Member Announcements

ALL CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE PARTICIPANTS SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF FORUM EDITORIAL POLICY:  "Against Katastematic Supremacy - Pleasure Is A Unified Good, Not A House Divided Against Itself."

LATEST LUCRETIUS TODAY PODCAST: Episode 343 - "In The Search For Knowledge, is 'Probable' Good Enough?"   | Website Overview | Forum Navigation Map   | New PDF Collection By Tau Phi:  "The Life and Work of Metrodorus of Lampsacus"

New Graphics: Are You On Team Epicurus? | Comparison Chart: Epicurus vs. Other Philosophies | Chart Of Key Epicurean Quotations | Accelerating Study Of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods Of Inference" | Note to all users: If you have a problem posting in any forum, please message Cassius  

Please Use This Timeline for Short-Term Announcements. Please useThe ForumsFor Long-Availability and Philosophical Discussion.

Recent Activities

  • Godfrey July 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM

    Post
    Funny thing, I've been reading Health Hedonism: Why feeling good Is good for you! by Erica Oberg.

    It's not a philosophical book but rather an argument for pursuing pleasure in various areas of one's life. Some quotes that may be of interest:

    The ancient…

  • Cassius July 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM

    Reacted with Like to TauPhi’s post in the thread Metrodorus project.
    Reaction (Post)
    Thank you for your kind words, Robert

    […]

    Leontion and Leonteus were two different people associated with the Garden. Leontion was a partner/wife of Metrodorus, whereas Leonteus was a male acquaintance of Epicurus. Leonteus was married to Themista…

  • Robert July 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM

    Reacted with Thanks to TauPhi’s post in the thread Metrodorus project.
    Reaction (Post)
    Thank you for your kind words, Robert

    […]

    Leontion and Leonteus were two different people associated with the Garden. Leontion was a partner/wife of Metrodorus, whereas Leonteus was a male acquaintance of Epicurus. Leonteus was married to Themista…

  • TauPhi July 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM

    Replied to the thread Metrodorus project.
    Post
    Thank you for your kind words, Robert

    […]

    Leontion and Leonteus were two different people associated with the Garden. Leontion was a partner/wife of Metrodorus, whereas Leonteus was a male acquaintance of Epicurus. Leonteus was married to Themista…

  • Cassius July 26, 2026 at 5:24 PM

    Post
    I am still in the process of reading this book but I have added it to the "recommended" section along with the DeWitt and Austin books for several reasons:

    1. Generally, she takes a modified "Gosling & Taylor" approach and does not read "kinetic pleasure"…

  • Cassius July 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM

    Thread
    Amazon description: This book links Plato and Epicurus, two of the most prominent ethicists in the history of philosophy, exploring how Platonic material lays the conceptual groundwork for Epicurean hedonism. It argues that, despite their significant…

  • Cassius July 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM

    Reacted with Like to Robert’s post in the thread Metrodorus project.
    Reaction (Post)
    TauPhi this is marvelous--does much to flesh out our picture of Metrodorus as a person and philosopher. Grateful for the work you have undertaken here--I'll be going back to it often, as I do with your Gassendi edition.

    I was intrigued by Metrodorus's…

  • Cassius July 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM

    Replied to the thread World's Worst Epicurus Videos.
    Post
    They just keep coming....



    youtube.com/watch?v=FDxqlK-R1SM

  • Cassius July 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM

    Reacted with Like to wbernys’s post in the thread Smiling at Death.
    Reaction (Post)
    Saw this at EPCOT today. Not Epicurean but it reminded me of a a qoute by Diogenes of Oenoanda where he says

    "we ought to make statues of the gods genial and smiling, so that we may smile back at them rather than be afraid of them."



    I like how…

  • Godfrey July 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM

    Reacted with Like to wbernys’s post in the thread Smiling at Death.
    Reaction (Post)
    Saw this at EPCOT today. Not Epicurean but it reminded me of a a qoute by Diogenes of Oenoanda where he says

    "we ought to make statues of the gods genial and smiling, so that we may smile back at them rather than be afraid of them."



    I like how…

News And Announcements

    1. Title
    2. Replies
    3. Last Reply

    2. Updates To Participation Level Designations

      • Cassius
      • June 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      370

    2. "Print Thread" Feature Added

      • Cassius
      • May 21, 2026 at 8:35 AM
    3. Replies
      0
      Views
      469

Finding Things At EpicureanFriends.com

Here is a list of suggested search strategies:

  • Website Overview page - clickable links arrranged by cards.
  • Forum Main Page - list of forums and subforums arranged by topic. Threads are posted according to relevant topics. The "Uncategorized subforum" contains threads which do not fall into any existing topic (also contains older "unfiled" threads which will soon be moved).
  • Search Tool - icon is located on the top right of every page. Note that the search box asks you what section of the forum you'd like to search. If you don't know, select "Everywhere."
  • Search By Key Tags - curated to show frequently-searched topics.
  • Full Tag List - an alphabetical list of all tags.