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Titus
Reaction (Post)April 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM […]
This is one of the basic differences between Hiram's approach and that which I set out to accomplish here in forming EpicureanFriends. Our focus is on understanding the philosophy as it was originally taught, which we are all including me very far… -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)April 26, 2026 at 10:13 AM Morgan has sent some additional information:
Hello Cassius,
Apologies for missing this email, I will now give a few details about me…
I’m retired, officially, but a writer and interested in pursuing an interest in Epicurus and Epicureanism that has been… -
kochiekoch
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Patrikios
Reaction (Post)April 26, 2026 at 9:55 AM I'm more familiar with measurements of the earth from my days in Land Surveying, and the classic experiments that I can recall are these;- The Eratosthenes experiment; a fairly accurate measurement of the circumference of the earth.
- The Mason-Dixon Survey,
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Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)April 25, 2026 at 8:04 PM I think that's a very good question and the answer isn't obvious at all.
To me, some of what you're commentin on is a variation of the "psychological hedonism" argument which goes - everyone does what they think brings them pleasure, even pursuing virtue… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)April 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM Patrikios If I read you correctly I agree with your position.
There is a lot of ambiguity in both "natural" and "necessary" and I think it is very ill advised to be overly dogmatic (in the worst sense of the word) as to what activities or what desires go… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)April 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM This appears to be a different link for the same book discussed previously. Thanks to Kalosyni for finding it:
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Pacatus
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Patrikios
Reaction (Post)April 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM Yes happy birthday Patrikios! I am thinking I might also have seen a notification about Pacatus but it seems to have disappeared so i'll wish him a happy contingent birthday! -
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