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Kyle
Liked Cassius’s post in the thread Getting Oriented - Where To Start For NewComers.Like (Post)Here is a continuing issue which we need to address: Orientation for people who are new to Epicurus and don't know where to start.
Here's an analogy: Someone new finds out about Epicurus and wants to learn more. They come to Epicureanfriends.com, or… -
Kyle
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Kyle
Liked Cassius’s post in the thread Life is Short - Do Stuff that ??? "matters" ???.Like (Post)pasted-from-clipboard.pngI was glancing around and saw this graphic. In Epicurean terms, what "matters" should be no different from "what leads to more enjoyable living." The interesting thing is that I don't think Epicureans have any problem seeing… -
Kyle
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Kyle
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Martin
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Martin
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Martin
Liked accord’s post in the thread Welcome ACCORD!.Like (Post)I have included material in my profile. Here it is:
In 2016 I completed a PhD examining the influence of Jeremy Bentham and his followers on the development of Australian institutions and constitutions between 1830 and 1860.
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Nate
Liked Cassius’s post in the thread Welcome Cosmogenes!.Like (Post)Welcome Cosmogenes ! When you get a chance please introduce yourself and tell us about your background in Epicurus. -
Cassius
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Cassius
Replied to the thread Welcome ACCORD!.PostI agree with the comment that Benthams's ethics are influenced by Aristotle and the others, probably at least as much as by Epicurus, so from my point of view that limits the usefulness of Benthamite reasoning in Epicurean philosophy. But discussing how… -
Cassius
Liked accord’s post in the thread Welcome ACCORD!.Like (Post)No problem about links to music. Not tonight, but soon enough. -
Cassius
Liked accord’s post in the thread Welcome ACCORD!.Like (Post)Yes, I have read Wright. And yes, that is one connection.
For example, from The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, Clarendon Press, Principles of Legislation, 1996
p lxv.: 'At numerous points in Utilitarianism Mill employed the language and concepts… -
Cassius
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accord
Replied to the thread Welcome ACCORD!.PostNo problem about links to music. Not tonight, but soon enough. -
accord
Replied to the thread Welcome ACCORD!.PostYes, I have read Wright. And yes, that is one connection.
For example, from The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, Clarendon Press, Principles of Legislation, 1996
p lxv.: 'At numerous points in Utilitarianism Mill employed the language and concepts…