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Listen to the latest Lucretius Today Podcast! Episode 224 is now available. To mark the 20th of April, here is a special episode - a reading of the 1429 letter of Cosma Raimondi.
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Bryan
April 20, 2024 at 9:38 AM Reacted with to Cassius’s post in the thread Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi.Reaction (Post)Happy Twentieth! To mark the Twentieth of April, here is a special episode of the Lucretius Today Podcast: Episode 224 - "Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi - In Defense of Epicurus."
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Cassius
April 20, 2024 at 9:18 AM Replied to the thread Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi.PostHopefully this comment by Martin Davies will lead to the Latin text:
For the Latin text of Raimondi's letter see my critical edition in 'Cosma Raimondi's defence of Epicurus', Rinascimento, 27 (1987), 123-39 -
Cassius
April 20, 2024 at 9:06 AM Replied to the thread Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi.PostHicks definitely has the upper hand that on the rack the wise man will still cry out.
And pointing to the different connotations of eudaemonia/happy/blessed makes sense.
I wonder why Cosma Raimondi did not explain it that way, but to figure that out would… -
Cassius
April 20, 2024 at 9:05 AM Reacted with to Don’s post in the thread Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi.Reaction (Post) -
Don
April 20, 2024 at 8:36 AM Replied to the thread Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi.Post -
Cassius
April 20, 2024 at 5:38 AM Replied to the thread Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi.PostOne interesting aspect of Cosma Raimondi's letter is that it appears that he emphatically rejects the view that a man can be "happy" even under torture. (This starts at 4:22 in the recording.)
We've been discussing that issue recently, and it is… -
Cassius
April 20, 2024 at 5:19 AM Replied to the thread Cosma Raimondi's Letter to Ambrogio Tignosi.PostToday I added to the Lucretius Today podcast a special reading of the Cosma Raimondi letter. For several years we have had a computer-generated voice edition available, but this is hopefully a little more listenable.
Episode 224 - Special Reading - The… -
Cassius
April 20, 2024 at 5:09 AM Posted the thread Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi.ThreadHappy Twentieth! To mark the Twentieth of April, here is a special episode of the Lucretius Today Podcast: Episode 224 - "Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi - In Defense of Epicurus."
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Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 20, 2024 at 4:49 AM Since today (April 19th) is the anniversary of Lord Byron's death, I thought to include here several of his passages on pleasure and Epicureanism, which are mostly hostile;
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Bryan
April 20, 2024 at 2:57 AM Reacted with to Don’s post in the thread The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett.Reaction (Post)The last few interviews I've seen with him, I thought he was looking rough. That is sad news. I found his ideas thought-provoking and continue to wrestle with his views on free will. I found him compelling, common sensical, approachable, and down to… -
Bryan
April 20, 2024 at 2:57 AM Reacted with to Joshua’s post in the thread The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett.Reaction (Post)https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/boo…nnett-dead.html
One of the less well-known among the so-called New Atheists, prof. Dennett has had a rich career working on problems relating to free will, evolutionary biology, and the origin of consciousness.
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Martin
April 19, 2024 at 11:54 PM Reacted with to Don’s post in the thread The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett.Reaction (Post)The last few interviews I've seen with him, I thought he was looking rough. That is sad news. I found his ideas thought-provoking and continue to wrestle with his views on free will. I found him compelling, common sensical, approachable, and down to… -
Martin
April 19, 2024 at 11:53 PM Reacted with to Joshua’s post in the thread The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett.Reaction (Post)https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/boo…nnett-dead.html
One of the less well-known among the so-called New Atheists, prof. Dennett has had a rich career working on problems relating to free will, evolutionary biology, and the origin of consciousness.
I… -
Martin
April 19, 2024 at 11:53 PM Reacted with to kochiekoch’s post in the thread Scientific Support for Psychological Hedonism.Reaction (Post)Hallo!
Lots of good questions here that set me doing some research.
>>One of the things we want to discuss too is how this applies to people like Plato or Aristotle or Cicero.
Is it fair to also label them "psychological hedonists?"<<
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Martin
April 19, 2024 at 11:51 PM Reacted with to kochiekoch’s post in the thread Scientific Support for Psychological Hedonism.Reaction (Post)Hi all!
Psychological hedonism, the theory that humans are motivated by pleasure and the avoidance of pain, is supposed to be our 20th discussion topic, so I thought I'd do some research. Years ago, I read there was actual scientific evidence supporting… -
Joshua
PostApril 19, 2024 at 10:55 PM Since today (April 19th) is the anniversary of Lord Byron's death, I thought to include here several of his passages on pleasure and Epicureanism, which are mostly hostile;
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Joshua
April 19, 2024 at 10:00 PM Reacted with to Don’s post in the thread The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett.Reaction (Post)The last few interviews I've seen with him, I thought he was looking rough. That is sad news. I found his ideas thought-provoking and continue to wrestle with his views on free will. I found him compelling, common sensical, approachable, and down to… -
Randall Moose
April 19, 2024 at 9:54 PM Reacted with to kochiekoch’s post in the thread Scientific Support for Psychological Hedonism.Reaction (Post)Hi all!
Psychological hedonism, the theory that humans are motivated by pleasure and the avoidance of pain, is supposed to be our 20th discussion topic, so I thought I'd do some research. Years ago, I read there was actual scientific evidence supporting… -
Novem
April 19, 2024 at 9:47 PM Reacted with to Don’s post in the thread The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett.Reaction (Post)The last few interviews I've seen with him, I thought he was looking rough. That is sad news. I found his ideas thought-provoking and continue to wrestle with his views on free will. I found him compelling, common sensical, approachable, and down to… -
Novem
April 19, 2024 at 9:46 PM Reacted with to Joshua’s post in the thread The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett.Reaction (Post)https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/boo…nnett-dead.html
One of the less well-known among the so-called New Atheists, prof. Dennett has had a rich career working on problems relating to free will, evolutionary biology, and the origin of consciousness.
I…