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Cassius
July 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Max Duboff.PostMax - The extension of the katastematic priority argument to the gods tells me that it's time to call an end to this debate.
Emily Austin was correct in "Living For Pleasure" both when she named her book and when she refused to wade into the… -
Matteng
Reaction (Post)July 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM And from Diogenes Laertius Book 10, on Epicureans (these are section excerpts appearing before, between, and after the Letters:
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Matteng
Reaction (Post)July 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM Diogene Laertius talks about Epicureans (as a comparison to the Cyrenaics) in this section in Book 2 of Diogenes Laertius, online:
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Bryan
Reaction (Post)July 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM […]
Ah, this might be a good way to get at why or how we might have a different perspective on this. My understanding of our control over our own ataraxia stems from my view of tranquility/ataraxia being (possibly) less expansive than you.
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Max DuBoff
Reaction (Post)July 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM […]
Luzveraz ,
Welcome! And thanks for sharing some of your personal journey to joining the Epicurean Friends community.
Hopefully you can find additional insight into how to apply the Epicurean principles while still actively working, dealing with… -
Max DuBoff
July 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Max Duboff.PostThanks, Don , the above is fantastic. I've not really thought about that Metrodorus fragment, that's great--and it's very similar to Plutarch, Non Posse 1089d, which I have thought about much more. I've often been a bit unsure how to understand this… -
Max DuBoff
Reaction (Post)July 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM […]
Ah, this might be a good way to get at why or how we might have a different perspective on this. My understanding of our control over our own ataraxia stems from my view of tranquility/ataraxia being (possibly) less expansive than you.
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Max DuBoff
July 14, 2026 at 1:32 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Max Duboff.Post[…]
Yes, I strongly agree with PD 1 and 2. How would that support your claim, though? What makes the gods blessed is that they're not troubled--i.e., they have katastematic pleasure. And the reason to be extra certain about the Epicurean view of death is… -
Bryan
July 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Episode 342 - EATAQ24 - Were Our Minds Designed To Be Good At Pursuing Knowledge?.Episode 342 of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now available. This week our episode is entitled: "Were Our Minds Designed To Be Good At Pursuing Knowledge?"
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Pacatus
Reaction (Post)July 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM Diogene Laertius talks about Epicureans (as a comparison to the Cyrenaics) in this section in Book 2 of Diogenes Laertius, online:
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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/57342/57…2-h.htm#Page_81
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