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  • wbernys February 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM

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    Totally agree regarding modern competition. I spent my entire career, particularly the last 25 years, in a highly competitive big city working environment. Unfortunately, during that time I had never heard of Epicurus.

    However, the last 25 years were…

  • Godfrey February 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM

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    Totally agree regarding modern competition. I spent my entire career, particularly the last 25 years, in a highly competitive big city working environment. Unfortunately, during that time I had never heard of Epicurus.

    However, the last 25 years were…

  • Godfrey February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM

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    The PD 21 speaks to me somewhat. As a small-town lawyer and then a writer and author, I understand you weren’t excluding any professions when you cited stockbrokers, etc. etc. as being the only ones subject to competition. I can add that in my…

  • wbernys February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM

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    This is great in many ways! This is Lucian's longest surviving work, and having audio versions of relevant writings is very desirable. I think they will be more helpful for “getting the word out” in the long term than written text.

    Different voices for…

  • wbernys February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM

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    Here is the first draft of something I have been thinking of doing for a long time: an audio version of Lucian's "Hermotimus." It's far from perfect but so far as I know it's the only audio version of this dialog available. If you keep your…

  • wbernys February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM

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    We've needed an audio version of Lucian's Hermotimus for a long time. Here's a first draft of one, with the two characters of the dialog recorded in separate voices, so the discussion can easily be followed even without the on-screen visible text. …

  • Cassius February 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM

    Reacted with Like to DaveT’s post in the thread Epicurus vs the Cyreniacs.
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    Cassius Yes, as I am not familiar with his school, and I'd be interested in determining the extent of his influence on Epicurus' school, particularly since the Cyreniac school disappeared around the time period Epicurureanism was introduced and began…

  • Cassius February 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM

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    No, worries, and I look forward to next time!!

  • Kalosyni February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM

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    No, worries, and I look forward to next time!!

  • EdGenX February 3, 2026 at 11:55 AM

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    For 2026 Sunday Zooms we are going through De Rerum Natura by Lucretius...Every Sunday (*except on Fourth Sundays which is a "meet-&-greet"*) we will be discussing this topic.

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