Not sure if this article was shared previously but, to my eye, it seems there are many overlapping Epicurean points to be made here
A Pyrrhonist on Substack joins in the "Stoics aren't Stoics" debate head-on in some blunt language.
I do think a number of items in his list are either Epicurean in source or Epicurean in practice.
I had also not seen $toicism before, but evidently it was coined my Massimo Pigliucci?
By Zeus! With the fact that modern Stoics are actually much more Epicurean than they like to admit, these kinds of evangelism/marketing are such missed opportunities. Granted, the "Stoics" have a much bigger head start and a much larger public awareness campaign, but still 
Dr. Gregory Sadler has posted a recommended reading list of Ancient Epicurean Texts. Some I had forgotten about, so it's handy to have in one place (although I realize all these are likely posted somewhere around here)
I also posted a comment about the new MFS Oenoanda inscription text.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A50012.…1;view=fulltext
Wasn't sure if there was a link to this text anywhere yet.
The divine Epicurus, or, The empire of pleasure over the vertues compos'd by A. LeGrand ; and rendred into English by Edward Cooke.Le Grand, Antoine, d. 1699., Cooke, Edward, fl. 1678
ADMIN EDIT BY CASSIUS 05-29-26: Don set up this thread initially, and I think him for bringing this to our attention. As the thread has grown in scope i am updating the title to reflect that this thread will be devoted to the ongoing discussion of the Gedney blog. As such, a number of different substack articles will be referenced here. The best understanding of the flow will come from following the discussion from start to finish rather than trying to set up new threads for separate substack articles as they occur. It will be appreciated here that if posters mean to reference only a single article that they include a link to that article in their respective threads.
Not sure who Jack Gedney is, but this new Substack account looks worth following. He likes Emily Austin's book and references Dewitt.
This wasn't originally intended for an explicitly Epicurean audience; the first two sections will likely be more of a review for anyone here. You may find the third part useful, which contains a comprehensive look at Epicurean attitudes toward death and dying. The last section deals with historical ruses and mythic propaganda (both ancient and modern).
Anyway, find it here.
I know. It’s something you’ve been asking yourself for a long time. I’ve only recently come across this consideration.
Here are a few points the Boys considered in the extant works:
... I was halfway through trying to answer this myself when I came across a conclusive historical anecdote:
Yes, they did. And YES, they DID.
…“Praxiteles is an artist whose date I have mentioned among those of the makers of bronze statues, but in the fame of his work in marble he surpassed even himself. There are works by him at Athens in the Cerameicus; and yet superior to anything not merely by Praxiteles, but in the whole world, is the Venus, which many people have sailed to Cnidus to see. He had made two figures, which he put
Hi,
in one of Hirams essays about the 4. criterion of the Canon he mentions rules for Innovations or Updating the Philosophy. I like the idea so that it can evolve with new data and scientific findings.
What do you think about it ? Has someone direct quotes for that ?
What would Epicurean Philosophy look like when Epicurus would live today or when the garden/school had evolved until today ?
Which basic principles are close to be „timeless“ or “hardcore“ ?
The essay:
„… In order to avoid cognitive dissonance and the muddying of his doctrines, the Hegemon left instructions regarding innovation, as reported by Michael Erler in the second chapter of the book Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition. Epicurus established two criteria for innovation: akoloythia (“that which follows”, which requires that the innovation have internal consistency) and symphonia—meaning that the innovation could not contradict the evidence of nature or any of the established doctrines of the school…“
