Posts by ceiltechbladhm

Found it; thanks! That's so interesting that the spread of his philosophy relied on art, which is really ironic, since Epicurus's thoughts on aesthetics aren't a dominant part of his philosophy. Or at least they weren't preserved.

I'll reciprocate with a reference in turn y'all might not be familiar with. Unfortunately, it's only available through Internet Archive if you have a print disability. Otherwise, you probably have to use an interlibrary loan.

https://archive.org/details/histor…age/n7/mode/2up.

Pages 174-178

Thanks, sounds like a great place to start! Any chance of a recommendation on Epicurean Philosophy of Aesthetics?

Regarding my background and exposure, I'm interested in the history of the philosophy of beauty and am doing research into Hellenistic philosophies on beauty. My introduction to Epicurus was through Tatarkiewicz's section on him in History of Aesthetics. Through researching those passages, I stumbled here.

Regarding the discussion, I understand wanting to curate discussion members. I didn't realize there were conscious Epicureans in modern times, and am just curious to hear a live discussion by people who are sympathetic to him and keen on properly understanding him. I'd be okay joining muted without an option to unmute. My goal is just to listen.

I was trying to find some of the original works of Epicurus when I came across this site. I did not know there were modern Epicureans. I'd be interested in joining Sunday just to listen. I'm afraid I won't have much to contribute, but I'd be very interested in hearing more.