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Cassius
July 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM Replied to the thread Athenian Epicurean Program on Thomas Jefferson And Epicurus.PostI've sent an email to Christos but it's late in Greece so I presume it will be some time before i hear a response. -
Cassius
July 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Bryan’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.[…]
A version of Ἀταραξία is in fact the central term in ΚΔ 17:
"The just person is the most undisturbed (ἀταρακτότατος) -- but the unjust person is full of the greatest disturbance." -
Don
July 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM Replied to the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.PostThe (majority of those) references in that Google amalgamation are atrocious. -
Cassius
July 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM Replied to the thread Athenian Epicurean Program on Thomas Jefferson And Epicurus.Post[…]
Sure let me see what I can do..... -
Patrikios
July 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM Replied to the thread Athenian Epicurean Program on Thomas Jefferson And Epicurus.Post[…]
Thanks, Cassius for alerting us. I’ve registered for the July 25th session.
Would you feel comfortable reaching out to either of the speakers to get a copy/url for the video of their June 27 session?
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Patrikios
July 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Athenian Epicurean Program on Thomas Jefferson And Epicurus.I just learned about this via Google. I will see what else I can find out. Apparently there was something in late June that I wasn't aware of at all -
https://www.thenationalherald.com/dr-yapijakis-t…y-presentation/
Clicking the registration link gives… -
Don
July 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Bryan’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.[…]
A version of Ἀταραξία is in fact the central term in ΚΔ 17:
"The just person is the most undisturbed (ἀταρακτότατος) -- but the unjust person is full of the greatest disturbance." -
Bryan
July 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM Replied to the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.Post[…]
A version of Ἀταραξία is in fact the central term in ΚΔ 17:
"The just person is the most undisturbed (ἀταρακτότατος) -- but the unjust person is full of the greatest disturbance." -
Pacatus
Reaction (Post)July 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM […]
And that's why I see this as relevant to the other thread on how widespread literacy was in the ancient world, and why it grew so well in the Roman world in particular. When you are practical-minded and have limited time to pore over abstract texts,… -
Bryan
July 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Don’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.[…]
The hetairai were more "free" than wives or other women, so I would think it was primarily they who attended. Women were more free in Roman settings than Greek.
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