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File List

The EpicureanFriends Files section is where our Level 3 and above participants store longer documents created offsite which are of special interest to the study of Epicurus. You can use the "Categories" box on the right to find specific sections of the library.

  1. Plutarch's Essays On EpicureanIsm

    • Cassius
    • July 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
    New Plutarch's Essays On EpicureanIsm
    • 9 Downloads

  2. Kyria Doxai Comparison

    • Don
    • June 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
    This sheet grew out of the interest to understand Kyriai Doxai (Principal Doctrines) as a text and not a "list."
    • Like 1
    • 84 Downloads

  3. The Life of Epíkouros

    • Eikadistes
    • May 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
    This is my personal translation of Diogénēs Laértious' historical biography The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book 10: The Life of Epíkouros. This is an evolving project. I will continue making edits on twentiers.com/biography.
    • Thanks 2
    • 6 Downloads

  4. Epicurea - Bryan's Edition of Epicurean Fragments Based On Usener

    • Cassius
    • April 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
    Bryan's Edition of Epicurean Fragments Based On Usener
    • Thanks 2
    • 129 Downloads

  5. P. Herc. 1044 - Life of Philōnídēs

    • Cassius
    • April 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
    Bryan's Edition of the Life of Philōnídēs (P.Herc. 1044), which is quoted in part in the Epicurea at U95.
    • Thanks 1
    • 120 Downloads

  6. Diogenes Laertius Book X - Core Texts of Epicurus - Three Public Domain Versions In One PDF - By Tau Phi

    • Cassius
    • April 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
    Tau Phi's Edition of The Yonge, Bailey, and Hicks Translations of core parts of Diogenes Laertius Book X. The PDF is bookmarked with direct links to the letters of Epicurus and to the Principal Doctrines.
    • Like 1
    • 409 Downloads

  7. David Sedley - Epucurean vs Cyreniac Happiness

    • Cassius
    • February 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
    Eudaimonia, happiness, is a property of a whole life, not of some portion of it. (Link to Article at the Academia.edu website.)
    • Like 1
    • 111 Downloads

  8. Bread and Water: Debunking the Idea of Epicurean Asceticism - Text and Notes

    • Don
    • January 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
    Did Epicurus advocate for an “ascetic way of life” or not?
    • Like 2
    • 182 Downloads

  9. Epicurean Gamikós (“Matrimonial”) Script

    • Eikadistes
    • December 31, 2024 at 4:05 PM
    "Matrimony is therefore an act of romantic justice. It is a peaceful pact between lovers to neither harm, nor be harmed, to work as a team in protecting shared interests, setting priorities and working to build a future together..."
    • 141 Downloads

  10. The Justice of the Epicurean Wise Man by P. A. Vander Waerdt

    • Godfrey
    • July 30, 2024 at 11:56 PM
    A defense of the Epicurean conception of justice
    • Thanks 3
    • 231 Downloads

  11. PROLEGOMENA AD HOMERUM - Middlebury College - William Harris

    • Cassius
    • July 1, 2024 at 6:05 AM
    A thoughtful approach to acquiring Latin and Greek.
    • 223 Downloads

  12. "First Generation" Epicureans

    • Eikadistes
    • February 25, 2024 at 11:11 AM
    Greetings, all! I created a document that organizes a list of "First Generation" Epicureans (with citations). As always, I hope you find it to be useful. Let me know if you note any Epicureans from c. 311 BCE - 269 BCE that I did not include on this list.
    • 274 Downloads

  13. The Hedonicon: The Holy Book of Epicurus

    • Eikadistes
    • December 21, 2023 at 4:43 PM
    The Hedonicon is an Epicurean Bible.
    • Love 3
    • 355 Downloads

  14. When Does Epicurus' Birthday Fall?

    • Eikadistes
    • May 29, 2023 at 1:39 PM
    When is the celebration of the Hegemon this year?
    • Thanks 3
    • 318 Downloads

  15. Where was the Garden of Epicurus? The Evidence from the Ancient Sources and Archaeology

    • Don
    • April 19, 2023 at 11:10 PM
    While we will probably never know the exact location of Epicurus’s Garden in ancient Athens, we can take a number of educated guesses.
    • Like 1
    • 1k Downloads

  16. David Glidden - Aristotelian Perception and the Problem of Hellenistic Representation

    • Cassius
    • March 8, 2023 at 6:45 PM
    David Glidden on the view of representation in Hellenistic thought (relevant to Epicurean epistemology and anticipations).
    • 401 Downloads

  17. Jeffrey Fish - Not All Politicians Are Sisyphus - What Roman Epicureans Were Taught About Politics

    • Cassius
    • March 6, 2023 at 10:43 PM
    Well researched presentation of the argument that Epicurean philosophy can embrace, in proper circumstances, prudent participation in political affairs. I think this document is likely to become one of our key references on "engagement with society."
    • Like 1
    • 307 Downloads

  18. Epicurean Verses For When You're Feeling...

    • Eikadistes
    • March 6, 2023 at 9:17 AM
    The intention of this document is to be used as a functional instrument toward reinforcing the health of one's soul.
    • Love 1
    • 35 Downloads

  19. Epicurean Prolepsis - David Glidden

    • Cassius
    • February 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM
    Excellent article on Epicurean Prolepsis, arguing that both the account of Cicero and of Diogenes Laertius give distorted views of preconceptions.
    • 386 Downloads

  20. Method and Evidence - Epicurean Proconceptions - Morel - Konstan

    • Cassius
    • February 21, 2023 at 7:55 PM
    Morel and Konstan paper on Preconceptions
    • 288 Downloads

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