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Bryan
Reaction (Post)April 23, 2026 at 1:03 PM What does Plato find admirable in Beauty if not the pleasure it brings?
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Reaction (Post)April 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM I know I am not familiar with this aspect of Plato but it has obvious implications to many aspects of Epicurus, so I am starting my review with this below from Grok. Aside from contrasting it with Epicurus saying that he would spit upon the beautiful if… -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)April 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM In this case I follow Lucretius' argument in book one, (1-551) which is if I recall correctly is largely that if matter were infinitely divisible then the universe as a whole would have long since disappeared.
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to Cassius’s post in the thread Epicurean Mockery of Opposing Philosophers and Schools.Due to the importance of this material I am adapting Bryan's work (which will remain the gold standard for accuracy into a reformatted table here:
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April 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Epicurean Mockery of Opposing Philosophers and Schools.I am bumping this old thread because in tonight's Zoom meeting we started going through this list as part of reviewing Bryan's Usener material. I personally had not focused on the fact that there is a list in both Diogenes Laertius and in Plutarch, and… -
Cassius
April 23, 2026 at 4:39 AM Replied to the thread Epicurean Mockery of Opposing Philosophers and Schools.PostDue to the importance of this material I am adapting Bryan's work (which will remain the gold standard for accuracy into a reformatted table here:
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Cassius
April 23, 2026 at 4:05 AM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy Birthday to ifancya! Learn more about ifancya and say happy birthday on ifancya's timeline: ifancya -
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April 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM Replied to the thread Plato's Ladder of Beauty from his Symposium.PostWhat does Plato find admirable in Beauty if not the pleasure it brings?
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