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wbernys
Reaction (Post)April 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM Aenaedum tells us:
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… -
wbernys
April 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Aeneadum!.Post[…]
Nope, sorry. My father has quit cigarettes after a long time though. I think the first tenet that we are powerless over out addiction would be completely rejected and is actually harmful. Recognizing that we do have power over our lives is… -
wbernys
PostApril 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM Reviews like this are why i don't bother reading anything critical of Epicurus anymore, NOT because i think their CANNOT be good criticisms of Epicurus, but because they always state something that is direct opposite of what he says in his doctrines… -
wbernys
April 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Emily Austin's "LIving For Pleasure" Wins Award. (H/T to Lowri for finding this!).Thanks to Lowri834 for this find! She posted it first on the reading list, but due to the way the forum software works I'm not sure it will come to everyone's attention there - so reposting it here:
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Aeneadum
April 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Aeneadum!.PostHas any one here used Epicurus as their Higher Power in a 12 step setting, or know of anyone who has?
(I would hope no one simply points out that the Tetrapharmakon contradicts the many mentions of a God in the 12 Steps. In practice, many atheists apply… -
Godfrey
April 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM Replied to the thread Emily Austin's "LIving For Pleasure" Wins Award. (H/T to Lowri for finding this!).PostDoes this apply to widowers, too?
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Eikadistes
April 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Emily Austin's "LIving For Pleasure" Wins Award. (H/T to Lowri for finding this!).Thanks to Lowri834 for this find! She posted it first on the reading list, but due to the way the forum software works I'm not sure it will come to everyone's attention there - so reposting it here:
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Cassius
April 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM Replied to the thread Emily Austin's "LIving For Pleasure" Wins Award. (H/T to Lowri for finding this!).PostFor some reason this following verse escaped my attention til now and I thought i would drop it here:
I guess we better be careful about recommending Emily Austin's book to widows!1 Timothy 5-6: But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she
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Cassius
PostApril 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM As we continue to discuss some of these issues I want to restate what I think are ultimate issues in Epicurean physics from which no retreat makes sense:
The first issue is whether matter is INFINITELY divisible. Epicurus says no in part because of the… -
Eikadistes
Reaction (Post)April 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM Eikadistes apparently the preface contains commentary - not sure about other parts. In the podcast I linked he's very clear about his evaluation, but I'm not sure how much of that is actually in the book. Sounds like he's written other books that also…
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