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  • Cassius January 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM

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    I think you and I are on essentially the same wavelength Eikadistes. Epicurus is saying that there is a mechanism going on in the human brain which senses or conceptualizes or recognizes a partter as "divinity." It's as improper to reject the existence…

  • Eikadistes January 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM

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    From my readings, I interpret this: "insanity" is the rejection of reality, and "sanity" is observance of reality. An "insane" person is full of pseudodoxies, false beliefs and opinions. A "sane" person makes "true" statements which properly…

  • Cassius January 7, 2026 at 10:23 AM

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    Those who don't dive deeper into understanding Epicurus' precise views of things are likely to be taken aback by the fact (reported by Philodemus) that Epicurus "railed against" and "questioned the very sanity" of atheists. (Quoted by Philodemus, Piet.…

  • Cassius January 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM

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    KevinC tells us:

    Hi, Cassius:

    I have a bachelor's degree in Classics and know Latin and Greek. I have been reading Lucretius and Epicurus' letters, kyriai doxai and fragments on and off over the years. Look forward to the exchange on the site! Thanks!

  • Cassius January 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM

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    Welcome KevinC

    There is one last step to complete your registration:

    All new registrants must post a response to this message here in this welcome thread (we do this in order to minimize spam registrations).

    You must post your response within 24 hours,…

  • Eikadistes January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM

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    I'm very flattered. :) It feels good to have your work recognized. Thank you, friends! <3

  • Kalosyni January 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM

    Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.
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    Happy Birthday Hyakinthos !

  • Martin January 6, 2026 at 9:29 AM

    Replied to the thread Welcome Claire46!.
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    Welcome Claire!

  • Cassius January 6, 2026 at 4:05 AM

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    Happy Birthday to Hyakinthos! Learn more about Hyakinthos and say happy birthday on Hyakinthos's timeline: Hyakinthos

  • claire46 January 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM

    Replied to the thread Welcome Claire46!.
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    Thank you for the warm welcome, people... and no need for the apology Cassius! I am looking forward to expanding my understandings...!

  • Don January 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM

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    Matteng You went right where I was going. Here's my translation of the start of 10.133 (emphasis added):

    [133] "Seeing that, whom do you consider is better or more powerful than one who holds pious beliefs concerning the gods; one who has absolutely no…

  • Matteng January 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM

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    Yes, the only good thing in the control dichotomy in my view is to don’t worry about unchangeable things and to focus on what you can do.

    This is often seen as one of the greatest benefit of Stoicism but it was first in Epicurus Philosophy but without…

  • Daniel188 January 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM

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    I believe that all concepts can be tested within the Epicurean worldview. In the sense that one can sometimes try to take a concept and adapt it to one's own purpose. In this particular case, I believe that the very idea of a dichotomy of control is…

  • Cassius January 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM

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    Is there more to this idea of dichotomy of control that we ought to include here? Separating those things that are "within our control" from those that are "not in our control" is one thing. But after you have the two categories, what are you supposed…

  • Daniel188 January 4, 2026 at 10:42 AM

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    Greetings to all supporters of practical philosophy.



    Surely everyone interested in the practical aspects of philosophy and inspired by the doctrines of the wise men of ancient Greece has become familiar with the dichotomy of control. Many modern Stoics…

  • Kalosyni January 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM

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    Happy Birthday to AUtC and D Campbell !

  • Eikadistes January 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM

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    Happy birthday, friends! :)

  • Cassius January 4, 2026 at 4:06 AM

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    Happy Birthday to D Campbell! Learn more about D Campbell and say happy birthday on D Campbell's timeline: D Campbell

  • Cassius January 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM

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    In a very strong sense. The purpose and benefit of the forum is to allow us to communicate with and be inspired by like-minded people. There are many other regular contributors who could have been listed, and I would name Kochiekoch and Patrikios and…

  • Don January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM

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    Thanks for the kind words, and respect and congratulations to all who made all those milestones possible! ... Which in a sense is everyone who's on the forum. Well played!

  • Cassius January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM

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    Thank you for preparing that Kalosyni and thank you for all the work YOU did in 2025 as well!

  • Kalosyni January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM

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    Hi Everyone! Here are some reflections on the past year -- EpicureanFriends 2025 Year in Review, highlighting forum events and projects, and member contributions:

    • The Lucretius Today Podcast, co-hosted by Cassius and Joshua, started the year off with
    …

  • Patrikios January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM

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    Eikadistes ,

    Thank you for illuminating us as you ‘share the original flavor of the “true philosophy”’! I greatly appreciate how you provide such in-depth review of the ancient text and translations from Greek to Latin. You provide us an…

  • Cassius January 3, 2026 at 9:24 AM

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    I've only gotten through only the first 5 or so minutes so far but I definitely agree with you so far Matteng. What he's describing in what I am seeing is definitely reflective of this Epicurean / anti-Epicurean split. Thanks for posting this. He's…

  • Matteng January 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM

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    Hi,

    I have found a video about Alex O´Conners ethical view he calls "Emotivism". In my view his attitude is half Epicurean.

    I think it is the same or similiar view like Epicurus in stating that moral value like good/ bad is in the feelings (Canon…

  • Cassius January 3, 2026 at 7:10 AM

    Replied to the thread Welcome Claire46!.
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    I have to apologize to claire46 because I set up the account but did not finish approving it. That's now done so I'm tagging claire46 to be sure a notification goes out. Glad to have you and welcome!

  • Adrastus January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM

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    Hmm... Duly noted with the critiques though I think Cassius 's comment I will take as a mischaracterization which is totally fair as I am not ordered or disciplined in the way I express myself, especially when it comes to exploratory thoughts and my…

  • Cassius January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM

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    In this week's text Cicero is going to say "For I am persuaded that we are prepared and fortified sufficiently, by the disputations of the foregoing days, against our own death, or that of our friends, against grief and the other perturbations of the…

  • Cassius January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM

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    Welcome to Episode 315 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…

  • Don January 2, 2026 at 11:59 AM

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    I would find it hard to square that circle. The Garden was famously open to everyone: friends, strangers; men, women; enslaved, free. That was one of the criticisms against it back in the day. Saying you want to explicitly create a "men's" group but…

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