General Discussion

This sub-forum is for posts of general relevance to Epicurus. **Please note that this sub-forum is currently unsorted -- it contains a wide-ranging mix of both good threads (not yet filed in their proper locations) and a large number of threads of lesser importance. Be sure to check out our specific topic sub-forums on Physics, Canonics, and Ethics, etc.**

Regularly Checking In On A Small Screen Device? Bookmark THIS page!

Featured Videos | Latest Lucretius Today Podcast: #277 - "Platonism Says This World Is Darkness and the Next World Is Light - Epicurus Disagrees! " | Member Announcements | The Epicurean Paradigm Shift

Welcome to the EpicureanFriends Forums. Please be sure that all posts conform to our policies for posting as linked at our Terms of Use page. For your convenience we have a list of Featured Threads, and our top-level forum sections are as follows. Click on any heading in this first "short-cut" list or scroll further down for the full forum. Click here to jump back to the main Forum Board List.  To search for a forum by Tag, click here. Also check out our Forum Shortcuts Page.

List Of Frequently Used Forums
  1. General Information And Discussion - Start Here
  2. Private Section - Includes Level 03 And Above Discussions and 20th Zoom Meeting
  3. The Lucretius Today Podcast and other Projects
  4. EpicureanFriends Zoom Meetings, Outreach, and Activism
  5. Physics - The Nature of the Universe
  6. Canonics - The Tests of Truth: The Five Senses, Anticipations, and Feelings of Pleasure and Pain
  7. Ethics - How to Live As An Epicurean
  8. Epicurean Historical Figures - Biographies of Epicureans from Epicurus To The Present
  9. Ancient Epicurean Texts (300 BC to 300 AD)
  10. Epicurean Books, Articles, and Videos (1500's - Present)
  11. Comparisons With Non-Epicurean Philosophies
  12. History, Locations, and Customs Relevant to Ancient Epicureans
  13. Epicurean Symbolism in Art, Music, Literature, and Poetry

    2. New Users Please Read Here First

      • Cassius
      • November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
      • Cassius
      • November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      3.2k

    2. Featured Threads - If You Are New Here, Check Out Our "Featured Threads" For Discussions Of Particular Interest!

      • Kalosyni
      • December 4, 2024 at 5:51 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      1.4k

    2. Epicureanism and the Enjoyment of True Pleasures 2

      • Hiram
      • August 7, 2019 at 9:32 AM
      • Hiram
      • August 7, 2019 at 1:30 PM
    3. Replies
      2
      Views
      1.4k
      2

    4. Cassius

      August 7, 2019 at 1:30 PM

    2. Epicurean Education and the Rhetoric of Concern, by Sean McConnell 1

      • Hiram
      • August 8, 2019 at 10:03 AM
      • Hiram
      • August 8, 2019 at 10:18 AM
    3. Replies
      1
      Views
      1.2k
      1

    4. Cassius

      August 8, 2019 at 10:18 AM

    2. Epicurus' Dying Wishes - James Warren 5

      • Hiram
      • August 9, 2019 at 9:25 AM
      • Hiram
      • August 11, 2019 at 12:25 PM
    3. Replies
      5
      Views
      2.2k
      5

    4. Hiram

      August 11, 2019 at 12:25 PM

    2. The Continuing Challenge of Epicureanism - Michael Wilson 14

      • Hiram
      • August 11, 2019 at 12:31 PM
      • Hiram
      • August 12, 2019 at 7:28 AM
    3. Replies
      14
      Views
      6k
      14

    4. Cassius

      August 12, 2019 at 7:28 AM

    2. A Few Recent Acquisitions 1

      • Joshua
      • August 14, 2019 at 10:58 PM
      • Joshua
      • August 15, 2019 at 9:31 AM
    3. Replies
      1
      Views
      1.1k
      1

    4. Cassius

      August 15, 2019 at 9:31 AM

    2. A Quote from Hobbes' "Leviathan" 6

      • Cassius
      • August 13, 2019 at 5:24 AM
      • Cassius
      • August 15, 2019 at 10:38 AM
    3. Replies
      6
      Views
      5.3k
      6

    4. Cassius

      August 15, 2019 at 10:38 AM

    2. Amusing Clip of the Day - "Please Stop Posting Epicurus Quotes" 2

      • Cassius
      • August 16, 2019 at 11:41 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 17, 2019 at 7:25 AM
    3. Replies
      2
      Views
      1.4k
      2

    4. Cassius

      August 17, 2019 at 7:25 AM

    2. On The Decline of Epicurean Philosophy In The Ancient World 2

      • Cassius
      • August 18, 2019 at 12:19 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 19, 2019 at 2:20 PM
    3. Replies
      2
      Views
      1.6k
      2

    4. Cassius

      August 19, 2019 at 2:20 PM

    2. Happy Twentieth! On the Importance of Healthy Emotions

      • Hiram
      • August 20, 2019 at 12:53 PM
      • Hiram
      • August 20, 2019 at 12:53 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      645

    2. To A Very Happy 20th 6

      • Martin
      • August 20, 2019 at 11:28 AM
      • Martin
      • August 21, 2019 at 4:08 PM
    3. Replies
      6
      Views
      2.5k
      6

    4. Joshua

      August 21, 2019 at 4:08 PM

    2. Farewell 1

      • Joshua
      • August 22, 2019 at 9:29 PM
      • Joshua
      • August 23, 2019 at 5:46 AM
    3. Replies
      1
      Views
      1.2k
      1

    4. Cassius

      August 23, 2019 at 5:46 AM

    2. Vesuvius Memorial Day

      • Cassius
      • August 24, 2019 at 9:28 AM
      • Cassius
      • August 24, 2019 at 9:28 AM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      744

    2. Epitomizing Philosophy and the Critique of Epicurean Popularizers 5

      • Hiram
      • August 23, 2019 at 12:29 PM
      • Hiram
      • August 24, 2019 at 11:59 PM
    3. Replies
      5
      Views
      2.2k
      5

    4. Hiram

      August 24, 2019 at 11:59 PM

    2. The Polytheism of the Epicureans 1

      • Hiram
      • August 28, 2019 at 12:34 PM
      • Hiram
      • August 28, 2019 at 1:40 PM
    3. Replies
      1
      Views
      1.3k
      1

    4. Cassius

      August 28, 2019 at 1:40 PM

    2. A Quick And Dirty Summary Based On Lucretius:

      • Cassius
      • August 29, 2019 at 3:04 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 29, 2019 at 3:04 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      610

    2. How Would You Answer Someone New Who Asked You: "What Is Epicurean Philosophy All About?" 4

      • Cassius
      • September 1, 2019 at 8:08 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 1, 2019 at 10:39 AM
    3. Replies
      4
      Views
      3.8k
      4

    4. Joshua

      September 1, 2019 at 10:39 AM

    2. "Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum." 2

      • Cassius
      • September 3, 2019 at 11:29 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 3, 2019 at 2:11 PM
    3. Replies
      2
      Views
      1.5k
      2

    4. Cassius

      September 3, 2019 at 2:11 PM

    2. Article: "Coming to Know Epicurus' Truth: Distributed Cognition in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, in D. O'Rourke (ed.), Approaches to Lucretius: Traditions and Innovations in Reading De Rerum Natura,

      • Cassius
      • September 3, 2019 at 2:15 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 3, 2019 at 2:15 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      760

    2. Can You Suggest A Reading List For New Students of Epicurus? 9

      • Cassius
      • December 9, 2018 at 11:46 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 3, 2019 at 10:46 PM
    3. Replies
      9
      Views
      8.9k
      9

    4. Joshua

      September 3, 2019 at 10:46 PM

    2. Epicurean Festival - Italy - Michele Pinto, Coordinator (Fri, Aug 30th 2019, 8:00 am - Sun, Sep 1st 2019, 8:00 pm) 10

      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2019 at 11:17 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 4, 2019 at 5:57 AM
    3. Replies
      10
      Views
      4.7k
      10

    4. Cassius

      September 4, 2019 at 5:57 AM

    2. A Teachable Moment with Hurricane Dorian

      • Hiram
      • September 4, 2019 at 11:46 AM
      • Hiram
      • September 4, 2019 at 11:46 AM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      738

    2. Peace and Safety For Those in The Path of Hurricane Dorian! 4

      • Cassius
      • September 3, 2019 at 6:58 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 4, 2019 at 9:36 PM
    3. Replies
      4
      Views
      1.9k
      4

    4. Elayne

      September 4, 2019 at 9:36 PM

    2. Some Thoughts on “The Family”, and How the Doctrine of Determinism is Used By Christian Extremists 1

      • Hiram
      • August 25, 2019 at 2:00 PM
      • Hiram
      • September 4, 2019 at 10:31 PM
    3. Replies
      1
      Views
      1.2k
      1

    4. Elayne

      September 4, 2019 at 10:31 PM

    2. Can You Eat Yourself Happy?

      • Hiram
      • September 6, 2019 at 2:47 PM
      • Hiram
      • September 6, 2019 at 2:47 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      754

    2. On Freedom And Happines -- A Post By Elayne

      • Cassius
      • September 6, 2019 at 6:46 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 6, 2019 at 6:46 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      1.1k

    2. Old Tullius Accuses Epicurus of Shirking 2

      • Cassius
      • September 7, 2019 at 10:45 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 7, 2019 at 10:48 AM
    3. Replies
      2
      Views
      1.4k
      2

    4. Cassius

      September 7, 2019 at 10:48 AM

    2. Access to conversation denied 5

      • Godfrey
      • September 8, 2019 at 5:54 PM
      • Godfrey
      • September 9, 2019 at 1:17 PM
    3. Replies
      5
      Views
      2.2k
      5

    4. Cassius

      September 9, 2019 at 1:17 PM

    2. You may think that I am crazy to consider Epicurus to be a god...

      • Cassius
      • September 11, 2019 at 8:24 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 11, 2019 at 8:24 AM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      803

    2. Pleasure as a Synergy: A Critical Discussion of Ataraxia in Epicurean Ethics 4

      • Hiram
      • September 10, 2019 at 10:53 AM
      • Hiram
      • September 11, 2019 at 11:13 AM
    3. Replies
      4
      Views
      2.3k
      4

    4. Elayne

      September 11, 2019 at 11:13 AM

    2. Quiz 5

      • Matt
      • September 12, 2019 at 1:06 PM
      • Matt
      • September 12, 2019 at 6:20 PM
    3. Replies
      5
      Views
      2.3k
      5

    4. Matt

      September 12, 2019 at 6:20 PM

Label

Display Options

Unread Threads

    1. Title
    2. Replies
    3. Last Reply

    2. Did Epicurus Intend To Commit Suicide By Drinking Unmixed Wine On His Last Day? 11

      • Bryan
      • April 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
    3. Replies
      11
      Views
      159
      11

    4. Cassius

      April 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM

    2. Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 6

      • Cassius
      • April 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
    3. Replies
      6
      Views
      430
      6

    4. Pacatus

      April 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM

    2. The “Absence of Pain” Problem 11

      • Rolf
      • April 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
    3. Replies
      11
      Views
      732
      11

    4. Al-Hakiim von Grof

      April 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM

    2. Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9

      • Kalosyni
      • April 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
    3. Replies
      9
      Views
      469
      9

    4. Godfrey

      April 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM

    2. Preconceptions and PD24 42

      • Eikadistes
      • April 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
    3. Replies
      42
      Views
      13k
      42

    4. Eikadistes

      April 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM