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Don
Reaction (Post)May 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM I just finished watching three episodes in the Netflix series titled Kaos starring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus. It is an adult level comedy with the Greek gods set in modern times with ancient gods from mythology stories up to new tricks against each other and… -
DaveT
May 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM Replied to the thread Video: Ancient Greek Society and Religion.PostI just finished watching three episodes in the Netflix series titled Kaos starring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus. It is an adult level comedy with the Greek gods set in modern times with ancient gods from mythology stories up to new tricks against each other and… -
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May 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
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kochiekoch
Reaction (Post)May 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM Keith tells us:
I am 77 years old and have had a lifelong interest in Philosophy. This has influenced both my beliefs and how I conduct my life.
Initially this resulted in the dismissal of many social and religious conventions but then turned me to… -
Cassius
May 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Bryan’s post in the thread Did Epicurus Advise Marriage or Not? Diogenes Laertius Text Difficulty.I agree with you, Cassius. I will parenthetically add that Epicurus does use all of these terms below, and it is clear that they are "grades" or "rankings" of one's advancement, but I doubt the divisions were very formalized.
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Don
May 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Bryan’s post in the thread Did Epicurus Advise Marriage or Not? Diogenes Laertius Text Difficulty.I agree with you, Cassius. I will parenthetically add that Epicurus does use all of these terms below, and it is clear that they are "grades" or "rankings" of one's advancement, but I doubt the divisions were very formalized.
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Bryan
May 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM Replied to the thread Did Epicurus Advise Marriage or Not? Diogenes Laertius Text Difficulty.PostI agree with you, Cassius. I will parenthetically add that Epicurus does use all of these terms below, and it is clear that they are "grades" or "rankings" of one's advancement, but I doubt the divisions were very formalized.
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Bryan
May 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Did Epicurus Advise Marriage or Not? Diogenes Laertius Text Difficulty.Great points. I certainly can't speak definitively but I gather some people think that Epicurus was frequently talking about "sages" in the sense of dedicated lifelong philosophers. There's a book out there "Epicurus The Sage" and i have never liked… -
Cassius
May 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM Replied to the thread Did Epicurus Advise Marriage or Not? Diogenes Laertius Text Difficulty.PostGreat points. I certainly can't speak definitively but I gather some people think that Epicurus was frequently talking about "sages" in the sense of dedicated lifelong philosophers. There's a book out there "Epicurus The Sage" and i have never liked… -
Cassius
May 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to DaveT’s post in the thread Did Epicurus Advise Marriage or Not? Diogenes Laertius Text Difficulty.I just finished reading this entire thread. Unless you all came to a final conclusion of whether or when Epicurus condoned marriage, which I did not pick up, I had another thought that might bear some scrutiny. And that is: What did he mean when he…
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