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Last Article: A New Personal Philosophy: Hedonic Pragmatics

Elayne

Nov 22nd 2020

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Last Article: Parsing The Wikipedia Introduction To Epicurus As Of February 6, 2020

Cassius

Jun 6th 2020

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Article on the Science of Knowledge and Truth

Last Article: "Challenging Ataraxia" - By Haris Dimitriadis

Cassius

May 15th 2020

Elli's Articles

Articles by the Greek Epicurean Friends, from Greek into English

Last Article: On the Ill Health of Epicurus vs The Insanity of the Modern World (In The Pandemic Of Coronavirus).

elli

Mar 19th 2020

Articles On Ethics

Articles on Ethics

Last Article: Genetics and Bioethics - A Philosophical Approach - By Christois Yapijakis

Cassius

Mar 17th 2019

Articles On Physics

Articles on Physics and the Nature of the Universe

Last Article: The Epicurean Critique of Mathematics

Cassius

Jul 16th 2017

Don't Be A "Stoic In Disguise!"

Many people who come here have been influenced by the alleged importance of a distinction between "kinetic" and "katastematic" pleasure. This argument is unsound, probably not of Epicurean origin at all, and can be very damaging to a proper understanding of Epicurus. To research this issue, start with Boris Nikolsky's "Epicurus on Pleasure," which argues that the katastematic issue was not introduced by Epicurus and reflects a later Stoic-influenced viewpoint. Next, read the chapters on Epicurus in Gosling and Taylor's "The Greeks on Pleasure," from which Nikolsky got the inspiration for his article. The whole section on Epicurus is good, but be sure to read their Chapter 19 "Katastematic and Kinetic Pleasure." Add to that the Wentham article "Cicero's Interpretation of Katastematic Pleasure," which highlights how emphasis on katastematic pleasure contradicts other core aspects of Epicurean philosophy.

Those shorter articles should then take you back to the best general book on Epicurus, Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus and His Philosophy." DeWitt provides a sweeping overview of Epicurus which hardly mentions the katastematic - kinetic distinction except to point out how - even if one considers the categories relevant - Epicurean philosophy embraces both types. If you don't read anything else at this website, check out the articles listed above, and you'll see how important this issue is to a proper understanding of Epicurean philosophy. And if you are brand new to the study of Epicurus, be sure to start your study with DeWitt's "Epicurus and His Philsosophy."

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Parsing The Wikipedia Introduction To Epicurus As Of February 6, 2020

Caricatures to the Left of Them, Caricatures to the Right of Them, Caricatures In Front of Them, Volleyed and Thundered

On the Ill Health of Epicurus vs The Insanity of the Modern World (In The Pandemic Of Coronavirus).

A New Personal Philosophy: Hedonic Pragmatics

"Challenging Ataraxia" - By Haris Dimitriadis

A New Personal Philosophy: Hedonic Pragmatics

Parsing The Wikipedia Introduction To Epicurus As Of February 6, 2020

"Challenging Ataraxia" - By Haris Dimitriadis

Caricatures to the Left of Them, Caricatures to the Right of Them, Caricatures In Front of Them, Volleyed and Thundered

On the Ill Health of Epicurus vs The Insanity of the Modern World (In The Pandemic Of Coronavirus).

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