Member Announcements
LATEST LUCRETIUS TODAY PODCAST: Episode 330 - "In Contrast With Epicurus, The Stoics Opt For Virtue At Any Cost And Make Controversial claims About The Senses" | Website Overview | Forum Navigation Map | Latest Blog Post: "The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics"
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
-
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to kochiekoch’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Does a scientific and materialist worldview diminish awe and wonder? I would say no.
Years ago, when I was riding bicycle for transportation, I got caught in a thunderstorm. I quick ducked into a bus shelter with transparent plexiglass walls and top; so,… -
kochiekoch
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM This gives you 40 seconds of the opening of the Letter to Menoeceus:
https://ancientgreek.eu/audiobooks/epi…-menoeceus.html -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM […]
This makes sense also for those of us who, as individuals, do explore different lines of thought re Epicurean philosophy, and even (as Martin notes) other schools of philosophy – where that seems helpful to us. For example, I often find stuff on… -
kochiekoch
April 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM Replied to the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.PostDoes a scientific and materialist worldview diminish awe and wonder? I would say no.
Years ago, when I was riding bicycle for transportation, I got caught in a thunderstorm. I quick ducked into a bus shelter with transparent plexiglass walls and top; so,… -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM Replied to the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.PostThat is the key Matteng. And this is why it is so important to dismiss the idea that "the tranquillity" is the Epicurean goal. The wise man feels his emotions MORE deeply than others , and there are only two feelings, pleasure and pain. Life is about… -
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Matteng’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Coming from a religious worldview I dismissed the materialistic worldview because I thought and was teached how disenchanting it is and it would empty life of meaning and wonder.
After finding flaws in my first religion I searched for the „right“ one.
At… -
wbernys
April 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?
No -- and the accusation rests on a confusion between two very different sources of wonder. Epicurean philosophy removes superstition and fear-based awe -- the kind that sees lightning as… -
Matteng
April 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM Replied to the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.PostComing from a religious worldview I dismissed the materialistic worldview because I thought and was teached how disenchanting it is and it would empty life of meaning and wonder.
After finding flaws in my first religion I searched for the „right“ one.
At… -
Matteng
April 27, 2026 at 5:54 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?.Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life?
No -- and the accusation rests on a confusion between two very different sources of wonder. Epicurean philosophy removes superstition and fear-based awe -- the kind that sees lightning as… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)April 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM […]
It shows how the gods have lots to see and do in their blessed and immortal realm.
...and this one:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kdutG5rCDM4
News And Announcements
-
- Title
- Replies
- Last Reply
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 358
-
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 491
-
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 435
-
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 391
-
-
-
-
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 460
-
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.