Member Announcements
LATEST LUCRETIUS TODAY PODCAST: Episode 332 - The Stoic Failure To Grasp That Judgment Never Happens In The Senses" | Website Overview | Forum Navigation Map | Latest Blog Post: "The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics"
New Graphics: Are You On Team Epicurus? | Comparison Chart: Epicurus vs. Other Philosophies | Chart Of Key Epicurean Quotations | Accelerating Study Of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods Of Inference" | Note to all users: If you have a problem posting in any forum, please message Cassius
Please Use This Timeline for Short-Term Announcements. Please useThe ForumsFor Long-Availability and Philosophical Discussion.
Recent Activities
-
Godfrey
May 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]
Well said, and, as always, thanks for creating this corner of the Internet in the first place, Cassius -
Eikadistes
Reaction (Post)May 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM Thanks to Godfrey for this info about the translator of a popular edition of Lucretius:
This showed up in my inbox:
"Poets, Painters, and the Plunder of the Parthenon" with A. E. Stallings | Getty Events
It's a live lecture but is being streamed as well. -
Bryan
May 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]Well said, and, as always, thanks for creating this corner of the Internet in the first place, Cassius -
Bryan
May 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]
No - I'm glad you posted. if you were thinking it it's likely others are too, so always feel free to speak up.
This goes along with Dave's question. Aside from those of us who are really into the topic there's always a general level of background… -
Bryan
May 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]
No doubt. Kant is typically represented as the prototype of a deontologist. Kant famously argued that stealing bread is categorically unethical, even if it's to feed a starving child. -
Bryan
May 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]
I just searched for spit -
Bryan
May 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.So long as we understand we're trying to map ancient thinkers using contemporary terminology, I'm comfortable saying that Epíkouros firmly fits within the category of consequentialism. Most philosophers we view as virtue ethicists and deontologists are… -
Bryan
May 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.I personally think this needs to be hammered home:
To me this conversation is sort of like discussing Epicurus as a "hedonist." Yes I understand that that term has a technical meaning in which pleasure is the key. However in common discussion the term is… -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)May 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM […]
Well said. THAT for me is the most basic fundamental doctrine in Epicurus' physics. That's the foundation stone upon which fear of the gods and anxiety of punishment after death are dispelled. THAT'S the non-negotiable point for me. Epicurus fleshes… -
Cassius
May 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both?.[…]Well said, and, as always, thanks for creating this corner of the Internet in the first place, Cassius
News And Announcements
-
- Title
- Replies
- Last Reply
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 450
-
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 545
-
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 476
-
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 427
-
Finding Things At EpicureanFriends.com
Here is a list of suggested search strategies:
- Website Overview page - clickable links arrranged by cards.
- Forum Main Page - list of forums and subforums arranged by topic. Threads are posted according to relevant topics. The "Uncategorized subforum" contains threads which do not fall into any existing topic (also contains older "unfiled" threads which will soon be moved).
- Search Tool - icon is located on the top right of every page. Note that the search box asks you what section of the forum you'd like to search. If you don't know, select "Everywhere."
- Search By Key Tags - curated to show frequently-searched topics.
- Full Tag List - an alphabetical list of all tags.