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  • Adrastus February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM

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    A copy of the Mark Riley article, which gives the most information about this, is here.

    Here are a few other collected notes:

    Criticism of Socratic Irony

    Citation: Cicero, Brutus 85, 292 (= Fragment 231 Usener)

    Text: "It marks a man as free from conceit, and…

  • Matteng February 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM

    Reacted with Like to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Epicurean Virtue.
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    I think that is why it works better to say that there are multiple "goods" for an Epicurean -- friendship is a great good, but not the "highest good". And "virtue" is a good, when it leads to a pleasant life. As for "pleasures", you could choose to…

  • Cassius February 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM

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    I'll add other links as I find them but we need a media (audio) version of the Life of Epicurus, so this will start that process.

    First, I have two versions of Book 10. The first and latest is Cyril Bailey translation. This is a first draft and I am…

  • Cassius February 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM

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    In addition to the reference in Academic Questions, we have these additional citations to consider in contrasting Cicero's praise of Socrates to the Epicurean criticism of Socrates. The Epicurean criticism divides into at least two categories (1)…

  • Cassius February 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM

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    Welcome to Episode 321 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the most complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the…

  • Kalosyni February 8, 2026 at 11:46 AM

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    I also am not well versed in ancient Greek culture. I tend to think the "eternal" Virtues of the ancient Greeks were the product of Socrates, Plato, and the other schools envisioned as eternal forms to guide public life and social structure. The focus on…

  • Eikadistes February 8, 2026 at 10:49 AM

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    Thank you for all you do Eikadistes.

  • Kalosyni February 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM

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    I think that is why it works better to say that there are multiple "goods" for an Epicurean -- friendship is a great good, but not the "highest good". And "virtue" is a good, when it leads to a pleasant life. As for "pleasures", you could choose to…

  • Cassius February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM

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    Cassius Agreed. I put eternal in quotes in reference to the proponents of eternal forms, etc.

  • Kalosyni February 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM

    Reacted with Like to Matteng’s post in the thread Epicurean Virtue.
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    Cassius

    Yes a crucial point, I meant philia as a positive attitude in contrast to justice as avoiding negative things.

    And yes, dead we avoid all pain 😅

    It is more about a kind of satisfied life or agreement with one life. A life with positive value, it…

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