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Don
March 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM Replied to the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.PostJust coming back to this. GREAT JOB finding the English translation option. I'll have to check some of these out. Some of those presentation titles are interesting
... and others are "interesting" (said with a quizzical rising tone): Gilgamesh: The… -
Don
PostMarch 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM Welcome aboard! -
Cornelius Peripateticus
March 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM Has solved the quiz Basic Epicurean Ethics.Quiz -
Cornelius Peripateticus
PostMarch 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM Hello everyone, it's me, Cornelius Peripateticus. I must admit that my nickname is actually nothing more than a playful pun that isn't intended to refer to Aristotelian philosophy (although I love studying, reflecting, and discussing while walking; I… -
Cassius
PostMarch 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM Welcome Cornelius, who has sent me the following information about himself. He sounds fascinating and familiar with the forum rules, so for the time being we'll consider his name to indicate that he likes to exercise his legs, rather than as a statement… -
Cassius
ThreadMarch 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM Welcome Cornelius Peripateticus !
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Kalosyni
March 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM Replied to the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.Post[…]
We should set one up, but I seems that it wouild be good to try a preliminary event via Zoom to build attendance. Then once there are the numbers (and show of interest) could then set up an in-person event. But that would require many people to put… -
Kalosyni
March 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM Replied to the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.Post[…]
Do you remember if he gave definitions of "bliss","eudaimonia", and "psychosomatic health"? -
Patrikios
March 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM Replied to the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.Post[…]
Cassius
This presentation by Christos Yapijakis, starts at about 1:19:20 and concludes around 1:41:40.
I liked his final statement about how we need "bliss" [eudaimonia] to achieve psychosomatic health.
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I also enjoyed the introductory comments,… -
Kalosyni
March 1, 2026 at 9:52 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.Post -
Cassius
March 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM Replied to the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.PostI'm not sure whether this link is included in previous posts, but I see that the Athenians have a youtube page where various presentations can be accessed directly:
youtube.com/watch?v=5UoUdZnmZso&t=4224s -
Cassius
March 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy Birthday to chump! Learn more about chump and say happy birthday on chump's timeline: chump -
Kalosyni
February 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM Replied to the thread Sunday March 1, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 184.PostCassius From the side-by-side, third column...It looks like these perhaps could be covered as one group?
Part 8 - The proof that nothing comes from nothing is to look around and see that all things are not born of all things, but from fixed seeds.… -
Cassius
ThreadFebruary 28, 2026 at 1:08 PM We'll start this week at line 184 and continue from there1-184
Nay more, there would be no need for lapse of time for the increase of things upon the meeting of the seed, if they could grow from nothing. For little children would grow suddenly to youths,… -
Cassius
ThreadFebruary 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM Welcome to Episode 323 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the most complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the… -
Kalosyni
February 28, 2026 at 12:21 PM Replied to the thread "Choice" and "Avoidance".Post[…]
It is a skill set that we learn over time, and get better at through continued practice. -
DaveT
February 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM Replied to the thread "Choice" and "Avoidance".Post[…]
Yes in many ways this is true and vital for each of us. Yet, I'm thinking about how Epicurus thought we ought to navigate within our ordinary daily habits and small choices. I think they are barely noticeable to us as we go about the day.… -
Kalosyni
February 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".PostHere is a diagram that I just made which has the telos at the top and then "climbs down the ladder of abstraction"...and it is still a work in progress ... open to thoughts and suggestions.
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Kalosyni
February 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".PostHere is a better article:
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The link:
https://bigthink.com/the-learning-c…of-abstraction/
And another quote:
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And a third quote:
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Kalosyni
February 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".Post[…]
I presented several ideas in the first post of this thread (the first point should have been addressed in a separate thread):
Point 1) There is no mandate to spread Epicurean philosophy to the masses
Point 2) There are some who study Epicurean… -
Cassius
February 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM Replied to the thread Episode 322 - EATAQ 04 - Epicurean Moral Outrage Against Socrates.PostEpisode 322 of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now available. This week our episode is entitled: "Epicurean Moral Outrage Against Socrates"
[media]https://www.spreaker.com/episode/70342091/media -
bradley.whitley
February 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM Replied to the thread A Special Birthday Greeting To James!.PostI have been remiss in offering gratitude for this. We have kept busy in learning hedonic calculus and balance even in the midst of a busy time of recovery from sickness and semester exams. He and I have read this post often and pondered it often. He… -
Cassius
February 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".PostI should also point out that this quotation in post 7 is a long distance from the point where this thread started out, when your advocated "Joy" as the goal ("Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal").
That's because katastematic… -
Cassius
February 27, 2026 at 9:01 AM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".PostThe part you have quoted there Kalosyni will be read by some people be circular or worse. It does not specifically identify what "happiness" is apart from pleasure. Further, in equating happiness to "katastematic pleasure" in that last sentence, the… -
Kalosyni
February 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".PostI've copied over from that thread (linked in the above post) on Christos' introductory book, which was shared by Christos.
The following is by Christos Yapijakis:
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Kalosyni
February 27, 2026 at 7:49 AM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".Post[…]
I wanted to mention that at the last Wednesday night Zoom (for Level 03 and above members), we did have a very good discussion on pleasure/happiness/ataraxia. And in the meeting it was said that it isn't an "either/or" because both sides of this are… -
Kalosyni
February 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM Replied to the thread "Choice" and "Avoidance".PostJust for the record...Bailey's translation of PD25 :
"If on each occasion, instead of referring your actions to the end of nature, you turn to some other, nearer, standard, when you are making a choice or an avoidance, your actions will not be consistent… -
Cassius
February 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".Post[…]
i strongly agree with this. -
Patrikios
February 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM Replied to the thread Episode 321 - EATAQ 03 - The Epicurean Criticism of Socrates For Denouncing Natural Science.Post[…]
Cassius ,
Thanks for including this link to that 25 minute segment (~20:00- 45:00).
Sagan highlights Samos and the Ionian islands as sources of new ideas. They way he shows the sequence of thought is quite helpful, even after reading all of… -
Matteng
February 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".PostBoth is necessary to fulfill the natural/necessary desire for Eudaimonia, a life of Pleasure.
For Ataraxia and removal of Suffering/Pain we need to be active and pursue Pleasures prudently. To hide fearful of pain in a cave let you painfully starve full…
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