Elli I immediately recognize Burt Lancaster but I don't think I have ever heard of that movie, or even know what historical setting it is in. I will look this up and investigate!

On Ice Cream And Epicurean Philosophy
Regularly Checking In On A Small Screen Device? Bookmark THIS page!
-
-
I read "Il Gattopardo" di Tomasi di Lampedusa, but I did not found anything of Epicurean in it.
It is a very important book for Italian culture.
The protagonist is a nobleman who, before the mission of Garibaldi's 1000, supported the Borbone king, after the Savoia king.
The most famous phrase, continually quoted in Italy is "Change everything because everything remains as it is". The king changes, but the privileges of the aristocracy remain unchanged. There is a reform, but politicians continue to steal ...
-
Unread Threads
-
- Title
- Replies
- Last Reply
-
-
-
The “Absence of Pain” Problem 11
- Rolf
April 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM - General Discussion
- Rolf
April 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
-
- Replies
- 11
- Views
- 687
11
-
-
-
-
Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 3
- Cassius
April 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM - General Discussion
- Cassius
April 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
-
- Replies
- 3
- Views
- 333
3
-
-
-
-
Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9
- Kalosyni
April 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
-
- Replies
- 9
- Views
- 455
9
-
-
-
-
Preconceptions and PD24 42
- Eikadistes
December 14, 2021 at 5:50 PM - General Discussion
- Eikadistes
April 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
-
- Replies
- 42
- Views
- 13k
42
-
-
-
-
The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47
- Kalosyni
April 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM - General Discussion
- Kalosyni
April 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
-
- Replies
- 47
- Views
- 2k
47
-