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It is interesting to think about what Lucretius had in mind in Book One of “On The Nature of Things” when he spoke about Epicurus "yearning to be the first to burst through the close-set bolts upon…


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February 11, 2024 at 6:20 AM
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Here is a listing of ten key steps of Epicurean reasoning. There is nothing magic about this grouping but it's an effort to combine a manageable set of key points with important citations supporting…


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November 28, 2022 at 8:10 AM
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Several conversations lately have led me to want to produce a new article on what I would contend are some of the most important take-aways from the teachings of Epicurus. These are the points with…


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April 20, 2021 at 10:58 AM
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Epicurean Philosophy
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Epicurean Philosophy...
ATOMICS
Nothing Except Atoms And Void Have Eternal and Unchanging Properties. The Atoms Are Constantly In Motion, But Not So Fast That We Cannot Comprehend Truth As To The Nature Of The Universe, Knowledge, and How To Live
ATOMICS...
PHYSICS
Nature of The Universe
PHYSICS...
Nothing From Nothing Or To Nothing
Nothing From N...
Atomic Swerve and Rejection of Determinism
Atomic Swerve...
CANONICS
Nature of Knowledge
CANONICS...
Senses, Feelings, and Anticipations, Are Criteria of Knowledge
Senses, Feelin...
Priority of Nature Over Reason
Priority of Na...
Eternal - Boundless - Life-Filled Universe
Eternal and Bo...
All Sensations Are "True"
All Sensations...
Embrace of Practical Reason
Embrace of Practical Reason
Nothing Is Supernatural - No Gods Over Nature
Nothing Is Supernatural - No G...
Nothing But Atoms Are Eternal - No Immortal Soul
Nothing But At...
Knowledge Is Possible
Knowledge Is P...
Rejection of Platonic Idealism and Aristotelian Essences
Rejection of Platonic Idealism...
Rejection of Dialectical Logic and Skepticism
Rejection of Dialectical Logic...
Pain Is Manageable - It Is Short If Intense, Endurable If Long, And Terminable By Death.
Pain Is Managea...
Mental Pleasures And Pains Can Be More Significant Than Bodily Pleasures And Pains
Mental Pleasure...
Pain is Undesirable - But Pain Should Be Chosen When Greater Pleasure Or Lesser Pain Results
Pain is Undesira...
Pleasure Is Desirable - Pleasure Is The Alpha and Omega And Guide Of Life
Pleasure Is Desi...
Pleasure Includes All Bodily And Mental Experiences Which Are Not Painful - There Is No Pain Where Pleasure Is Present - and Thus Pleasure Is Present Where Pain Is Absent
Pleasure Includes All...
There Are Only Two Categories of Feelings - Pleasure and Pain - And Nature Gives Nothing Else By Which To Determine What to Choose and What to Avoid
There Are Only Two Ca...
Pleasure Has A Limit In Quantity That Can Be Experienced, And That Limit Is Reached When All Bodily And Mental Experiences Are Filled With Pleasure And No Pain Is Present
Pleasure Has A Limit In...
Rejection Of Absolute Virtue, But Embrace Of Practical Virtue As Instrumental For Achieving A Life of Pleasure
Rejection Of Absolute Virtue, But Embrace Of Practical Virtue As Inst...
Personal Freedom, Responsibility, And Proper Attitude Toward "The Gods" and "Fate"
Personal Freedom, Responsibility,...
Only This Life And This World - No Other World Or Reward Or Punishment After Death
Only This Life And This World - N...
Friendship
Friendship
Prudence
Prudence
Justice
Justice
Courage
Courage
Confidence
Confidence
Honesty
Honesty
Temperance
Temperance
Beneficence
Beneficence
Hope
Hope
Considerateness
Considerateness
Living In Present
Living In Present
Gratitude
Gratitude
ETHICS - Nature of How To Live
ETHICS - Nature of How To Live
Rejection of Reductionist Atomism
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