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Martin
April 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Kalosyni’s post in the thread New Book "Epicurus' Human Beings: Beyond Person and Self".In my research today, I just found this first chapter on the Letter to Menoeceus, from a new book just published February 2026, by Solmeng-Jonas Hirschi. (Written as a scholarly/academic examination).
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Cassius
April 29, 2026 at 7:50 PM Replied to the thread New Book "Epicurus' Human Beings: Beyond Person and Self".PostBased on the abstract it looks highly specialized. -
Cassius
April 29, 2026 at 7:49 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Kalosyni’s post in the thread New Book "Epicurus' Human Beings: Beyond Person and Self".In my research today, I just found this first chapter on the Letter to Menoeceus, from a new book just published February 2026, by Solmeng-Jonas Hirschi. (Written as a scholarly/academic examination).
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Bryan
April 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).I am sure others can do better and I hope they will. In the meantime, I have set up a first version of an article on this topic at the link below. This is a particularly good example of where collaboration can make for a better product. I will have to… -
Bryan
April 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Joshua’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).We were chatting on a Sunday zoom a few weeks ago when someone mentioned the parallel that can be drawn between the physics of Epicurus (mutually exclusive atoms and void) and the ethics of Epicurus (mutually exclusive pleasure and pain).
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Bryan
April 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).Yes I completely agree about Prager U, and it definitely looks like they are associated with production of the film as well. -
Bryan
April 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).OH GODS! The "interview" is from PRAGER U?? Please don't bother engaging with Prager U propaganda!
And the "film" is one of those propaganda films that will end up getting shown in megachurches and fawned over by the faithful. The Story of Everything… -
Kalosyni
April 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM Posted the thread New Book "Epicurus' Human Beings: Beyond Person and Self".ThreadIn my research today, I just found this first chapter on the Letter to Menoeceus, from a new book just published February 2026, by Solmeng-Jonas Hirschi. (Written as a scholarly/academic examination).
It looks like it will have special interest for those… -
Kalosyni
April 29, 2026 at 12:44 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).OH GODS! The "interview" is from PRAGER U?? Please don't bother engaging with Prager U propaganda!
And the "film" is one of those propaganda films that will end up getting shown in megachurches and fawned over by the faithful. The Story of Everything… -
Bryan
April 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.1 - Do you input those texts and papers and "query" that as it's training model? Yes that's exactly how I am starting. I am telling it specific papers to review (mainly Sedley but also others) and I am also building a list of "instructions" on things…
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