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Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM Replied to the thread The Gods are Blessed and Immortal - Art Video (AI).PostIt certainly illustrates something but i am not sure exactly what!
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Kalosyni
April 27, 2026 at 10:20 AM Posted the thread The Gods are Blessed and Immortal - Art Video (AI).ThreadI just found this video, and I think it illustrates the Epicurean philosophical idea that the gods are blessed and immortal. PD01 "The blessed and immortal nature knows no trouble itself, nor causes trouble to any other, so that it is never constrained… -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM Posted the thread Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics.Thread -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 9:52 AM Wrote the blog article The Continuing Vitality Of Epicurean Physics.Blog ArticleIntroduction: A Story About the Sun That Is Really About Everything
In a recent scholarly essay, T.H.M. Gellar-Goad takes up one of the most ridiculed positions in the history of ancient philosophy: the Epicurean claim that the sun is the size it appears… -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM Replied to the thread So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin?.PostVery dramatic! -
Don
April 27, 2026 at 6:38 AM Replied to the thread So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin?.Postyoutu.be/KX4yuMN6pPI?si=JDZnguk5I9w82xFN
Just saw this recitation of the beginning of the Iliad on YouTube. Imagining this as an ancient rhapsode performing at a banquet is pretty easy. I found it intriguing. -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 4:24 AM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).Post"Forceful engagement" does not mean forcing anything on anybody. It means engaging in the public debate clearly and strongly and making one's views open to those who are willing to listen and are interested, just as the ancient Epicureans did.
I don't… -
Cassius
ThreadApril 27, 2026 at 4:19 AM Is Epicurean Philosophy Purely a Matter of Personal Self-Improvement, or Does It Have a Missionary / Outreach Aspect?
The short answer is emphatically the latter: Epicurean philosophy has a strong and explicit outreach mission built into it from the very… -
TauPhi
April 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).PostEducation and promotion of Epicurean philosophy and forceful engagement are two different things. Education and promotion gives people choice to decide what works for them. Forceful engagement is a lost cause. No-one wants to be forced to deal with… -
Cassius
April 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).Post[…]
I think that because the point of this forum is to study and promote Epicurean philosophy, just as Epicurus and Lucretius and Diogenes of Oinoanda and every other well known Epicurean did in the ancient world. Large portions of Lucretius' poem and… -
TauPhi
April 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM Replied to the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).Post[…]
Why do you think we should forcefully engage with the intelligent design argument? We may as well start discussing the shape of our planet with flat earthers. What's the point? You can change intelligent design worldview in people as much as they can… -
Cassius
April 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM Posted the thread Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design).ThreadThe new film referenced below has just come to my attention, and as part of my ongoing campaign to make sure that we engage forcefully with the intelligent design argument, I'll work on addressing it in several ways. First, this thread can be used to… -
Cassius
April 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM Replied to the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.PostThis was added today prompted by a discussion in a Sunday Zoom. -
Cassius
April 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM Posted the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.ThreadDoes Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?
No -- and the accusation rests on a confusion between two very different sources of wonder. Epicurean philosophy removes superstition and fear-based awe -- the kind that sees lightning as… -
Cassius
ThreadApril 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM Sunday April 26, 2026 - Zoom Discussion 12:30 PM EST - Lucretius Book Review - Lucretius Book 1 - 418 - Putting Matter and Void Together - And Concluding There Is Nothing Else -
Cassius
ThreadApril 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM Welcome to Episode 331 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… -
Cassius
April 25, 2026 at 4:06 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy Birthday to onghyr! Learn more about onghyr and say happy birthday on onghyr's timeline: onghyr -
Kalosyni
April 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.Post -
Cassius
April 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostYes happy birthday Patrikios! I am thinking I might also have seen a notification about Pacatus but it seems to have disappeared so i'll wish him a happy contingent birthday! -
Kalosyni
April 24, 2026 at 9:38 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.Post -
Matteng
April 24, 2026 at 9:34 AM Replied to the thread Epicurean Mockery of Opposing Philosophers and Schools.PostI also think Plato was the „Golden“ because he values people in categories of gold, silver and bronze/iron
Gold: Elites, King/ Philosopher
Silver: Warriors
Bronze/Iron: Worker, farmers
And oh, of course Plato was in the golden category 😅
I think „the… -
Cassius
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Cassius
PostApril 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM In this episode we begin a general overview comparison of Epicurean vs Stoic views of obtaining knowledge. Our theme will revolve around the different views and uses of the senses between the two schools, with the Stoics asserting that there are some… -
Cassius
April 23, 2026 at 4:39 AM Replied to the thread Epicurean Mockery of Opposing Philosophers and Schools.PostDue to the importance of this material I am adapting Bryan's work (which will remain the gold standard for accuracy into a reformatted table here:
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Cassius
April 23, 2026 at 4:05 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy Birthday to ifancya! Learn more about ifancya and say happy birthday on ifancya's timeline: ifancya -
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
April 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM Replied to the thread Epicurean Mockery of Opposing Philosophers and Schools.PostI 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… -
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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