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Patrikios
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM Replied to the thread Summarizing Epicurean Answers to Tusculan Questions.Post -
mlinssen
February 6, 2026 at 12:05 PM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).PostOne last for now, on the positive things in Thomas or his teachings.
This is my summary, in my words. Some exaggeration, a pinch of mean, as support for the notion that all this is a matter of life and death really, to Thomas
We are dualised divided… -
mlinssen
February 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).Post[…]
When we simply go by the evidence, there are no signs of any Jesus nor Thomas at all whatsoever. Thomas could be excused of course, whereas Jesus - but let's not wander off
If you're interested in some very interesting research, I recommend Markus… -
mlinssen
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 AM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).Post[…]
29. IS said if indeed the Flesh has come to be because of Spirit, a wonder is <the flesh>; if indeed Spirit However because of the Body, a wonder [of wonder] is <the Body>. Rather, I myself wonder this one: Ho[w] did [this] great richness dwell in… -
wbernys
February 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM Replied to the thread Epicurean Virtue.PostIt is kind of a reddit term so on second thought I'm gonna remove it. -
wbernys
February 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM Replied to the thread Epicurean Virtue.PostEffort post just means something like long post with effort put in.. -
mlinssen
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).Post[…]
Thank you Eikadistes!
Language is a living creature, and translated texts fixated in time. They need to be renewed every now and then for sure. With regards to Thomas, what has been produced by biblical academic simply *is* wrong at points, unsupported… -
Cassius
February 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM Posted the thread Episode 320 - EATEQ 02 - Not Yet Recorded.ThreadWelcome to Episode 320 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… -
Cassius
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM Replied to the thread Epicurean Virtue.PostWbernys I haven't had the opportunity to read this in full but thank you. In the meantime however i am not quite sure what you mean by the title "[Effort Post]"? Do you mean prototype, or "Work-in-Progress," or something else? -
wbernys
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM Posted the thread Epicurean Virtue.ThreadI am going to upload this to reddit on the Epicureanism subreddit, but I wanted you all have this version available to you first, since i know you all will appreciate it, and secondly, it as a token of gratitude to Cassius for the bold step of… -
Martin
February 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Hania!.PostWelcome Hania! -
Cassius
PostFebruary 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM Episode 319 of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now available. This week our episode is entitled: "Is the Key To Happiness Found In Supernatural Causes and Geometry?"
[media]https://www.spreaker.com/episode/69830730/media -
DaveT
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).PostMy own research on the peer reviewed research on the mythology of a historical Jesus, in addition to the questions of the accuracy of translations, I'm not even clear whether Thomas existed as a historical person.
Indeed, the line of thought that the … -
Patrikios
February 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM Replied to the thread What kinds of goals do Epicureans set for themselves?.Post[…]
Kalosyni ,
Thank you for raising this topic.
As I read the first quotation you mentioned, I am struck by the need for keen observation in order to gain accurate knowledge! This means not only looking at something in nature, but really seeing and… -
wbernys
February 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM Replied to the thread How can writing a will be justified in Epicureanism?.PostEdited. Sorry.
Here's another link if above doesn't work.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc…y2SNQN23lM_X2wl -
Cassius
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM Replied to the thread How can writing a will be justified in Epicureanism?.PostI presume we can find on Academia but could you possibly a link? -
wbernys
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM Replied to the thread How can writing a will be justified in Epicureanism?.PostAs is typical I find a good article after making a post.
If anyone else is interested in this question I found a good article by Bill Wringe called "Epicurean Wills, Empty Hopes, and the Problem of Post Mortem Concern" which responds directly to Warren… -
EdGenX
February 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.PostWelcome aboard Mlinssen! -
Cassius
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 AM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).Post[…]
Ok so that's a big one. So there is no eternal soul?
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Without being graphic, what's the general basis of this criticism. We know that Diogenes of Oinoanda is critical as well based on what appears to be general ethics, but what's the general basis… -
Eikadistes
February 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).PostThis is an awesome contribution of material. thank you for sharing your work!
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I've come to the same conclusion with regards to translations. I've found that many of our translation of classical texts come from stuffy British lords in the late… -
wbernys
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM Replied to the thread How can writing a will be justified in Epicureanism?.Post[…]
Agreed, I feel like a common thread to the less insightful commentators is ignoring Epicurus aim of being a moral reformer and therapist as DeWitt explains. Emily Austin also i feel understands this point of Epicurus mission. I think philosophers like… -
Cassius
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).Post(ADMIN NOTE) -- I moved two new posts over into this thread. For the time being let's keep the discussion of the Gospel of Thomas here in one place where people can best follow it. There is clearly some interest in this topic, but it's hard to assess… -
Cassius
PostFebruary 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM As we introduce Academic Questions in this episode, of particular note is Joshua's extended discussion of a "house of mirrors" analogy in characterizing the meaning of Plato's cave and associated non-Epicurean philosophies. The episode will be out by… -
Cassius
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Hania!.PostAgain Hania welcome aboard and let us know how we can be of help. There's literally lifetimes worth of material that are relevant and worth reading, and most of us take many years before things start to come together into a coherent whole. We're happy… -
mlinssen
February 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM Replied to the thread "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" (Gospel of Thomas Thread).PostEpicurus, and Thomas
I am going to start a new post on this, in order to try and keep it manageable
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I will be going through Thomas up until 19, tasting death/mother, and try to summarise it in as few words as possible, including all logia in… -
hania
February 5, 2026 at 9:03 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Hania!.PostThank you Cassius and hello everyone!
As stated in my message I am an aspiring young researcher. So far my main field of interest was ancient hedonism - so Aristippus and his school and of course Epicurus later. The main focus of my studies is then… -
Cassius
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM Replied to the thread How can writing a will be justified in Epicureanism?.PostI agree with your concern Wbernys. I strongly object to Cicero's analysis and my objection applies to Warren too. Getting rid of the fear of our own state in "being dead" is the issue I think Epicurus is addressing. There are many other aspects of issues… -
wbernys
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 AM Posted the thread How can writing a will be justified in Epicureanism?.Thread -
Martin
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.PostWelcome Martijn! -
Cassius
February 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.PostThanks to Nate for reminding me of that previous thread which I had totally forgotten. Glad to have you on the case, Nate, and I guess we should tag Titus here too! -
DaveT
February 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM Replied to the thread Lucian: Hermotimus, The Rival Philosophies.Post[…]
Yes, I read it! -
mlinssen
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.Post[…]
Greetings, Eikadistes!
Yes I saw that, and my translation got named at some point. I have found the answer to the title question in the meantime. From my latest Translation version:
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Thomas opens with the words:
these are the words which are hiding; IS… -
mlinssen
February 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.Post[…]
For sure I'm here for Epicureanism, and the classical one at that.
This will sound presumptuous, but I know of two (and then some) good summaries of Thomas, and I've pretty much read them all. Thousands of commentators view Thomas through an orthodox… -
Eikadistes
February 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.PostGreetings, friend!
We have some brief discussion of the Gospel of Thomas here, but it's largely as a result of a critical discussion about the book "You Will Not Taste Death: Jesus and Epicureanism".
I would love to learn more about any linguistic… -
Cassius
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM Replied to the thread Lucian: Hermotimus, The Rival Philosophies.Post[…]
The thrust of Lucian / Lycinus' position is applicable to all schools. including Epicurus' school, because it's not a denunciation of all knowledge. It's a test of knowledge that applies to any school. I would say and I would argue Lucian saw too… -
Joshua
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM Replied to the thread Lucian: Hermotimus, The Rival Philosophies.Post[…]
I was primarily thinking of this other letter, which is the most relevant and accessible of Lucian's works that I've read. His expressed admiration for Epicurus in this letter may be a courtesy to his Epicurean correspondent, but I personally think… -
DaveT
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM Replied to the thread Lucian: Hermotimus, The Rival Philosophies.PostJoshua Thanks for your thoughtful post above. Your last line leads me to another question:
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Do you mean Lucian's view as elsewhere stated? Because I was taking the thrust of his position as you stated to be applicable to Epicurus' school as well as… -
Cassius
February 4, 2026 at 12:29 PM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.PostOf course we presume that you're here to discuss Epicurus, so of course focus on that, but why don't you point us to a place you consider to be a good summary of Thomas and that will probably help us understand your background better. -
Cassius
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.PostI am not familiar with Thomas so as to understand the parallels but take a look around!
I just got finished posting a link to an article on the Epicurean criticism of Socrates, so we all go forward knowing that there are different paths. We don't know… -
mlinssen
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 AM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.PostThank you Cassius.
Pretty much the above has brought me here.
I'm from NL and followed the equivalent of grammar school: 5 years of Latin and 4 years of Greek in secondary school. Socrates was my hero, all the Romans were boring: adolescence in a nutshell… -
Martin
February 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM Replied to the thread How the Epicureans might have predicted Lorentz time dilation.PostI started a conversation between us.
For now, I see the isotacheian model as something complementary, e.g. as an exercise for students, but not as an alternative way of teaching special relativity. -
Cassius
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM Posted the thread Epicurean Criticism of Socrates (Including Article By Mark Riley).ThreadA copy of the Mark Riley article, which gives the most information about this, is here.
Here are a few other collected notes:Criticism of Socratic Irony
Citation: Cicero, Brutus 85, 292 (= Fragment 231 Usener)
Text: "It marks a man as free from conceit, and… -
jcblackmon
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 AM Replied to the thread How the Epicureans might have predicted Lorentz time dilation.PostHi Martin. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. I do plan to propose the isotacheian model as an alternative way of teaching special relativity. I don't know how we direct message here.
And thank you Cassius for your message. -
Cassius
February 4, 2026 at 7:22 AM Replied to the thread Lucian: Hermotimus, The Rival Philosophies.PostJust as Lucian praises Epicurus' skepticism in Alexander the Oracle Monger, Lucian provides here an example of a practical skepticism that demolishes aggressive Stoicism and the pursuit of "philosophy" as an end in itself.
I find his argument very… -
Cassius
February 4, 2026 at 6:28 AM Replied to the thread Welcome MLinssen!.Postmlinssen tells us:
I'm Martijn Linssen, author of 'the true words of Thomas' among others.
Thomas may have an epicurean background. I have a classical education and have tried quite a few angles so far; while he certainly knew Phaedrus (Logion 47) and… -
Cassius
February 4, 2026 at 6:27 AM Posted the thread Welcome MLinssen!.ThreadWelcome mlinssen !
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All new registrants must post a response to this message here in this welcome thread (we do this in order to minimize spam registrations).
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wbernys
February 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Hania!.PostGreeting Hania! Happy to have you. -
Joshua
February 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM Replied to the thread Lucian: Hermotimus, The Rival Philosophies.PostI'm not sure I succeeded in using "far fewer words", but here it is
I didn't listen to it, but I did finally read this dialogue yesterday for the first time, and I did find it interesting.
Dramatis Personae
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Eikadistes
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Cassius
February 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Hania!.PostHania welcome, and be sure to let me know here or using the conversation system if you have any trouble with the forum software.
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