Comparisons With Other Philosophies

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Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion and Navigation

Discussion comparing the views of Epicurus with opposing philosophers and religions.

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Major Arguments Against Epicurean Philosophy And Responses To Them

Philosophical Doctrines can be difficult or impossible to understand without knowledge of the question they are intended to address. Arguments against Pleasure at the time of Epicurus occur in Plato's Philebus, Protarchus, and Gorgias (and other writers) as referenced in Gosling & Taylor's "The Greeks On Pleasure." We can also find evidence of them in later works, such as Cicero's "On Ends." The purpose of this thread is to organize these arguments and discuss the Epicurean response to each.

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Epicurus vs. Pythagorus

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Epicurean Philosophy vs. "Scientism"

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Notable Opponents of Epicurean Philosophy

Use this forum for discussions of people who denounced or opposed Epicurean philosophy.

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Posidonius - The Stoic Astrologer

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Epicurus vs David Hume

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