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  • DaveT December 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM

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    Beautiful prose clearly stated. Thank you.

  • DaveT December 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM

    Replied to the thread Epicurean Fear of Death.
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    Yes, that seems to be a very reasonable way to springboard a conversation. I, as one closer to death than most of our friends, I "try" to not fear death, and while seeking support for that in Epicurus, I submit to it's inevitability. No big issue…

  • DaveT December 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM

    Reacted with Like to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Epicurean Fear of Death.
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    I feel very differently than you do DaveT and I think it provides an excellent springboard for discussing many aspects of death and dying. Perhaps you feel very confident that you have conquered all your fears for all aspects of death and pain. But…

  • Eikadistes December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM

    Reacted with Like to Cassius’s post in the thread Epicurean Fear of Death.
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    That's a great catch Pacatus thank you! I do not recall that we have discussed this or in my case that I was aware of it at all.

    I see the download watermark says 2013 so I presume it's at last that old but I can't really confirm the date of publication…

  • Cassius December 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM

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    JCBlackmon tells us in part:

    I am interested in Epicurus for two main reasons. First, I very much admire stoicism; second, I think it can be shown how an empirical and mathematical equivalent of Einsteinian relativity can be derived from his atomism,…

  • Cassius December 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM

    Posted the thread Welcome JCBlackmon.
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    Welcome jcblackmon !

    There is one last step to complete your registration:

    All new registrants must post a response to this message here in this welcome thread (we do this in order to minimize spam registrations).

    You must post your response within 24…

  • Cassius December 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM

    Reacted with Like to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Epicurean Fear of Death.
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    I feel very differently than you do DaveT and I think it provides an excellent springboard for discussing many aspects of death and dying. Perhaps you feel very confident that you have conquered all your fears for all aspects of death and pain. But…

  • nothelpfuldoug December 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM

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    I think there are not innate ideas or genetically transmitted knownledge. I think there is not an universal sense of justice.

  • nothelpfuldoug December 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM

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    This is my personal outline and interpretation of Epicurean philosophy:

    On the nature of reality

    1. Nature, being the physical universe consisting of matter, energy, and void, is all that exists. The supernatural does not exist.

    2. There are no gods, in…

  • Kalosyni December 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM

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    I bought a used copy of it and Natural Justice; I just heard of him on Philosophy Substack in metaethics. One person was influenced by Benmore to develop a theory of evolutionary and game-theoretic Humean constructivist metaethics--and he mentions…

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