This is generating opportunities for discussion with curious readers on the /philosophy subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/c…3_quarks_daily/
Posts by Hiram
Listen to the latest Lucretius Today Podcast! Episode 226 is now available. We begin (with the help of Cicero's Epicurean spokesman) the first of a series of episodes to analyze the Epicurean view of the nature of the gods.
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I don't think we need MORE than water and toast if we have the right disposition
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also ElementalEpicureanism.com
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Here's a book review for TteG:
https://thehumanist.com/magazine/janua…picurean-garden
and here's a Spanish language curriculum
https://sociedadepicuro.wordpress.com/2017/03/20/iti…dios-epicureos/
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Feel free to send blog submissions to me at hclasalle@gmail.com
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Welcome again Oscar
Here’s my tip jar/patron page:
That goes to supporting the fees for societyofepicurus.com page. Also, feel free to ask for specific content if you donate. For 2019, I am trying to create awareness and encourage discussions about Epicurean economics, because I feel that this is an under-developed area that deserves more attention. My last 20th message was the first conversation starter on the subject.
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Do you feel such an inclination? What are your thoughts?
Sincerely,
Oscar
Welcome to the group! Here:
Epicureanism as a Religious Identity - https://theautarkist.wordpress.com/2015/06/13/epi…gious-identity/
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I think it would be an interesting artistic exercise to attempt to create an "Epicurean Deity" based solely on the philosophical description, devoid of the polytheistic accretions.
I could not find a smiling Venus or Aphrodite when I searched on google, but I found a SMILING Lakshmi, which is the Hindu version.
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It is clear that this was not discussed in antiquity, and that ancient sources point to not one definite answer but many possible ways of thinking about this, based on specific conditions.
I'm strongly inclined to consider this in terms of American society today, and/or perhaps European societies today, only for practical reasons and reasons of familiarity.
The only way that this consideration would apply only to our friends is if we had a small Epicurean Community Bank (or a wealthy benefactor willing to experiment), but this is not the case.
So I think this needs to be considered in terms of the MUTUAL ADVANTAGE for all citizens today in these societies, because that is the guideline we are given in the sources, so we are left to consider and calculate the factors & variables ourselves based on that criterion.
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I'm writing and thinking on Epicurean economics and am curious to know; Do people here have any opinions on universal basic income?
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In my opinion there is no room for Zeus or Jupiter in modern Epicurean iconography or thought as it would be the same as glorifying Indra or Ba'al of foreign pantheons. It would simply be hypocritical and a denial of PD.1.
my understanding is that PD1 is meant to DENY the common beliefs about the gods, and replace them with wholesome ones, to correct them. Every religion has its superstitions and errors: EP is meant to reform religion so that it produces pure, effortless pleasure.
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At SoE there is a page with most of the PD memes
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Homophobes and theocrats in government.