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wbernys
Reaction (Post)March 28, 2026 at 11:53 PM Got it.
For anyone curious as to what we're going on about, here's the end of the manuscript where the title is ...
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Idiomatically then, all we have extant is:
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Bryan
March 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Joshua’s post in the thread Article: Not A Bunker But A Camp: A Response To “The Garden or the Forum”.That was well done, Cassius , and I only have one note; I would suggest replacing the reference to Christian 'inner peace' in section I with a citation instead to Philippians 4:7, and the peace of God, which passeth all understanding. Christianity does… -
Pacatus
March 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Article - David Sedley - 1988 - "Epicurean Anti-Reductionism".These are very relevant points Dave and I think about them all the time. Here's my current view.
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I don't think I am violating the no-politics rule by observing that the world is on the brink of WW3 and I would say that a major reason is that most of… -
Martin
Reaction (Post)March 28, 2026 at 11:43 AM Got it.
For anyone curious as to what we're going on about, here's the end of the manuscript where the title is ...
ΦΙΛΟΔΗΜΟΥ
ΠΡΟCΤΟΥC
(end of papyrus torn off)
Idiomatically then, all we have extant is:
By Philodemus
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Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)March 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM That was nice to watch. Thanks! -
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Eikadistes
Reaction (Post)March 28, 2026 at 10:38 AM Got it.
For anyone curious as to what we're going on about, here's the end of the manuscript where the title is ...
ΦΙΛΟΔΗΜΟΥ
ΠΡΟCΤΟΥC
(end of papyrus torn off)
Idiomatically then, all we have extant is:
By Philodemus
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Cassius
ThreadMarch 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM Welcome to Episode 327 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… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)March 28, 2026 at 7:06 AM Got it.
For anyone curious as to what we're going on about, here's the end of the manuscript where the title is ...
ΦΙΛΟΔΗΜΟΥ
ΠΡΟCΤΟΥC
(end of papyrus torn off)
Idiomatically then, all we have extant is:
By Philodemus
Against The/Pertaining to the/According… -
Cassius
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