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Gassendi On Liberty (Liberty, Fortune, Destiny, Divination)

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    • November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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    Note: This will be the thread to post about Gassendi's commentary on Epicurus from the "Liberty" section of his 1699 Three Discourses On Happiness - Virtue - Liberty.

    Note thanks to Tau Phi that there is a digital transcription here.

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    Gassendi seems to specifically repudiate Epicurus on the swerve and liberty, leading up to this statement:

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    Clear evidence of Gassendi letting his religion get in the way of his reasoning:

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