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REMINDER: SUNDAY WEEKLY ZOOM - February 1, 2026 -12:30 PM EDT - Ancient text study and discussion: De Rerum Natura, Currently we are at Line 136 - Level 03 members and above (and Level 02 by Admin. approval) - read more info on it here.
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Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)February 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM […]
This quote from your post refers to Platonism/Aristotelianism. Indeed so! And can we agree though, that on some occasions we benefit from the black and white when we need to make a decision? Philosophically speaking I also find a significant degree… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)February 1, 2026 at 9:34 AM My understanding is that it's essential not to separate virtues from living pleasantly, and that in PD05 Epicurus spells out the key virtues. We all agree that EP is a philosophy of personal responsibility and not of absolutes, and this must be kept in… -
DaveT
February 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM Replied to the thread Summarizing Epicurean Answers to Tusculan Questions.Post[…]
This quote from your post refers to Platonism/Aristotelianism. Indeed so! And can we agree though, that on some occasions we benefit from the black and white when we need to make a decision? Philosophically speaking I also find a significant degree… -
DaveT
Reaction (Post)February 1, 2026 at 7:51 AM My understanding is that it's essential not to separate virtues from living pleasantly, and that in PD05 Epicurus spells out the key virtues. We all agree that EP is a philosophy of personal responsibility and not of absolutes, and this must be kept in… -
Cassius
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy Birthday to Jo.! Learn more about Jo. and say happy birthday on Jo.'s timeline: Jo. -
Cassius
ThreadJanuary 31, 2026 at 8:50 PM Yes that's right -- we are still talking about Line 136 because we ended up devoting our last regular session to a further discussion of consciousness, and we did not reach 136 at that time.
We'll therefore start with 136 and go as far as time allows,… -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM My understanding is that it's essential not to separate virtues from living pleasantly, and that in PD05 Epicurus spells out the key virtues. We all agree that EP is a philosophy of personal responsibility and not of absolutes, and this must be kept in… -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM […]
Perfectionism and black-and-white thinking (and other problems). -
Bryan
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