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Patrikios
April 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM Replied to the thread Sunday April 5, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 305.PostCassius
In today's discussion as we further explored the world of the unseen, you posed the question, "Is there life after death?"
We had a great Epicurean discussion around this question.
As an aside, I mentioned a book that was published by a good… -
TauPhi
April 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM Replied to the thread VS23 - Epicurus Reader Version.PostThank you, Don .
I'm not a big fan of correcting manuscripts as it adds yet another danger of warping the original ideas. I think any corrections should be clearly marked and explained so the readers know what has been done and why.
That said,… -
Joshua
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Joshua
Reaction (Post)April 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM Wanted to share a great article other users may like by Orestis Karatzoglou, he makes a particularly strong point how will writing is so easily justified by the main principles of Epicurean Friendship and allows to feel more secure, in other words… -
Joshua
Reaction (Post)April 5, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The word in question in the manuscript is this above.
To my eye, it is clearly αρετη with a soft breathing mark at the α and an accent over the η at the end with a punctuation mark following.
πᾶσα φιλία διʼ ἑαυτὴν ἀρετή·… -
Don
April 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)to Joshua’s post in the thread Episode 327 - EATAQ 09 - Intelligent Design vs Emergence.
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That is a good question! I will try to remember to look into this later today. -
Don
April 5, 2026 at 8:05 AM Replied to the thread VS23 - Epicurus Reader Version.Post
The word in question in the manuscript is this above.
To my eye, it is clearly αρετη with a soft breathing mark at the α and an accent over the η at the end with a punctuation mark following.
πᾶσα φιλία διʼ ἑαυτὴν ἀρετή·… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM Wanted to share a great article other users may like by Orestis Karatzoglou, he makes a particularly strong point how will writing is so easily justified by the main principles of Epicurean Friendship and allows to feel more secure, in other words… -
wbernys
April 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM Replied to the thread How can writing a will be justified in Epicureanism?.PostWanted to share a great article other users may like by Orestis Karatzoglou, he makes a particularly strong point how will writing is so easily justified by the main principles of Epicurean Friendship and allows to feel more secure, in other words…
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