Fantastic! Thanks for sharing the link, Eikadistes! I look forward to reading through that thread. Much appreciated!

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Welcome, AcuDoc213 ! You may enjoy perusing a thread we've grown that compares Epicurean Philosophy with various forms of Buddhism: 2022 Epicurus vs Buddhism Compare and Contrast Thread

Hello Everyone! Thanks for letting me join. I look forward to meeting many new, interesting friends here.

I recently got interested in Epicurean philosophy doing some random YouTube searches. I follow a Secular Buddhist philosophy (for the most part) and…

Welcome to Episode 246 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…

Lucretius Today Episode 245 is now available: "Right, Wrong, Or Incomplete?" This week we continue to play Epicurean views of the gods in the context of their place in the overall framework of Epicurean reasoning.

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Here is a fun article which recommends "quality over quantity":

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psymon…really-have-sex?

And here is one on voluntary celibacy:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-my…acy-on-the-rise

I personally would use the…

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Yes I've always thought that the major reason for Epicurus' concern was the damaging things that might result from doing things without thinking about the results, much as with alcohol or other drugs.



"Yet, once the withdrawals are over, the desire for…

I would like to give my thoughts on the subject of the necessity of sex as this has been a topic of major interest, experimentation and research for the past 6 years for me.

I actually would provide an alternate viewpoint:

The removal of the desire for sex…

I just found this article (interview) and it mentions that he wrote an essay.

A word of caution, at the start of this he goes with an "either/or" dichotomy - saying Epicurus taught that the wise refrained from engaging in "lust and debauchery" and instead…

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Welcome aboard!

You'll find a lot of discussion around here on the practical application of Epicurean philosophy along with deep dives into the finer points of the philosophy. The forum has something for everyone with a curiosity about the topic.

One point…

Welcome Patrick!

Glad to have you with us!

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My interest in this forum is to continue learning more about the teachings of Epicurus. I am interested in understanding the Ethics and how to apply them daily. I enjoy…

"Spherical bastards"

Thanks Joshua! I saw the Lucian cite but did not see the one's afterwards.

Conclusion of the paper to which Kalosyni linked:

Conclusions

Unexpected observations, such as the 𝐻0 tension and galaxies that according to the current theories are expected to be older than traditional galaxy formation models predict, are challenging…

Direct link to the new paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/7/3/41



From Wikipedia:

Zwicky was critical of religion and considered it unacceptable to attribute natural phenomena to God.^[14]

He is remembered as both a genius and a curmudgeon.^[15] One of his…

I linked to it above

Interesting!

Welcome aboard, Eric! I think you'll find this a welcoming community. I, too, tend not to "proclaim" my Epicureanism much outside this forum, other than to occasionally mention topics to my wife in general conversation on walks or while enjoying time at…

It's been a busy week for me and editing has gone more slowly than in recent weeks, but I expect to have this episode up no later than Saturday morning. In the meantime, I am coming across several additional items that we need to cite in this thread,…

Welcome to the forum Eric !

Found this article today:

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Thanks for all that work, Twentier!

I compiled a list of instances where Epicureans cite a deity or the divine nature.

Sometimes, the invocations are simply non-religious expressions (like saying "God bless you" when someone sneezes) or idioms (as is the case when an insurance agent…

I found this very good article on how to increase happiness based on activities that one chooses to do, as well as tips to creatively increase enjoyment of activities that are not typically fun.

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Thank you for that introduction Eric! Welcome to the forum and we look forward to hearing more from you.

Hello and thank you for welcoming me!

I am Eric (not real name) from Finland. I do not have formal background in philosophy but I have always been the thinking type and interested in how the world works. I have a university education and job in the field…

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ACT values are not prescriptive, but descriptive. They are also not considered absolute (like Stoic/Platonic virtues), and they are not considered ultimate (like Epicurean pleasure). They're simply a method of figuring out what brings pleasure and to…

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Of course, I realize that "doing philosophy" employs the use of abstractions.

Some further thoughts: Today, I look around my house and see a build-up of miscellaneous objects ("entropy" lol). The kitchen has items that need to be put away, as does the…

Julia , if this "ACT" system works for you and results in pleasure, then that is a big "Yay!"

However, for those people who are not familiar with this system, I would caution adopting it, as it appears there is a kind of "language of abstractions" at…

Hello all, updated file attached. We are at U61, which is page 182 (but page 190 in the PDF paging).

It's very rare, but a document with Empedocles original work has been found.

Original documents with a philosopher's words just don't happen every day. It's one reason the documents from Philodemus, from Herculaneum are so remarkable.

He seems to have…

Yeah, I'm probably not going to read the book. However, "not taste of death" only seems to occur in the three canonical synoptic gospels: Mark, Matthew, and Luke (in that chronological order):

https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.…s=s_primary_0_1…

These two passages seem to touch on this subject as well:

PD26 : The desires that do not bring pain when they go unfulfilled are not necessary; indeed they are easy to reject if they are hard to achieve or if they seem to produce harm.

VS21: Nature must…

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Yes, I fully agree with your comments. I try to avoid getting caught up in words, but that one change is a big improvement!

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What are your thoughts on this revision?

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From my perspective, substituting "wrong" with "imprudent" puts a different spin on each of those behaviors. Those things are imprudent in that there may very well be negative consequences for the perpetrator.…

Nice find, Bryan ! Thanks for sharing.

And I agree, Cassius , those two share some common themes.

I tried to compare the Latin of the two, but Petronius doesn't seem (to my untrained eye) to have cribbed from Lucretius (Lucretius Born c. 99 BC - Died…

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"Evil-doer" in the Greek is how Bailey is translating ἀδικοῦντα "one who is committing an injustice." Epicurus Wiki uses "wrongdoer." Saint-Andre simply uses " to commit an injustice." The word is from ἄδικος (ádikos, “wrong,…

I have not read that book, but just reflecting...as I was raised Christian so the statement "you will not taste death" meant that the soul does not die when the body dies, because the soul is eternal.

For Epicureans the opposite is believed...in De Rerum…

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For sure, Epicurus warns against violating a mutual agreement. Though, when faced with unethical laws, living in violation of the law is inevitable, and we would expect sage to respond to such a situation with consideration: "Will the wise man do…

I had forgotten about this so thanks for the update. Is this guy an absolute kook or someone trying to make money on esoteric speculation or what? It doesn't sound like a promising time investment for a Christiwn or an Epicurean or anyone else unless…

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I did it again . This time I was able to read approximately half of the book before I had to return the interlibrary loan.

This was a journey into esotericism derived from Epicurean philosophy!

To keep it short, according to how I understand his…