Files by Cassius

Highlighting the Ethical Aspects of Lucretius' poem

Chilton - Did Epicurus Approve of Marriage

Takis' summary of the history of the identification of Epicurus through artwork

1983 Paper which is the one of the best treatments of Epicurus' view of the Free Will / Agency / Determinism issue available.

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

This article is an analysis of a part of the Letter to Herodotus on motion, but it is really directed toward challenging existing views of the Epicurean "Canon of Truth"

The title is open to correction. If anyone would like to suggest something better, please add a note in the comments.

Epicurean Preconceptions

A single-page PDF of the 12 Fundamentals of Nature (Physics) and the 40 Key Doctrines (Canonics, Ethics).

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

Frances Wright's "Course of Popular Lectures" - Volume 2 - 1836

Gosling & Taylor on Katastematic and Kinetic Pleasure

Article on the Epicurean attitude toward prayer and worship - says that they were undoubtedly sincere.

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

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

Frances Wright's "Course of Popular Lectures" 1829

David Sedley - Sextus Empiricus And The Atomist Criterion of Truth

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

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.

Article by Diskin Clay