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Patrikios
Reaction (Post)August 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM Looking from the end rather than from the start, I have been thinking since a long time that Epicurean philosophy works as a good compass to navigate all the problems people are facing, especially nowadays, regarding starting a family and managing… -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)August 10, 2026 at 9:58 AM […]
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
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We cannot control everything. Especially, when it comes to founding a family. Personal relationships with other persons (in this case: spouse/kids/grandparents etc.) are often hard to manage in a way that is… -
Titus
PostAugust 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM […]
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
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We cannot control everything. Especially, when it comes to founding a family. Personal relationships with other persons (in this case: spouse/kids/grandparents etc.) are often hard to manage in a way that is… -
Cassius
August 10, 2026 at 6:23 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Robert’s post in the thread Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus".[…]
Yes, I agree that no one should be overly confident about their take on this issue. We're just missing too many texts. It's tantalizing to read that passage in Diogenes Laertius and see his references to various works by Epicurus and Metrodorus--texts… -
Robert
August 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM Replied to the thread Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus".Post[…]
Yes, I agree that no one should be overly confident about their take on this issue. We're just missing too many texts. It's tantalizing to read that passage in Diogenes Laertius and see his references to various works by Epicurus and Metrodorus--texts… -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)August 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM Here is a quick visual which presents an overview, and this will need a bit further development with text sources added to back up the points. I've oriented this into "actionable" aspects which is a simplified o overview for those who are new to the… -
Robert
August 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus".Oh - Robert - I meant to say one more thing:
The overwhelming feeling I have at the moment in my reading of this book is what an incredible waste of time all this debating about katastematic and kinetic is. I am very impressed with the book and I think… -
Robert
August 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus".[…]
I think she is wrestling with the issues we have been discussing -- she's aware of the argument that katastematic pleasures are somehow superior, but she is not going to accept the definition of katastemtic that equates those pleasures with basically… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)August 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM Hoping this is the right thread.
I listened to a very interesting interview: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/videos/whats-b…rything-you-do/
The interview of Brian Greene with Sheldon Solomon on his career studying: What's Behind Everything We Do. In a… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)August 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM Hoping this is the right thread.
I listened to a very interesting interview: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/videos/whats-b…rything-you-do/
The interview of Brian Greene with Sheldon Solomon on his career studying: What's Behind Everything We Do. In a…
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