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Cassius
January 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM Replied to the thread Episode 319 - EATAQ1 - Epicurean Answers To Academic Questions - Not Yet Recorded.PostI am going to be trying to review the text from a couple of different perspectives, and to assist in that I've prepared a text-to-speech edition which I can listen to while traveling or at other opportunities.
At this stage I have done only minimal review… -
Cassius
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM Posted the thread Summarizing Epicurean Answers to Tusculan Questions.ThreadAs I write this on January 30 we are planning to proceed with Episode 319 as an opening introduction to Cicero's Academic Questions. I note however that in Episode 318 we read and commented to the end of Tusculan Disputations, but we did not attempt to… -
Cassius
January 30, 2026 at 4:52 AM Replied to the thread Thomas Nail - Returning to Lucretius.Post1. I read this a long time ago and was not impressed, but that was so long ago I may well have failed to appreciate its significance. Seems like this has come up a number of times and we need to find a good source for the text and start a new thread on… -
DaveT
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM Replied to the thread Thomas Nail - Returning to Lucretius.PostCassius I understand what you are saying and completely agree with your statements. Can I conclude that Prof Nail's essay under consideration here is not relevant to whether Lucretius ignored Epicurus' atomism? I think the answer is that it is not.
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Godfrey
Reaction (Post)January 29, 2026 at 9:04 PM […]
This is a very good question and being able to answer it thoroughly is what this forum is all about.
There are many aspects to it beyond those relating to whether Lucretius intentionally or accidentally deviated from Epicurus. That's important in… -
Kalosyni
January 29, 2026 at 7:13 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Episode 318 - TD44 - Completing Tusculan Disputations - Not Yet Released.Today we completed recording our final episode of the Tusculan Disputations series. It will be posted later this week.
Beginning next week we will be starting a new series. We have lots of material we'd like to cover, but at present I think we need to… -
Kalosyni
January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Onenski’s post in the thread Would It Be Fair To Say That Epicurus Taught "Lower Your Expectations And You'll Never Be Disappointed"?.In my opinion, the phrase makes much more sense within the framework of Stoicism, where, in the effort to secure peace of mind, one seeks to adjust desires to the actual state of the world. The Stoic aims to wish that the world be exactly as it is (and… -
Cassius
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM Replied to the thread Thomas Nail - Returning to Lucretius.Post[…]
This is a very good question and being able to answer it thoroughly is what this forum is all about.
There are many aspects to it beyond those relating to whether Lucretius intentionally or accidentally deviated from Epicurus. That's important in… -
Kalosyni
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 PM Replied to the thread Thomas Nail - Returning to Lucretius.Post[…]
Perhaps because it is a body of writing that has transcended time, and that has given it a bit of a "special quality" that is different than just some "Joe-shmo". There is also the presentation of many ideas which are the basis for cognizing the… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)January 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM I’ve read all the posts above. And I have a question that I’d like clarification from any/all among us.
First my question, and then my reasons for asking it.
Question: Why should anyone dwell on whether Lucretius accurately interpreted Epicurus’ book…
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