Files by Cassius

DeWitt's summary of what is known about organization and procedure in ancient Epicurean Groups as published in the July 1936 edition of Classical Philology.

This is number two in a series of handouts on the Fundamentals of Nature and Key Doctrines.

This is a list of major characteristics of the Epicurean view of life.

As of 2017, probably still the best and most complete collection of core Epicurean texts freely available on the internet.

A History of Atomism Up To And Including Epicurus

This text is the best available English translation of the Life and Doctrines of Epicurus by Pierre Gassendi

Book One of this text, devoted to discussion of Epicurean Philosophy, is a very important source of information on ancient Epicureanism.

Details of the Epicurean Criticism of Socrates for his character and method of teaching.

One of the most important articles on this site: Boris Nikolsky Details Why The Kinetic/Katestematic Distinction Is Not Epicurean

DeWitt on Isonomy, one of the Epicurean arguments for divinity

Every so often I like to remind people of two particularly important articles in our "files" section here.

Gosling & Taylor on Katastematic and Kinetic Pleasure

An article on the importance of "limits" in Epicurean philosophy.

Philodemus

Epicurean Preconceptions

Sedley reconstruction of fragments from Book 28

Packer (Mary Porter) - "Cicero's Presentation of Epicurean Ethics"

Philodemus On Ethos In Music

Long: "Chance and Natural Law In Epicureanism"

Article on Epicurean preconceptions