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Elli's Articles
On the Ill Health of Epicurus vs The Insanity of the Modern World (In The Pandemic Of Coronavirus).
From Diogenes Laertius, Book 10 (The Biography of Epicurus), we read something that may lead us again to revisit the matter of the apparent chronic ill health of Epicurus, and how the great philosopher confronted and dealt with serious bodily health issues.

Here is the excerpt by Diogenes Laertius:…


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On Pain, Pleasure, and Happiness

Not "absence of pain" as a full statement of the goal of life, but “the Feelings are two, pleasure and pain” and “Pleasure is the beginning and the end of a happy life.”




Brief: The feelings are only two, pleasure and pain—there is no third state such as neutral, and there are no “fancy…


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Jul 15th 2019
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On Pain, Pleasure, and Happiness (Original Version, Superceded by Version 2)
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Not "absence of pain" as a full statement of the goal of life, but “the Feelings are two, pleasure and pain” and “Pleasure is the beginning and the end of a happy life.”




Brief: The feelings are only two, pleasure and pain—there is…


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Epicurean Philosophy or Epicureanism?

Epicurean Philosophy or Epicureanism?

In a recent conversation to the Garden of Thessaloniki, a question was raised whether the Epicureans could participate as a party to the political scene of the Country. The friend George Kaplanis replied that this could not be done, because Epicurean philosophy…


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Jun 16th 2019
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"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life"

"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life"

The purpose of this proposition is a brief introduction to the Canon of Epicurus that will help us to use it in our everyday life. There are, of course, studies on logical issues, which are very advanced and are based on studies of brain function,…


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elli
Jun 16th 2019
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"Free Will In Epicurean Philosophy" - by Dimitris Liarmakopoulos

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We often confuse the issue of the possibility of free will exercising with the issue of its existence. When we are unable to exercise it we say with sloppiness that it does not exist. This "I want but I can’t or I don’t want but I am forced" puts into testing our individual…


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elli
May 17th 2019
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Christos Yapijakis: "Mistakes of Cognitive Perception and Epicurean Prudence"

Christos Yapijakis: "Mistakes of Cognitive Perception and Epicurean Prudence"


From Christos Yapijakis: I have translated for you and our international friends my Greek presentation slides at the 9th Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy. [The title is "Mistakes of Cognitive Perception…


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Feb 16th 2019
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06/20/17 - In order to provide maximum flexibility and ease of use in documenting core materials, content is being moved from the Epicureandocs.com website over to the EpicureanFriends Wiki. Epicureandocs.com will remain online and the existing content will remain available, but primary links…


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