The Lucretius Today Podcast

The Lucretius Today Podcast is a weekly panel discussion and presentation of Epicurean philosophy. Each episode of the show has a thread for discussion.

Latest Lucretius Today Podcast:  #288 - "Will The Wise Man Feel Grief Or Other Strong Emotions?" | Latest Blog Article:   Principle Doctrine XIV - Analyis And Application | Things To Know When First Reading Epicurus: The Epicurean Paradigm Shift | Featured Videos | Community Standards And Posting Policies

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

Welcome to the EpicureanFriends Forums page. Please be sure that all posts conform to our policies for posting as linked at our Terms of Use page. Scroll down to navigate through the full forum. Or you can: Search by forum Tag -or- Search by Forum Shortcuts Page -or- check out our List of Featured Threads -or- from any sub-forum you can return to the main Forum Board List. Not sure where to post? Read our guidance on where to post.

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

    2. Episode One Hundred Nineteen - Letter to Herodotus 08 - More On Perception Through The Atoms 18

      • Cassius
      • April 21, 2022 at 5:18 PM
      • Cassius
      • June 22, 2022 at 7:18 AM
    3. Replies
      18
      Views
      9.6k
      18

    4. Cassius

      June 22, 2022 at 7:18 AM

    2. Episode Ninety-Five - Understanding The Paradoxical "Absence of Pain" 20

      • Cassius
      • November 5, 2021 at 9:35 PM
      • Cassius
      • November 13, 2021 at 6:29 PM
    3. Replies
      20
      Views
      9.7k
      20

    4. Cassius

      November 13, 2021 at 6:29 PM

    2. Episode Ninety-Nine - The Epicurean View of Justice (Part Two) 22

      • Cassius
      • December 2, 2021 at 4:05 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 11, 2021 at 6:08 PM
    3. Replies
      22
      Views
      9.9k
      22

    4. Cassius

      December 11, 2021 at 6:08 PM

    2. Episode Eighty-One - Development of the Arts - The End of Book Five 23

      • Cassius
      • August 2, 2021 at 10:53 AM
    3. Replies
      23
      Views
      9.9k
      23

    4. Cassius

      August 2, 2021 at 10:53 AM

    2. Episode Seventy-One - The Formation Of the World (Our Part of the Universe) 20

      • Cassius
      • May 20, 2021 at 7:33 AM
    3. Replies
      20
      Views
      10k
      20

    4. Don

      May 20, 2021 at 7:33 AM

    2. Episode 176 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 28 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 05 30

      • Cassius
      • June 5, 2023 at 8:15 AM
    3. Replies
      30
      Views
      10k
      30

    4. Don

      June 5, 2023 at 8:15 AM

    2. Episode Thirty-Two: The Atoms Are Colorless, But the Implications Are Not 17

      • Cassius
      • August 1, 2020 at 1:02 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2020 at 3:58 PM
    3. Replies
      17
      Views
      10k
      17

    4. Godfrey

      August 25, 2020 at 3:58 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-One - Proclaiming Epicurus To The World: Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part One) 37

      • Cassius
      • September 20, 2022 at 6:59 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 27, 2024 at 6:14 AM
    3. Replies
      37
      Views
      10k
      37

    4. Don

      October 27, 2024 at 6:14 AM

    2. Episode 172 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01 6

      • Cassius
      • April 28, 2023 at 8:43 PM
      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2023 at 5:52 PM
    3. Replies
      6
      Views
      10k
      6

    4. Cassius

      November 18, 2023 at 5:52 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Nine - The Letter to Menoeceus 06 - Pleasure Part Two 28

      • Cassius
      • September 7, 2022 at 11:42 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 14, 2022 at 8:08 PM
    3. Replies
      28
      Views
      10k
      28

    4. reneliza

      September 14, 2022 at 8:08 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Seven - The Letter to Menoeceus 04 - On Death (Part Two) 33

      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2022 at 5:27 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 2, 2022 at 9:11 PM
    3. Replies
      33
      Views
      10k
      33

    4. Don

      September 2, 2022 at 9:11 PM

    2. Episode One - Venus / Pleasure As Guide of Life 15

      • Cassius
      • January 11, 2020 at 11:58 AM
      • Cassius
      • July 22, 2021 at 10:59 AM
    3. Replies
      15
      Views
      11k
      15

    4. Don

      July 22, 2021 at 10:59 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Two - Corollaries to the Doctrines - Part Two 30

      • Cassius
      • December 25, 2021 at 9:42 AM
      • Cassius
      • January 9, 2022 at 7:07 PM
    3. Replies
      30
      Views
      11k
      30

    4. Cassius

      January 9, 2022 at 7:07 PM

    2. Episode Thirty-Three - More on The Implications of the Colorless Atoms 21

      • Cassius
      • August 21, 2020 at 5:07 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 28, 2020 at 9:13 PM
    3. Replies
      21
      Views
      11k
      21

    4. Cassius

      August 28, 2020 at 9:13 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Eight - The Benefits of A Proper Understanding of the Senses and of Natural Science 42

      • Cassius
      • February 4, 2022 at 8:31 PM
      • Cassius
      • February 13, 2022 at 6:16 AM
    3. Replies
      42
      Views
      12k
      42

    4. smoothiekiwi

      February 13, 2022 at 6:16 AM

    2. Episode Thirty - Only A Limited Number of Combinations of Atoms Is Possible 21

      • Cassius
      • August 10, 2020 at 11:27 PM
    3. Replies
      21
      Views
      12k
      21

    4. Don

      August 10, 2020 at 11:27 PM

    2. Episode 154 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 10 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 01 50

      • Cassius
      • December 22, 2022 at 10:28 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 4, 2023 at 10:57 AM
    3. Replies
      50
      Views
      12k
      50

    4. kochiekoch

      January 4, 2023 at 10:57 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Five - The Letter to Menoeceus 02 - On The Nature of the Gods 41

      • Cassius
      • August 8, 2022 at 8:11 AM
      • Cassius
      • August 15, 2022 at 6:11 PM
    3. Replies
      41
      Views
      12k
      41

    4. Cassius

      August 15, 2022 at 6:11 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Eighteen - Letter to Herodotus 07 - "Images" - There's More To Them Than Meets The Eye 29

      • Don
      • April 9, 2022 at 3:23 PM
      • Don
      • October 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM
    3. Replies
      29
      Views
      12k
      29

    4. Cassius

      October 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Four - More Torquatus and a Question: Was The Ancient Epicurean Movement A Cult? 45

      • Cassius
      • January 7, 2022 at 8:18 AM
      • Cassius
      • January 17, 2022 at 4:22 PM
    3. Replies
      45
      Views
      12k
      45

    4. Cassius

      January 17, 2022 at 4:22 PM

    2. Episode Sixty-Seven - Did The Gods Wake Up One Day To Create The Universe? 23

      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2021 at 5:35 PM
      • Cassius
      • April 24, 2021 at 11:58 AM
    3. Replies
      23
      Views
      13k
      23

    4. Cassius

      April 24, 2021 at 11:58 AM

    2. Episode 155 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 11 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 02 20

      • Cassius
      • January 2, 2023 at 4:51 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 11, 2023 at 5:41 AM
    3. Replies
      20
      Views
      13k
      20

    4. Don

      January 11, 2023 at 5:41 AM

    2. Episode 166 - The Lucretius Today Podcast Interviews Dr. David Glidden on "Epicurean Prolepsis" 46

      • Cassius
      • March 18, 2023 at 7:35 AM
      • Cassius
      • December 31, 2023 at 6:37 PM
    3. Replies
      46
      Views
      14k
      46

    4. Cassius

      December 31, 2023 at 6:37 PM

    2. Episode Three - So Great Is the Power of Religion To Inspire Evil Deeds! 18

      • Charles
      • January 11, 2020 at 4:22 PM
      • Charles
      • January 30, 2020 at 7:08 AM
    3. Replies
      18
      Views
      14k
      18

    4. Cassius

      January 30, 2020 at 7:08 AM

    2. Episode Forty-Two - The Mind works through the senses; it is a relatively small part of the body; the Mind has more power than the "spirit," but both mind and spirit are mortal 1

      • Cassius
      • October 24, 2020 at 2:48 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 30, 2020 at 9:53 PM
    3. Replies
      1
      Views
      14k
      1

    4. Cassius

      October 30, 2020 at 9:53 PM

    2. Episode Two - The Achievement of Epicurus 28

      • Cassius
      • January 11, 2020 at 12:04 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 3, 2020 at 10:20 PM
    3. Replies
      28
      Views
      15k
      28

    4. Cassius

      October 3, 2020 at 10:20 PM

    2. Episode Sixty - Dreams and the Mind's Use of Images 34

      • Cassius
      • February 27, 2021 at 9:07 AM
      • Cassius
      • March 3, 2021 at 10:39 PM
    3. Replies
      34
      Views
      15k
      34

    4. Cassius

      March 3, 2021 at 10:39 PM

    2. Episode 227 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 02 - Velleius Begins His Attack On Traditional Views Of The Gods 75

      • Cassius
      • June 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM
    3. Replies
      75
      Views
      15k
      75

    4. Eikadistes

      June 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM

    2. Episode 195 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 05 67

      • Cassius
      • October 6, 2023 at 2:47 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 12, 2023 at 6:12 PM
    3. Replies
      67
      Views
      15k
      67

    4. Joshua

      October 12, 2023 at 6:12 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Four - The Letter to Menoeceus 01- Context and Opening of the Letter 37

      • Cassius
      • August 2, 2022 at 8:50 AM
      • Cassius
      • December 14, 2024 at 5:51 PM
    3. Replies
      37
      Views
      16k
      37

    4. Cassius

      December 14, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Display Options

Unread Threads

    1. Title
    2. Replies
    3. Last Reply

    2. Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20

      • Cassius
      • July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
    3. Replies
      20
      Views
      6.7k
      20

    4. Kalosyni

      July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM

    2. Mocking Epithets 3

      • Bryan
      • July 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
    3. Replies
      3
      Views
      325
      3

    4. Bryan

      July 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM

    2. Best Lucretius translation? 12

      • Rolf
      • July 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
    3. Replies
      12
      Views
      910
      12

    4. Eikadistes

      July 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM

    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

      • Kalosyni
      • June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
    3. Replies
      4
      Views
      869
      4

    4. Godfrey

      June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM

    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

      • Cassius
      • June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      2k