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A Neighbor And His Dog

I have a story to tell you about a neighbor and his dog, but first I would like to share with you some thoughts on Epicurean Doctrine 40: “As many as possess…


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November 5, 2018 at 10:45 AM
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This chart comparing the major features of Stoicism vs Epicurean philosophy is a continuing work in progress! It is currently hosted at a Google Docs page to make editing easier. Feel free to make…


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January 20, 2018 at 10:04 AM
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“It is observed too that in his treatise On the Ethical End he writes in these terms : “I know not how to conceive the good, apart from the pleasures of taste, of sex, of sound, and the…


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January 20, 2018 at 9:56 AM
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You Have Been Deceived!

You have been deceived.

If you are hearing these words in the early years of the twenty-first century, then you have already wasted much of your life dealing with nonsense.

If…


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November 23, 2017 at 4:53 PM
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Epicurean Philosophy
A Navigation Chart
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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