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Patrikios
April 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to wbernys’s post in the thread Revisiting Issues of The Use of AI in Epicurean Philosophy.Great collection of qoutes Eikadistes !
I feel like the main focus right now should be on actually connecting personal relationships. I'm really trying to convert my father into really liking Epicurean philosophy as a great remedy which fills you with… -
Patrikios
April 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Revisiting Issues of The Use of AI in Epicurean Philosophy.This discussion brings a few quotes to mind that provide some nuance.
We're certainly cautioned against explicit proselytization as a matter of practicality:
- "Never did I reach to please the masses, for truly what pleases them, I did not understand, but… -
Cassius
April 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM Replied to the thread How "Epicurean" is Diogenes of Oenoanda?.Post[…]
i think this is a misreading if from it you conclude that Epicurus is deprecating mental experience that is not painful as not being pleasure. Everything about us ultimately arises through the body as we do not exist without it. That means anything… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM […]
I just put that as an option in case others view his hedonism as more crude. I don't really agree but still some people will say it so wanted that as an option.
The only matter I may consider Epicurus a little crude I think is his insistence that all… -
Kalosyni
April 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM Posted the thread Q & A with "A Few Days in Athens" research article author.ThreadHere is an interesting Q & A, but looks like the main article is behind a paywall.
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You can read the full Q & A here:
https://euppublishingblog.com/2026/01/12/qa-…days-in-athens/ -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)April 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM […]
I see Diogenes of Oinoanda as completely orthodox and consistent with Lucretius' tone as to sympathy for "hearts in darkness." And of course Epicurus' whole career and school-building was outward-facing.
And I don't know what you would mean in… -
wbernys
April 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM Replied to the thread How "Epicurean" is Diogenes of Oenoanda?.Post[…]
I just put that as an option in case others view his hedonism as more crude. I don't really agree but still some people will say it so wanted that as an option.
The only matter I may consider Epicurus a little crude I think is his insistence that all… -
Cassius
April 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM Replied to the thread How "Epicurean" is Diogenes of Oenoanda?.Post[…]
I see Diogenes of Oinoanda as completely orthodox and consistent with Lucretius' tone as to sympathy for "hearts in darkness." And of course Epicurus' whole career and school-building was outward-facing.
And I don't know what you would mean in… -
wbernys
April 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM Posted the thread How "Epicurean" is Diogenes of Oenoanda?.ThreadI recall Eikadistes mentioning how Diogones of Oenoanda strong statements of empathy sound almost Judeo-Christian.
"I have therefore composed this inscription, because I consider it a part of wisdom for a good man to give benevolent assistance, to the… -
Cassius
April 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM Replied to the thread Episode 327 - EATAQ 09 - Intelligent Design vs Emergence.PostThis episode is now up. As I reflect post-editing I regret that we didn't give more examples from Sedley's article about emergence (downward or otherwise) but that's a deep subject on its own and one we'll return to in the future. There's a lot more…
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