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  • Eikadistes April 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM

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    Yes I presume Goodwin is struggling with the same issue we are discussing. Epicurus is apparently using the word to designate a capacity for self-generated motion (as in the swerve) and in English "weight" does not give us that self-moving capacity. We…

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    I have an undergraduate degree in Classics, with a focus on Horace and Lucretius, and a Masters in Comp Lit, with work on Montaigne and ataraxia. I've self-identified as a follower of Epicurus for many years, so I'm interested to learn…

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  • Cassius April 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM

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    Yes I presume Goodwin is struggling with the same issue we are discussing. Epicurus is apparently using the word to designate a capacity for self-generated motion (as in the swerve) and in English "weight" does not give us that self-moving capacity. We…

  • Cassius April 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM

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    I don't love the following description by Pseudo-Ploútarkhos, but as is translated by Goodwin, it presents "burden" (usually translated as "weight" or "mass") as "gravity:

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    I don't know if that's accurate about Dēmókritos because Pseudo-P. was writing…

  • Eikadistes April 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM

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    I don't love the following description by Pseudo-Ploútarkhos, but as is translated by Goodwin, it presents "burden" (usually translated as "weight" or "mass") as "gravity:

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    I don't know if that's accurate about Dēmókritos because Pseudo-P. was writing…

  • Don April 13, 2026 at 7:23 AM

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    I probably wouldn't express it the following way normally, but since you have posed an interesting question and it can be helpful to think out loud sometimes, I might answer it this way:

    I suggest that Epicurus advocated not moderation, but what modern…

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  • Don April 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM

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    That's really perceptive, and I appreciate you noting that one, in particular, because of all of the Doctrines, I find 6 to be unquestionably the most mis-translated, due to the language. You're right, it does need an update, though I caution that…

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