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wbernys
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Cassius
PostJuly 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM I have a feeling that some are going to say that you might be taking a more "mercenary" or "economic man" approach than is warranted by the big picture of nature. Or that your post undervalues the pleasure that your artist friends have helped inject… -
Raphael Raul
PostJuly 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM Cassius
"Of all this, the beginning and the greatest good is prudence.
Wherefore prudence is a more precious thing even than philosophy;
from it spring all the other virtues…”
Letter to Menoeceus, Bailey’s section 132.
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Godfrey
Reaction (Post)July 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM […]
LOL Ya think so?
We have to be careful and not conflate pleasures with desires. There are not necessary, natural, and empty pleasures. There are necessary, natural, and empty desires.
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Godfrey
Reaction (Post)July 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM Max DuBoff : I want to really emphasize that I greatly appreciate your willingness to engage on these topics. This thread has grown WAY beyond a "Welcome Max DuBoff "
so this has been both intellectually stimulating and fun. Thank you.
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Godfrey
Reaction (Post)July 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM […]
I personally like something like "complete" to riff on the connotation of "all (pan-) goals (telos) have been met or achieved." There's nothing lacking, which I realize form an English semantic perspective, you could use "perfect." But to me,… -
Godfrey
July 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Matteng’s post in the thread What is the difference between friendship and a friendly relationship between you and strangers?.What is often translated as „friendship“ is greek „philia“
Like in the word „philosophy“
It is a kind of love or attitude to others, so has a much broader meaning than having a few friends:
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wbernys
July 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Athenian Epicurean Program on Thomas Jefferson And Epicurus.I just learned about this via Google. I will see what else I can find out. Apparently there was something in late June that I wasn't aware of at all -
https://www.thenationalherald.com/dr-yapijakis-t…y-presentation/
Clicking the registration link gives… -
wbernys
July 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Joshua’s post in the thread What is the difference between friendship and a friendly relationship between you and strangers?.[…]
The Law of Xenia, or hospitality, was regarded as sacred to Zeus himself, and stories abound of the punishments inflicted on those who violated it. This unwritten law was the cornerstone of the Greek idea of social trust, and of the etiquette…
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