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wbernys
April 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Bryan’s post in the thread Mocking Epithets (Working Toward A Complete List of Epicurus' Characterizations of Opposing Philosophers/Schools).I wanted to share this incomplete rough draft of the mocking epithets applied to other schools. I'm looking for any critiques, large and small. Most of the pairings of epithet to the particular philosopher are clear, but not all, given the… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 22, 2026 at 10:05 PM Welcome! Your work will be very welcome here. -
Cassius
April 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM Replied to the thread Plato's Ladder of Beauty from his Symposium.PostWhat does Plato find admirable in Beauty if not the pleasure it brings?
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Cassius
PostApril 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM I am bumping this old thread because in tonight's Zoom meeting we started going through this list as part of reviewing Bryan's Usener material. I personally had not focused on the fact that there is a list in both Diogenes Laertius and in Plutarch, and… -
Eikadistes
April 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Alexandriaplatz!.PostWelcome! Your work will be very welcome here. -
Cassius
April 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM Posted the thread Plato's Ladder of Beauty from his Symposium.ThreadI know I am not familiar with this aspect of Plato but it has obvious implications to many aspects of Epicurus, so I am starting my review with this below from Grok. Aside from contrasting it with Epicurus saying that he would spit upon the beautiful if… -
Martin
Reaction (Post)April 22, 2026 at 8:06 PM Welcome Alexandriaplatz!
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I am a current graduate student working in ancient epistemology. I've been interested in Epicurus for about a year now mostly focussing on his relationship to Democritus, although more recently my… -
Martin
Reaction (Post)April 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM […]
This makes sense also for those of us who, as individuals, do explore different lines of thought re Epicurean philosophy, and even (as Martin notes) other schools of philosophy – where that seems helpful to us. For example, I often find stuff on… -
Joshua
Reaction (Post)April 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM […]
This makes sense also for those of us who, as individuals, do explore different lines of thought re Epicurean philosophy, and even (as Martin notes) other schools of philosophy – where that seems helpful to us. For example, I often find stuff on… -
Cassius
April 22, 2026 at 7:43 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Alexandriaplatz!.PostGlad to have you Alexandriaplatz and there are many of us who are keen to discuss images with anyone who will listen!
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