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

Below is the Wikipedia introduction to Epicurus as of 02/06/20. I will highlight in red, and add a footnote to each statement which I contend is in serious need of correction or amplification.

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Cassius

June 6, 2020 at 9:22 AM

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"Challenging Ataraxia" - By Haris Dimitriadis

Haris Dimitriadis is author of “The Pleasant Life – The Philosophy of Epicurus.” Born in Greece, Haris studied Mathematics at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki as well as Economics at the…

Cassius

May 15, 2020 at 1:54 PM

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

As much as Epicurus advised against devoting life to politics, it appears that the politicians cannot return the favor and leave Epicurus alone. On both left and right, partisans of every cause…

Cassius

May 4, 2020 at 9:08 AM

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Michele Pinto: "Friendship: A Natural And Necessary Desire"

Inspired by the considerations on the Epicurean friendship of Phillp Mithis in the book "The Ethical Theory of Epicurus - The pleasures of Invulnerability," I want to summarize the thought of

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Cassius

November 1, 2019 at 3:38 PM

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Political Division In The Promotion of Epicurean Philosophy: A Prescription For Disaster

[Cassius: I write the following article clearly stating that it is my own personal opinion, without representation that it is or should be "the Epicurean position." I do not believe that I or…

Cassius

September 27, 2019 at 4:05 PM

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On Pleasure vs. Tranquility - A Dialogue With Southampton

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Hi Cassius. I'm sorry to badger you about this again, but I'm still trying to get my head around the pleasure principle. From my reading, all scholars agree that Epicurus divides pleasure into…

Cassius

September 26, 2019 at 4:06 PM

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Classical Epicurean Philosophy: Not Neo-Epicurean, But Epicurean

Read about the Core Aspects of the Epicurean Philosophy emphasized here at EpicureanFriends by clicking the link: Core Aspects of the Epicurean Philosophy. For a "compare and contrast version of…

Cassius

July 26, 2019 at 11:23 AM

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Genetics and Bioethics - A Philosophical Approach - By Christois Yapijakis

Selection_604.png Christos Yapijakis recently presented a seminar on Genetics and Bioethics about 10 days ago at the…

Cassius

March 17, 2019 at 6:57 PM

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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…

Cassius

February 16, 2019 at 11:38 AM

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Christos Yapijakis: "Epicurean Philosophy, Modern Science, and Life" - A Presentation With Question Answer Session.

Epicurean Philosophy, Modern Science, and Life

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Source for the following article: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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Cassius

November 24, 2018 at 4:51 PM

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Blog Articles by Cassius

Inspired by the considerations on the Epicurean friendship of Phillp Mithis in the book "The Ethical Theory of Epicurus - The pleasures of Invulnerability," I want to summarize the thought of

Genetics and Bioethics - A Philosophical Approach - By Christois Yapijakis

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

Epicurean Philosophy, Modern Science, and Life

Source for the following article: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Unread Threads

Best Lucretius translation? 12

Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 19

The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1