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Godfrey
Reaction (Post)December 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM […]
There are useful similarities between Epicurean Philosophy and parts of the Taoist tradition, for sure (and, of course, Yang Zhu's branch of Chinese hedonism even moreso). If you haven't come across it before, the "Dudeist" platform claims specific… -
Godfrey
Reaction (Post)December 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM Hyakinthos tells us:
This is to confirm my request for a new account.
Hey! I'm actually fairly new to Epicureanism but have studied other
philosophy before, especially Taoism. In fact I actually found Epicureanism
through studying Yang Zhu (a Taoist… -
Cassius
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Bryan’s post in the thread Article By Dr. Emily Austin - "Epicurus And The Politics Of The Fear Of Death".And, as we have seen, Epicurus wrote a popular, but now lost, letter against the philosopher Stilpo -- and one of the things Stilpo was most known for was the position that only what is in the mind really matters to the wise man.
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Bryan
December 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM Replied to the thread Article By Dr. Emily Austin - "Epicurus And The Politics Of The Fear Of Death".PostAnd, as we have seen, Epicurus wrote a popular, but now lost, letter against the philosopher Stilpo -- and one of the things Stilpo was most known for was the position that only what is in the mind really matters to the wise man.
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Eikadistes
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Hyakinthos!.Post[…]
There are useful similarities between Epicurean Philosophy and parts of the Taoist tradition, for sure (and, of course, Yang Zhu's branch of Chinese hedonism even moreso). If you haven't come across it before, the "Dudeist" platform claims specific… -
Cassius
December 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Hyakinthos!.PostWelcome Hyankinthos --- What have you been reading so far? -
Julia
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Cassius
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM Replied to the thread Article By Dr. Emily Austin - "Epicurus And The Politics Of The Fear Of Death".PostHere's an example from this weeks' podcast text. In this section of Tusculan Disputations Cicero says, referring to Stoics and those of similar viewpoint who hold that the condition of the mind is all that is important: What may they not do, who allow… -
Cassius
PostDecember 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM There is a section in this weeks text that might be of special interest to Don , since i recall him mentioning the issue several times.
In this section of Tusculan Disputations Cicero is sharply critical, but I find particularly interesting the "for I… -
Cassius
December 31, 2025 at 7:04 AM Replied to the thread Epicurus And Pleasure As The Awareness Of Smooth Motion.PostAdditional citation relevantto smoothness / smooth motion:
From Tusculan Disputations at Part 5 section XXVI
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