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Martin
Reaction (Post)May 24, 2026 at 2:20 AM Buck23 tells us:
Hello Cassius!
I live in the US, and have been an on-and-off listener of "The Lucretius Today" podcast for a while.That said, I'm a beginner on the journey to get to know Epicurus and his philosophy. But, so far, I find much resonance with… -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)May 23, 2026 at 11:51 PM Welcome Buck. I bet others will have good commentary on printed versions. If you mean actual paper copies there is the "Hedonicon" issued by our friend Eikadistes in recent years, or the collections such as the Epicurus Reader. At this point I mainly… -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)May 23, 2026 at 11:51 PM Buck23 tells us:
Hello Cassius!
I live in the US, and have been an on-and-off listener of "The Lucretius Today" podcast for a while.That said, I'm a beginner on the journey to get to know Epicurus and his philosophy. But, so far, I find much resonance with… -
wbernys
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wbernys
May 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Don’s post in the thread An Observation On Using Opposing Philosophers To Argue Epicurean Positions.https://www.academia.edu/resource/work/68024954
6 Heraclitus reveals that the supposed connection is in fact more precise: there was an established tradition of reading Odysseus' professed appreciation of Phaeacian pleasures (Od. 9.5-11) as an Epicurean… -
Don
May 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM Replied to the thread An Observation On Using Opposing Philosophers To Argue Epicurean Positions.Posthttps://www.academia.edu/resource/work/68024954
6 Heraclitus reveals that the supposed connection is in fact more precise: there was an established tradition of reading Odysseus' professed appreciation of Phaeacian pleasures (Od. 9.5-11) as an Epicurean… -
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wbernys
May 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Bryan’s post in the thread An Observation On Using Opposing Philosophers To Argue Epicurean Positions.Great point. As a bit of "an exception that proves the rule," we do have:
"[Epicurus] especially approved of Anaxagoras among the ancients, Diocles says ¬ even though in some respects [Epicurus] had opposed [Anaxagoras] – and also [Epicurus approved… -
wbernys
May 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM Replied to the thread An Observation On Using Opposing Philosophers To Argue Epicurean Positions.PostTo add onto Joshua point, along with homer, they also may have cited Hercules, to prove pain to be an evil. In Diogenes Laertius they pointed to Hercules lamenting at the pain of being torn by his poisoned Tunic but it's hard to tell if he's quoting a…
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