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wbernys
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM Has solved the quiz Basic Epicurean Canonics.Quiz -
wbernys
January 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM Has solved the quiz Basic Epicurean Ethics.Quiz -
wbernys
January 25, 2026 at 7:48 PM Has solved the quiz Norman DeWitt's Epicurus and His Philosophy.Quiz -
Cassius
ThreadJanuary 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM Welcome to Episode 319 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
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM Replied to the thread Episode 318 - TD44 - Completing Tusculan Disputations - Not Yet Released.PostToday we completed recording our final episode of the Tusculan Disputations series. It will be posted later this week.
Beginning next week we will be starting a new series. We have lots of material we'd like to cover, but at present I think we need to… -
Cassius
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM Replied to the thread Inferential Foundations of Epicurean Ethics - Article By David Sedley.PostFor anyone interested i am uploading the slides I made for today's Zoom meeting at the address below. I think these excerpts provide some of the key points of the article:
https://epicurustoday.com/04-zoomnotes/2026_01_24/ -
Cassius
January 25, 2026 at 4:54 AM Replied to the thread Inferential Foundations of Epicurean Ethics - Article By David Sedley.Post[…]
As I read the article that is probably the main takeaway.
Sedley is saying that Epicurus' first focus is on establishing that in physics everything divides into bodies and void, while in ethics the duality is pleasure and pain.
In Physics It is both… -
Bryan
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM Replied to the thread Inferential Foundations of Epicurean Ethics - Article By David Sedley.Post[…]
Both are correct, and it may be more helpful to highlight the similarities in the interpretations.
The "ste" in Katastematic is the same root that gives us "static" in the sense of "standing" or "still" -- and the "kata" is an intensifier!… -
Eikadistes
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy birthday! -
Bryan
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM Replied to the thread Thomas Nail - Returning to Lucretius.Post[…]
I do believe that Nail is alone in interpreting corpora as "flows." Corpora is a common and simple word that means "bodies." It is used by Lucretius, among many other terms, to refer to the primary particles ("atoms" in the literal sense of… -
Kalosyni
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM Replied to the thread Fourth Sunday Zoom - Jan. 25, 2026 - Epicurean Philosophy Discussion Via Zoom - Agenda.PostEdGenX we have sent out a private message containing the Zoom link. Looking forward to meeting you! -
Kalosyni
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.Post -
EdGenX
January 24, 2026 at 3:39 PM Replied to the thread Fourth Sunday Zoom - Jan. 25, 2026 - Epicurean Philosophy Discussion Via Zoom - Agenda.PostAttending!!!!
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Patrikios
January 24, 2026 at 2:18 PM Replied to the thread Thomas Nail - Returning to Lucretius.Post -
Cassius
January 24, 2026 at 2:18 PM Posted the thread Episode 318 - TD44 - Completing Tusculan Disputations - Not Yet Released.ThreadWelcome to Episode 318 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… -
Eikadistes
January 24, 2026 at 1:58 PM Replied to the thread New "TWENTIERS" Website.Post[…]
Thank you, thank you! I'm glad you like the sweater! I really like the Eikas print, in particular. I actually got laid-off on Halloween, so I've had some extra time to spend and anxiety to diminish.
Along those lines, I also just took a swing of… -
Cassius
January 24, 2026 at 1:57 PM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy Birthday EricR Hope you are staying warm in Canada! -
Bryan
PostJanuary 24, 2026 at 11:59 AM […]
Regarding critique of form, Epicurus disapproved of the study of Homer in terms of comparative literature and analysis of poetic meter (which were very popular pastimes among the elites in his day -- elites who were not inclined to take Homer… -
Cassius
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy Birthday to EricR! Learn more about EricR and say happy birthday on EricR's timeline: EricR -
Bryan
January 23, 2026 at 10:17 PM Replied to the thread The "Suggested Further Reading" in "Living for Pleasure".Post[…]
This looks like good "seeing the forest through the trees" material, but we need an audio version... Looking at the whole forest is too tedious -- but it is easier to listen to the whole forest. -
Bryan
January 23, 2026 at 9:33 PM Replied to the thread New "TWENTIERS" Website.Post[…]
Your productivity has made it difficult to keep up lately, but that is a great problem to have. This is wonderfully done! The translation and the presentation are both spectacular.
As you know, we need to do this to all the P.Hercs. The task is large.… -
TauPhi
January 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM Replied to the thread The "Suggested Further Reading" in "Living for Pleasure".Post[…]
Hi Cleveland Okie . Good to hear from you.
You've read a lot of secondary material on Epicurean Philosophy already so recommending you another contemporary book would make you read the same, rehashed ideas all over again. I'll try something more… -
Eikadistes
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM Replied to the thread New "TWENTIERS" Website.Post[…]
Great suggestion! (and solid reasoning) I'm immediately stealing it.
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TauPhi
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM Replied to the thread New "TWENTIERS" Website.PostThank you Eikadistes . To read something completely new so close to the source is a real treat.
I especially like this part: 'and [we will] forever [live] having remembered [them] exactly as during [their] time living, [thoughtful] of the natural end,… -
Bryan
PostJanuary 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM […]
Yes, of course we have this section, 2.20, but it does not expand on the idea very much.
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Cassius
PostJanuary 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM I am unable to find an academic article on point, but I am sure that my searching is incomplete. Desire and Pleasure are such common topics that references to the point could be made any number of places, but we're looking for something very specific to… -
Cassius
PostJanuary 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM […]
Yes that's why I highlighted that point in my post above. I do think the distinction makes sense, but when I see these respected translators seemingly using the words interchangeably, here and in Tusculan Disputations, I really don't know what to… -
Godfrey
PostJanuary 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM Notice that Plato is discussing necessary/unnecessary pleasures, whereas Epicurus distinguishes necessary/unnecessary desires. As we've discussed elsewhere, this is an important distinction, specially since all pleasures are defined as good by Epicurus. -
Cassius
PostJanuary 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM It's going to be very difficult to digest the context in which this appears, what use Plato was making of it, and how and why Epicurus objected. Nevertheless the subject is very clearly discussed by Plato in Book 8 of the Republic in reference to the… -
wbernys
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM Replied to the thread Fourth Sunday Zoom - Jan. 25, 2026 - Epicurean Philosophy Discussion Via Zoom - Agenda.PostUnfortunately I seemingly always work these times on Sunday. Hopefully I can eventually go, or maybe schedule something. Hope to see you all at some point.
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