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Kalosyni
September 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM Posted the thread Virtues are Entirely Instumental.ThreadThrough-out this forum there are number of ways in which virtue is listed, including "no absolute virtue" which I think can come across as unclear.
I think a more clear way would be to say:
Virtues are entirely instrumental and inseparable from the happy… -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)September 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM At yesterday's Twentieth Zoom, I gave a short presentation on aspects of the symposium, and this was a slide, with further info.
We don't know exactly what occurred at historical Twentieth gatherings...but here is some speculation:
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Kalosyni
September 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM Replied to the thread What Happened at an Epicurean Symposium?.PostAt yesterday's Twentieth Zoom, I gave a short presentation on aspects of the symposium, and this was a slide, with further info.
We don't know exactly what occurred at historical Twentieth gatherings...but here is some speculation:
There was either a… -
Kalosyni
September 21, 2026 at 8:41 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Patrikios’s post in the thread Episode 349 - EATAQ31 - Navigating Questions of Knowledge With Ships and Heaps.Thanks Cassius , and Joshua for this enlightening episode. I appreciated Joshua’s reference to the Ship of Theseus paradox. Wikipedia provides a good explanation and examples.Ship of Theseus
Thought experiment about identity over time -
Kalosyni
September 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Suggestions For - "What I Wish I Had Known At 21 That I Now Know From Studying Epicurus".At yesterday's 20th zoom Patrikios had a very specific suggestion -- that it would be great to have a book of the title in this thread-starter. Such a book might be of interest to a wide group of young people, and would be a good way to summarize for… -
Martin
September 21, 2026 at 8:07 AM Reacted withReaction (Post) to SillyApe’s post in the thread Discussion of Article - "Epicurus And The Pleasure Of Rebelling Against Plato".[…]
This is a major problem with religious beliefs in general: They start from abstract assumptions first, so you can fit anything into them, even if it sounds contradictory.
For example, I live in a highly religious country. When something bad happens,… -
Cassius
ThreadSeptember 21, 2026 at 8:02 AM At yesterday's 20th zoom Patrikios had a very specific suggestion -- that it would be great to have a book of the title in this thread-starter. Such a book might be of interest to a wide group of young people, and would be a good way to summarize for… -
Godfrey
Reaction (Post)September 20, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Happy Twentieth Everyone! -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)September 20, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Happy Twentieth Everyone! -
Patrikios
September 20, 2026 at 9:39 AM Replied to the thread Episode 349 - EATAQ31 - Navigating Questions of Knowledge With Ships and Heaps.PostThanks Cassius , and Joshua for this enlightening episode. I appreciated Joshua’s reference to the Ship of Theseus paradox. Wikipedia provides a good explanation and examples.Ship of Theseus
Thought experiment about identity over time -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)September 20, 2026 at 9:34 AM Very nice graphic thank you as always! -
Cassius
September 20, 2026 at 9:27 AM Replied to the thread Happy Twentieth of September 2026!.PostVery nice graphic thank you as always! -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)September 20, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Happy Twentieth Everyone! -
Martin
Reaction (Post)September 20, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Happy Twentieth Everyone! -
Kalosyni
September 20, 2026 at 8:39 AM Posted the thread Happy Twentieth of September 2026!.Thread
Happy Twentieth Everyone! -
Kalosyni
September 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM Replied to the thread Revisiting Issues of The Use of AI in Epicurean Philosophy.PostSince this is a specific thread on AI, and I keep succumbing to it's siren song, just a bit more...regarding this by ChatGPT, which fessed-up with this phrase: "It would be misleading to give you a precise age."
Also of interest is that it suggests a… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)September 20, 2026 at 6:21 AM […]
All of the time? -
Cassius
September 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM Replied to the thread What Happened at an Epicurean Symposium?.Post[…]
All of the time? -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)September 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM Here and there, I've done research on the ancient Greek symposium, and since we would guess that Epicureans were prudent and serious-minded folk, then we could speculate that they made sure to dilute their wine sufficiently, and thereby allow the… -
Cassius
ThreadSeptember 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM Welcome to Episode 352 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the most complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the…
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