Cicero and the Epicureans (Article)

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    This will take some time to peruse. But the opening reminded me of a comic photo I saw of two modern Stoics under arrest for throwing stones at Epicureans in the local park. Their complaint: "Why should they have all the fun?!"

    (Though I think that Cicero was more an Academic Skeptic than a Stoic?)

    "We must try to make the end of the journey better than the beginning, as long as we are journeying; but when we come to the end, we must be happy and content." (Vatican Saying 48)

    Edited once, last by Pacatus (April 1, 2022 at 1:44 AM).

  • Cassius April 4, 2022 at 7:44 AM

    Changed the title of the thread from “Cicero and the Epicureans” to “Cicero and the Epicureans (Article)”.

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