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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. The Hedonicon: The Holy Book of Epicurus

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

  2. Epicurean Philosophers by Nathan H. Bartman

    • Eikadistes
    • March 6, 2022 at 6:04 PM
    A definitive list of our Epicurean friends throughout history. (For the latest updates: https://twentiers.com/2024/05/26/timeline/)
    • Thanks 3
    • 228 Downloads

  3. When Does Epicurus' Birthday Fall?

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

  4. 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
    • 215 Downloads

  5. 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
    • 258 Downloads

  6. Epicurus's Letter to Menoikeus - A New Translation with Commentary

    • Don
    • July 19, 2023 at 11:25 PM
    An in-depth translation and commentary of Epicurus's Letter to Menoikeus.
    • Love 2
    • 128 Downloads

  7. 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

  8. 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
    • 158 Downloads

  9. 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
    • 1.1k Downloads

  10. 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
    • 338 Downloads

  11. Epicurus’s Birthday: The 7th, 10th, or 20th of Gamelion - Mystery Solved

    • Don
    • December 26, 2022 at 12:07 AM
    This paper outlines the reasons to accept that Epicurus was born on the 20th day of the month of Gamelion.
    • Love 2
    • 453 Downloads

  12. David Sedley - The Ethics of Brutus and Cassius

    • Cassius
    • April 12, 2022 at 5:12 PM
    Discussion of the philosophical underpinnings (Epicurean, Platonist, and Stoic) of the Assassination of Julius Caesar
    • Thanks 2
    • 6 Downloads

  13. KURIAI DOXAI, a Compilation of Translations by Nathan H. Bartman (2021)

    • Eikadistes
    • May 3, 2024 at 11:14 PM
    This compilation contains 150 years worth of English translations of the "Key Doctrines" of Epicurus.
    • Like 1
    • 130 Downloads

  14. Hadzits - Significance of Worship And Prayer Among the Epicureans

    • Cassius
    • March 3, 2020 at 5:06 PM
    Article on the Epicurean attitude toward prayer and worship - says that they were undoubtedly sincere.
    • Love 2
    • 338 Downloads

  15. Major Characteristics of the Epicurean View of Life

    • Cassius
    • November 22, 2017 at 9:46 PM
    This is a list of major characteristics of the Epicurean view of life.
    • Love 1
    • 63 Downloads

  16. Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy - Single Page Handout

    • Cassius
    • November 21, 2017 at 11:18 AM
    A single-page PDF of the 12 Fundamentals of Nature (Physics) and the 40 Key Doctrines (Canonics, Ethics).
    • Love 2
    • 67 Downloads

  17. 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
    • 110 Downloads

  18. 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
    • 202 Downloads

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

    • Cassius
    • September 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
    New 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
    • 1.7k Downloads

  20. 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
    • 137 Downloads

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    2. Boris Nikolsky's 2023 Summary Of His Thesis About Epicurus On Pleasure (From "Knife" Magazine)

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