thread Overview of Epicurean Philosophy - Quick Visual.Post -
Kalosyni
August 11, 2026 at 11:34 AM Uploaded the image Three Key Aspects of Epicurean Philosophy.Image/Video
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Cassius
August 11, 2026 at 9:21 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Andy!.PostAndy if it is something you can talk about I feel sure it would be interesting to hear more about your project. -
Cassius
August 11, 2026 at 9:17 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Andy!.PostAndy tells us --
Hi Cassius,
my background is in archaeology and cultural/natural heritage. I'm currently working on a project that focuses (at least partly) on Epicurus and I thought the forum might be interesting and useful.
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Kalosyni
August 11, 2026 at 9:13 AM Replied to the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.PostEpicuriousDavid You wrote: "I was brought to the forum specifically by searching for 'Epicurus online class', your website showed up and looked very interesting."
I am curious to know what forum pages your early search took you to? (if you still have… -
Cassius
August 11, 2026 at 7:58 AM Replied to the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.PostWelcome EP -- My only printed editions of Cicero are second-hand copies of the Loeb volumes I picked up years ago, so I don't know about the Cambridge version.
- I think the Long & Sedley version is highly useful, but I found my first copy only several years
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EpicuriousDavid
August 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM Replied to the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.PostIf I am interested in reading Torquatus' Presentation in a physical printed media form, is the Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy edition of Cicero On Ends a decent way to do so?
I already have a copy of AA Long and DN Sedleys The Hellenistic… -
Robert
August 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM Replied to the thread Overview of Epicurean Philosophy - Quick Visual.PostKalosyni , I think it's great. I tested it on my Facebook with a private post, and the dimensions seemed to work well. I think it's a useful tool for introducing the philosophy to others.
My only hesitation has to do with the color scheme. I had my… -
Titus
PostAugust 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM […]
This is just what came to my mind as a possible definition of "simplicity". A more detailed version could sound this way: Achieving a reasonable goal with the means it takes to meet this goal sufficiently. On the other hand, not spending resources… -
Cassius
PostAugust 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM I think Titus' post is very much on point but I would not want someone to misinterpret this part:
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The "as much as necessary but as little as possible" is presumably tied to "tasks" which probably means things that you don't want to do and which… -
Cassius
August 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM Posted the thread Welcome Andy!.ThreadWelcome Andy
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Titus
PostAugust 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM […]
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
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We cannot control everything. Especially, when it comes to founding a family. Personal relationships with other persons (in this case: spouse/kids/grandparents etc.) are often hard to manage in a way that is… -
Robert
August 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM Replied to the thread Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus".Post[…]
Yes, I agree that no one should be overly confident about their take on this issue. We're just missing too many texts. It's tantalizing to read that passage in Diogenes Laertius and see his references to various works by Epicurus and Metrodorus--texts… -
DaveT
August 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM Replied to the thread The Completeness (or Fullness) of Pleasure.PostHoping this is the right thread.
I listened to a very interesting interview: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/videos/whats-b…rything-you-do/
The interview of Brian Greene with Sheldon Solomon on his career studying: What's Behind Everything We Do. In a… -
Kalosyni
August 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM Replied to the thread Overview of Epicurean Philosophy - Quick Visual.PostAnd to highlight....A pleasurable life is a life of good spirits and well-being. -
Kalosyni
August 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM Posted the thread Overview of Epicurean Philosophy - Quick Visual.ThreadHere is a quick visual which presents an overview, and this will need a bit further development with text sources added to back up the points. I've oriented this into "actionable" aspects which is a simplified o overview for those who are new to the… -
Kalosyni
August 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM Replied to the thread Theme Updates For the Website.PostI'm using the "Default Woltlab Style (Dark and Light)" theme which is different than the "Inspire" theme, because the drop-down menu functions better on my android tablet. I notice that the layout of the announcement box (Latest Lucretius Today Podcast)… -
Cassius
August 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM Replied to the thread Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus".PostOh - Robert - I meant to say one more thing:
The overwhelming feeling I have at the moment in my reading of this book is what an incredible waste of time all this debating about katastematic and kinetic is. I am very impressed with the book and I think… -
Cassius
August 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM Replied to the thread Episode 346 - EATAQ28 - Not Yet Recorded.PostIn today's episode since we are continuing to talk about about the Stoics unwillingness to defend ALL sensations as true, I want us to remember to include:
Cicero, Academica ("Academic Questions"), Book II ("Lucullus"), Chapter XXV (C.D. Yonge's 1853… -
Cassius
August 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM Replied to the thread Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus".Post[…]
I think she is wrestling with the issues we have been discussing -- she's aware of the argument that katastematic pleasures are somehow superior, but she is not going to accept the definition of katastemtic that equates those pleasures with basically… -
Robert
August 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM Replied to the thread Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus".PostI've had the chance now to delve into this book--so far I've read chapters 5-8, and I'll next go to the beginning and pick it up from there. I tabled Chapter 4 temporarily as I didn't feel an immediate need to revisit the problems posed by De Finibus.
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Kalosyni
August 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM Replied to the thread "Meet-and-Greet" Zoom- August 3rd, 8pm ET & August 9th, 12:30pm ET, 2026.PostWe've sent out the Zoom link for tomorrow, looking to seeing you there!
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Noah Calderon
August 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM Replied to the thread "Meet-and-Greet" Zoom- August 3rd, 8pm ET & August 9th, 12:30pm ET, 2026.PostHi, I would love to attend tomorrow if it's possible. Thanks! -
Robert
August 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM Replied to the thread Desires necessary for Happiness..Postwbernys My take was probably too simplistic, so thank you for presenting a more nuanced view.
We sometimes hear the term "public service" used in connection with politics--that is, people who take up political careers like to describe themselves as… -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM Posted the thread Theme Updates For the Website.ThreadAfter far too long we now have available a "dark mode" version of the "Inspire" theme - the default site style.
If you'd like to try it go to the bottom of any page and you'll see a "Change Style" link.
That will take you to a page that looks like this:
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wbernys
August 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM Replied to the thread Desires necessary for Happiness..Post[…]
I don't entirely agree with your comment, i think Epicurus did care about the polis to some extent, even if it carried obligations, Epicurus did say we should enter politics in emergencies for example. He's largely against aiming for political power,… -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM Posted the thread Episode 346 - EATAQ28 - Not Yet Recorded.ThreadWelcome to Episode 346 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the most complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the… -
Cassius
PostAugust 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM […]
That's correct, but if there is anything i am sure about it is that the attitudes expressed in the world's worst video collection are indeed the majority view, both of laymen and of "experts."
For one of an unlimited number of examples that could be… -
Kalosyni
August 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM Posted the thread The Kharites (Charites) or Graces.Thread -
Cassius
ThreadAugust 7, 2026 at 10:43 AM This thread is for discussion of the article linked below.
The issue of completeness and perfection was of great concern to the ancient Greeks, and we aren't going to understand what Epicurus had to say about pleasure as the supreme good unless we… -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM Wrote the blog article The Completeness Argument, Cicero's Knowledge Of It, And The Epicurean Response.Blog ArticleThe Completeness Argument
One of the oldest objections to placing the highest good in anything other than virtue runs like this: the good must be complete — whole, finished, lacking nothing — and cannot be a process, a becoming, or anything that admits of… -
DaveT
August 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM Replied to the thread Complexity, Contradictions, and "Testing Out" Epicurean Philosophy.Post[…]
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Yes. And yes to both comments above. I can’t avoid using my decades of training and experience as an attorney when I read or study a topic. As an advocate, I needed to parse not only the words but the motivations, and first-hand knowledge of… -
Kalosyni
August 7, 2026 at 9:22 AM Replied to the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.PostWelcome to the forum EpicuriousDavid
As far as an online course, we started preparing material but haven't finished it. (I will see what I can find with regard to some of what was being worked on and post soon).
In the meantime, I would recommend this… -
Kalosyni
August 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM Replied to the thread Complexity, Contradictions, and "Testing Out" Epicurean Philosophy.Post[…]
It's true that the idea of "a telos" is not something that your everyday person goes around thinking about.
Pleasure is often thought of as being "in process" and "changing". But as I see it, Epicurus taught that necessary desires are easy to fulfill,… -
DaveT
PostAugust 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM […]
I don't know. I guess it is a personal choice. Of course we never want to appear to be relying on a strawman argument to prove a point. -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM Replied to the thread Complexity, Contradictions, and "Testing Out" Epicurean Philosophy.PostIn regard to this part I think you are part-way to answering your own question:
In the last two years especially, there has been more focus on the forum and in the podcast to gain a deeper context of Epicurean philosophy through study of other textual… -
Kalosyni
August 7, 2026 at 8:41 AM Commented on blog article Reflections on Five Years on the EpicureanFriends Forum.Comment (Blog Article)I've just set up this thread to further discuss philosophical ideas of complexity, contradictions, and testing out things:
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Kalosyni
August 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM Posted the thread Complexity, Contradictions, and "Testing Out" Epicurean Philosophy.ThreadIn a recent blog post I wrote the following (and opening up this thread to discuss further):
"In the last two years especially, there has been more focus on the forum and in the podcast to gain a deeper context of Epicurean philosophy through study of… -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 6:45 AM Replied to the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.Post -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 6:43 AM Commented on blog article Reflections on Five Years on the EpicureanFriends Forum.Comment (Blog Article)Thank you for being here!
In regard to this part I think you are part-way to answering your own question:
In the last two years especially, there has been more focus on the forum and in the podcast to gain a deeper context of Epicurean philosophy through… -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM Replied to the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.PostWelcome David - And yes you followed the instructions correctly. I particularly appreciate how you emailed us without being prompted, just on the basis of the registration instructions. We have a lot of spam registrations and you are proof that it is… -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 6:24 AM Replied to the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.PostEpicuriousDavid tells us:
Hi,
I recently signed up with username EpicuriousDavid
I was brought to the forum specifically by searching for 'Epicurus online class', your website showed up and looked very interesting. I was looking for a structured way to… -
Cassius
August 7, 2026 at 6:23 AM Posted the thread Welcome EpicuriousDavid!.ThreadWelcome EpicuriousDavid
There is one last step to complete your registration: All new registrants must email Cassius so that this Welcome Thread can contain basic information about your background and interest in Epicurus. In that email, please tell us…
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