1. Home
    1. Start Here: Study Guide
    2. Community Standards And Posting Policies
    3. Terms of Use
    4. Moderator Team
    5. Website Overview
    6. Site Map
    7. Quizzes
    8. Articles
      1. Featured Articles
    9. All Blog Posts
      1. Elli's Blog / Articles
  2. Wiki
    1. Wiki Home
    2. FAQ
    3. Classical Epicureanism
    4. Files
    5. Search Assistance
    6. Not NeoEpicurean
    7. Foundations
    8. Navigation Outlines
    9. Reading List
    10. Key Pages
  3. Forum
    1. Full Forum List
    2. Welcome Threads
    3. Physics
    4. Canonics
    5. Ethics
    6. Forum Shortcuts
    7. Forum Navigation Map
    8. Featured
    9. Most Discussed
  4. Latest
    1. New Activity
    2. Latest Threads
    3. Dashboard
    4. Search By Tag
    5. Complete Tag List
  5. Podcast
    1. Lucretius Today Podcast
    2. Episode Guide
    3. Lucretius Today At Youtube
    4. EpicureanFriends Youtube Page
  6. Texts
    1. Overview
    2. Diogenes Laertius
    3. Principal Doctrines
    4. Vatican Collection
    5. Lucretius
    6. Herodotus
    7. Pythocles
    8. Menoeceus
    9. Fragments - Usener Collection
    10. Torquatus On Ethics
    11. Velleius On Gods
    12. Greek/Latin Help
  7. Gallery
    1. Featured images
    2. Albums
    3. Latest Images
    4. Latest Comments
  8. More
    1. Featured Content
    2. Calendar
      1. Upcoming Events List
      2. Zoom Meetings
      3. Fourth Sunday Meet-&-Greet
      4. Sunday Weekly Zoom
    3. Logbook
    4. EF ToDo List
    5. Link-Database
  • Login
  • Register
  • Search
Everywhere
  • Everywhere
  • Forum
  • Articles
  • Blog Articles
  • Files
  • Gallery
  • Events
  • Pages
  • Wiki
  • Help
  • FAQ
  • More Options

Welcome To EpicureanFriends.com!

"Remember that you are mortal, and you have a limited time to live, and in devoting yourself to discussion of the nature of time and eternity you have seen things that have been, are now, and are to come."

Sign In Now
or
Register a new account
  1. Home
    1. Start Here: Study Guide
    2. Community Standards And Posting Policies
    3. Terms of Use
    4. Moderator Team
    5. Website Overview
    6. Site Map
    7. Quizzes
    8. Articles
      1. Featured Articles
    9. All Blog Posts
      1. Elli's Blog / Articles
  2. Wiki
    1. Wiki Home
    2. FAQ
    3. Classical Epicureanism
    4. Files
    5. Search Assistance
    6. Not NeoEpicurean
    7. Foundations
    8. Navigation Outlines
    9. Reading List
    10. Key Pages
  3. Forum
    1. Full Forum List
    2. Welcome Threads
    3. Physics
    4. Canonics
    5. Ethics
    6. Forum Shortcuts
    7. Forum Navigation Map
    8. Featured
    9. Most Discussed
  4. Latest
    1. New Activity
    2. Latest Threads
    3. Dashboard
    4. Search By Tag
    5. Complete Tag List
  5. Podcast
    1. Lucretius Today Podcast
    2. Episode Guide
    3. Lucretius Today At Youtube
    4. EpicureanFriends Youtube Page
  6. Texts
    1. Overview
    2. Diogenes Laertius
    3. Principal Doctrines
    4. Vatican Collection
    5. Lucretius
    6. Herodotus
    7. Pythocles
    8. Menoeceus
    9. Fragments - Usener Collection
    10. Torquatus On Ethics
    11. Velleius On Gods
    12. Greek/Latin Help
  7. Gallery
    1. Featured images
    2. Albums
    3. Latest Images
    4. Latest Comments
  8. More
    1. Featured Content
    2. Calendar
      1. Upcoming Events List
      2. Zoom Meetings
      3. Fourth Sunday Meet-&-Greet
      4. Sunday Weekly Zoom
    3. Logbook
    4. EF ToDo List
    5. Link-Database
  1. Home
    1. Start Here: Study Guide
    2. Community Standards And Posting Policies
    3. Terms of Use
    4. Moderator Team
    5. Website Overview
    6. Site Map
    7. Quizzes
    8. Articles
      1. Featured Articles
    9. All Blog Posts
      1. Elli's Blog / Articles
  2. Wiki
    1. Wiki Home
    2. FAQ
    3. Classical Epicureanism
    4. Files
    5. Search Assistance
    6. Not NeoEpicurean
    7. Foundations
    8. Navigation Outlines
    9. Reading List
    10. Key Pages
  3. Forum
    1. Full Forum List
    2. Welcome Threads
    3. Physics
    4. Canonics
    5. Ethics
    6. Forum Shortcuts
    7. Forum Navigation Map
    8. Featured
    9. Most Discussed
  4. Latest
    1. New Activity
    2. Latest Threads
    3. Dashboard
    4. Search By Tag
    5. Complete Tag List
  5. Podcast
    1. Lucretius Today Podcast
    2. Episode Guide
    3. Lucretius Today At Youtube
    4. EpicureanFriends Youtube Page
  6. Texts
    1. Overview
    2. Diogenes Laertius
    3. Principal Doctrines
    4. Vatican Collection
    5. Lucretius
    6. Herodotus
    7. Pythocles
    8. Menoeceus
    9. Fragments - Usener Collection
    10. Torquatus On Ethics
    11. Velleius On Gods
    12. Greek/Latin Help
  7. Gallery
    1. Featured images
    2. Albums
    3. Latest Images
    4. Latest Comments
  8. More
    1. Featured Content
    2. Calendar
      1. Upcoming Events List
      2. Zoom Meetings
      3. Fourth Sunday Meet-&-Greet
      4. Sunday Weekly Zoom
    3. Logbook
    4. EF ToDo List
    5. Link-Database
  1. EpicureanFriends - Dedicated To The Study And Promotion Of Classical Epicurean Philosophy
  2. Cassius
  • Sidebar
  • Sidebar

Threads by Cassius

    1. Title
    2. Replies
    3. Last Reply
    1. Welcome Karim! 11

      • Cassius
      • May 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
      • Welcome to Our New Members!
      • Cassius
      • May 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
    2. Replies
      11
      Views
      4k
      11
    3. Karim

      May 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
    1. Episode 282 - TD13 - Is A Trifling Pain A Greater Evil Than The Worst Infamy? 7

      • Cassius
      • May 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • June 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
    2. Replies
      7
      Views
      4.4k
      7
    3. DaveT

      June 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
    1. Episode 281 - TD12 - Is Pain The Greatest Evil - Or Even An Evil At All? 6

      • Cassius
      • May 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • May 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
    2. Replies
      6
      Views
      4.2k
      6
    3. Cassius

      May 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
    1. Episode 280 - TD11 - On Death And Daring To Live 3

      • Cassius
      • May 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • May 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
    2. Replies
      3
      Views
      3.5k
      3
    3. Cassius

      May 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
    1. Is All Desire Painful? How Would Epicurus Answer? 25

      • Like 1
      • Cassius
      • May 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
      • Cassius
      • June 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
    2. Replies
      25
      Views
      5.8k
      25
    3. TauPhi

      June 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
    1. First Picture of "Free Range Atoms"

      • Thanks 2
      • Cassius
      • May 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
      • All Bodies Are Made Of Atoms and Void
      • Cassius
      • May 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
    2. Replies
      0
      Views
      2.6k
    1. Episode 279 - TD10 - On "Dying Before One's Time" 2

      • Cassius
      • May 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • May 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
    2. Replies
      2
      Views
      3.1k
      2
    3. Cassius

      May 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
    1. Considering Whether Epicurus Taught Both Exoteric and Esoteric Truths

      • Thanks 3
      • Cassius
      • May 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
      • Cassius
      • May 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
    2. Replies
      0
      Views
      1.5k
    1. Must All Things That Have A Beginning Have An End? 10

      • Thanks 1
      • Cassius
      • May 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
      • Nothing Can Be Created From Nothing - Nothing Can Be Destroyed To Nothing
      • Cassius
      • May 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
    2. Replies
      10
      Views
      3.8k
      10
    3. Cassius

      May 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
    1. Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 6

      • Thanks 1
      • Cassius
      • April 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
      • Happiness and its Relationship to Pleasure
      • Cassius
      • April 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
    2. Replies
      6
      Views
      3.2k
      6
    3. Pacatus

      April 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
    1. Episode 278 - TD08 - Two Opposite Views On When We Might Be Better Off Dead 4

      • Cassius
      • April 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • May 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
    2. Replies
      4
      Views
      3.8k
      4
    3. Cassius

      May 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
    1. Driving Away Bad Habits "Like Evil Men Who Have Long Done Us Great Harm" (Including Addictions)

      • Thanks 4
      • Cassius
      • April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
      • Cassius
      • April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
    2. Replies
      0
      Views
      583
    1. Image Sharing Alternatives 4

      • Cassius
      • April 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
      • News And Forum Updates
      • Cassius
      • April 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
    2. Replies
      4
      Views
      3.5k
      4
    3. Joshua

      April 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
    1. Establishing a Regular Zoom For Better Coverage Of More Time Zones - Including Europe 3

      • Thanks 1
      • Cassius
      • April 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
      • Cassius
      • April 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
    2. Replies
      3
      Views
      3.2k
      3
    3. Kalosyni

      April 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
    1. Welcome Vlasalv! 6

      • Cassius
      • April 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
      • Welcome to Our New Members!
      • Cassius
      • April 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
    2. Replies
      6
      Views
      3.4k
      6
    3. Kalosyni

      April 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
    1. "Voices From The Ancient World" Greek and Latin Reference Site

      • Thanks 1
      • Cassius
      • April 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
      • Translators, Translations, Learning Latin & Ancient Greek
      • Cassius
      • April 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
    2. Replies
      0
      Views
      828
    1. Episode 277 - TD07 - Platonism Says This World Is Darkness But The Next World Is Light - Epicurus Disagrees! 12

      • Like 1
      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • April 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
    2. Replies
      12
      Views
      6.3k
      12
    3. Cassius

      April 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
    1. References on Motion in Lucretius and Diogenes Laertius 2

      • Thanks 1
      • Cassius
      • April 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
      • The Motion Of Elemental Bodies Has No Supernatural Cause
      • Cassius
      • April 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
    2. Replies
      2
      Views
      2k
      2
    3. Cassius

      April 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
    1. Was Bruno An Epicurean Or A Pantheist? 1

      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
      • Epicurus vs Pantheism (SpInoza, Bruno, Et Al.)
      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
    2. Replies
      1
      Views
      2.9k
      1
    3. Cassius

      April 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
    1. Epicurus vs. Pantheism (Spinoza Et Al.) - General

      • Thanks 1
      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
      • Epicurus vs Pantheism (SpInoza, Bruno, Et Al.)
      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
    2. Replies
      0
      Views
      1.7k
    1. Who Was The Most Recent Explicitly Epicurean Philosopher?

      • Like 2
      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
    2. Replies
      0
      Views
      1.9k
    1. Episode 276 - TD06 - Is Memory Evidence For The Divinity Of The Soul? 3

      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
    2. Replies
      3
      Views
      3.7k
      3
    3. Cassius

      April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
    1. Elihu Palmer On The Origin of Motion (Eternal, Property of Matter) From "Principles of Nature" 1806

      • Cassius
      • April 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
      • The Motion Of Elemental Bodies Has No Supernatural Cause
      • Cassius
      • April 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
    2. Replies
      0
      Views
      1.5k
    1. Sermon On Natural Religion - By "A Natural Man" - Likely Thomas Young

      • Cassius
      • April 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
      • Epicurean-Relevant Texts From Or About The 1700's - 1800's; Including Deism.
      • Cassius
      • April 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
    2. Replies
      0
      Views
      1.4k
    1. Welcome Rolf! 12

      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
      • Welcome to Our New Members!
      • Cassius
      • April 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
    2. Replies
      12
      Views
      4.8k
      12
    3. Joshua

      April 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
    1. Episode 275 - TD05 - Does Motion Provide Evidence For The Existence of God And Divinity Of The Soul? 14

      • Love 1
      • Cassius
      • April 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
    2. Replies
      14
      Views
      6.3k
      14
    3. Cassius

      April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
    1. Did Democritus Think That Atoms Can Be Alive? 1

      • Like 1
      • Cassius
      • April 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
      • Epicurus vs. Democritus And The Atomic Determinists
      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
    2. Replies
      1
      Views
      1.8k
      1
    3. TauPhi

      August 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
    1. Thomas Paine's Article: "On The Existence of God" 1

      • Like 1
      • Cassius
      • April 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
      • Epicurean-Relevant Texts From Or About The 1700's - 1800's; Including Deism.
      • Cassius
      • April 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
    2. Replies
      1
      Views
      1.2k
      1
    3. Eikadistes

      April 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
    1. Matthew Stewart: "Nature's God, The Heretical Origins Of The American Republic" (2015) 3

      • Like 5
      • Cassius
      • April 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
      • Epicurean-Relevant Texts From Or About The 1700's - 1800's; Including Deism.
      • Cassius
      • April 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
    2. Replies
      3
      Views
      1.3k
      3
    3. Cassius

      April 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
    1. Episode 274 - TD04 - Is The Soul Held Down By The Body, And Does Death Allow The Soul To Ascend To A Better Place? 2

      • Cassius
      • March 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • April 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
    2. Replies
      2
      Views
      3.7k
      2
    3. Cassius

      April 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM

Finding Things At EpicureanFriends.com

Here is a list of suggested search strategies:

  • Website Overview page - clickable links arrranged by cards.
  • Forum Main Page - list of forums and subforums arranged by topic. Threads are posted according to relevant topics. The "Uncategorized subforum" contains threads which do not fall into any existing topic (also contains older "unfiled" threads which will soon be moved).
  • Search Tool - icon is located on the top right of every page. Note that the search box asks you what section of the forum you'd like to search. If you don't know, select "Everywhere."
  • Search By Key Tags - curated to show frequently-searched topics.
  • Full Tag List - an alphabetical list of all tags.

Resources

  1. Getting Started At EpicureanFriends
  2. Community Standards And Posting Policies
  3. The Major Doctrines of Classical Epicurean Philosophy
  4. Introductory Videos
  5. Wiki
  6. Lucretius Today Podcast
    1. Podcast Episode Guide
  7. Key Epicurean Texts
    1. Side-By-Side Diogenes Laertius X (Bio And All Key Writings of Epicurus)
    2. Side-By-Side Lucretius - On The Nature Of Things
    3. Side-By-Side Torquatus On Ethics
    4. Side-By-Side Velleius on Divinity
    5. Lucretius Topical Outline
    6. Usener Fragment Collection
  8. Frequently Asked Questions
    1. FAQ Discussions
  9. Full List of Forums
    1. Physics Discussions
    2. Canonics Discussions
    3. Ethics Discussions
    4. All Recent Forum Activities
  10. Image Gallery
  11. Featured Articles
  12. Featured Blog Posts
  13. Quiz Section
  14. Activities Calendar
  15. Special Resource Pages
  16. File Database
  17. Site Map
    1. Home

Frequently Used Forums

  • Frequently Asked / Introductory Questions
  • News And Announcements
  • Lucretius Today Podcast
  • Physics (The Nature of the Universe)
  • Canonics (The Tests Of Truth)
  • Ethics (How To Live)
  • Against Determinism
  • Against Skepticism
  • The "Meaning of Life" Question
  • Uncategorized Discussion
  • Comparisons With Other Philosophies
  • Historical Figures
  • Ancient Texts
  • Decline of The Ancient Epicurean Age
  • Unsolved Questions of Epicurean History
  • Welcome New Participants
  • Events - Activism - Outreach
  • Full Forum List

Latest Posts

  • Episode 313 - Not Yet Released

    Cassius December 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
  • Possible use of the Pythagorean exercise called "evening review" for Epicurean purposes.

    Daniel188 December 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
  • Merry Christmas 2025!

    Don December 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
  • "But when we do not feel pain, we no longer need pleasure"

    Kalosyni December 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
  • Athenian Political Prejudices

    Cassius December 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
  • Book: "Theory and Practice in Epicurean Political Philosophy" by Javier Aoiz & Marcelo Boeri

    Patrikios December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
  • Fourth Sunday Zoom - December 28, 2025 - Epicurean Philosophy Discussion - Agenda

    Kalosyni December 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
  • My personal, cursory interpretation of Epicurus. Please feel free to correct me.

    Don December 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
  • What Is Happiness? How Does Our Conception of It Derive From Eudaemonia and Felicitas? Should Happiness Be The Goal of Life?

    Cassius December 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
  • Episode 311 - Is Pain The Only Reason We Should Be Concerned About Any Aspect Of Death And Dying?

    Cassius December 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Frequently Used Tags

In addition to posting in the appropriate forums, participants are encouraged to reference the following tags in their posts:

  • #Physics
    • #Atomism
    • #Gods
    • #Images
    • #Infinity
    • #Eternity
    • #Life
    • #Death
  • #Canonics
    • #Knowledge
    • #Scepticism
  • #Ethics

    • #Pleasure
    • #Pain
    • #Engagement
    • #EpicureanLiving
    • #Happiness
    • #Virtue
      • #Wisdom
      • #Temperance
      • #Courage
      • #Justice
      • #Honesty
      • #Faith (Confidence)
      • #Suavity
      • #Consideration
      • #Hope
      • #Gratitude
      • #Friendship



Click Here To Search All Tags

To Suggest Additions To This List Click Here

EpicureanFriends - Classical Epicurean Philosophy

  1. Home
    1. About Us
    2. Classical Epicurean Philosophy
  2. Wiki
    1. Getting Started
  3. Frequently Asked Questions
    1. Site Map
  4. Forum
    1. Latest Threads
    2. Featured Threads
    3. Unread Posts
  5. Texts
    1. Core Texts
    2. Biography of Epicurus
    3. Lucretius
  6. Articles
    1. Latest Articles
  7. Gallery
    1. Featured Images
  8. Calendar
    1. This Month At EpicureanFriends
Powered by WoltLab Suite™ 6.0.22
Style: Inspire by cls-design
Stylename
Inspire
Manufacturer
cls-design
Licence
Commercial styles
Help
Supportforum
Visit cls-design