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kochiekoch
March 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Patrikios’s post in the thread Episode 321 - EATAQ 03 - The Epicurean Criticism of Socrates For Denouncing Natural Science.[…]
Cassius ,
Thanks for including this link to that 25 minute segment (~20:00- 45:00).
Sagan highlights Samos and the Ionian islands as sources of new ideas. They way he shows the sequence of thought is quite helpful, even after reading all of… -
kochiekoch
March 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Welcome Cornelius Peripateticus! (A name we'll consider genericly rather than as being a dedicated Aristotelian!).Welcome Cornelius, who has sent me the following information about himself. He sounds fascinating and familiar with the forum rules, so for the time being we'll consider his name to indicate that he likes to exercise his legs, rather than as a statement… -
Cassius
PostMarch 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM Welcome Cornelius, who has sent me the following information about himself. He sounds fascinating and familiar with the forum rules, so for the time being we'll consider his name to indicate that he likes to exercise his legs, rather than as a statement… -
Cassius
ThreadMarch 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM Welcome Cornelius Peripateticus !
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Martin
March 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.I'm not sure whether this link is included in previous posts, but I see that the Athenians have a youtube page where various presentations can be accessed directly:
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Charles
March 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Joshua’s post in the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".I agree with Cassius on pleasure, but I do want to add something relevant to joy. This comes from Julien Offray de la Mettrie's Anti-Seneca; many here will recognize this from Charles 's work on the French materialists.
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Kalosyni
March 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM Replied to the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.Post[…]
We should set one up, but I seems that it wouild be good to try a preliminary event via Zoom to build attendance. Then once there are the numbers (and show of interest) could then set up an in-person event. But that would require many people to put… -
Kalosyni
March 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM Replied to the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.Post[…]
Do you remember if he gave definitions of "bliss","eudaimonia", and "psychosomatic health"? -
Kalosyni
March 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Patrikios’s post in the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.[…]
Cassius
This presentation by Christos Yapijakis, starts at about 1:19:20 and concludes around 1:41:40.
I liked his final statement about how we need "bliss" [eudaimonia] to achieve psychosomatic health.
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I also enjoyed the introductory comments,… -
Cassius
March 1, 2026 at 3:52 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Patrikios’s post in the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.[…]
Cassius
This presentation by Christos Yapijakis, starts at about 1:19:20 and concludes around 1:41:40.
I liked his final statement about how we need "bliss" [eudaimonia] to achieve psychosomatic health.
[…]
I also enjoyed the introductory comments,…
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