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Patrikios
July 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Joshua’s post in the thread Episode 340 - EATAQ22 - The Fatal Flaw in Socratic Skepticism.As Kalosyni informed us the other day, there has been a recent development regarding Philodemus' library at Herculaneum, and for the first time a complete scroll has been digitally unrolled from beginning to end.
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Patrikios
July 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM Replied to the thread The Relationship of Happiness and Blessedness.Post[…]
Pacatus ,
It appears from your posts that you may not see a modern practical application for the deep study & grasping of the ‘blessedness of the gods’. Therefore you don’t see the need or how to apply the concept in your life. I firmly agree… -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)July 13, 2026 at 6:08 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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Luzveraz
Reaction (Post)July 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM Welcome Luzveraz
There is one last step to complete your registration: All new registrants must email Cassius so that this Welcome Thread can contain basic information about your background and interest in Epicurus. In that email, please tell us what… -
Martin
Reaction (Post)July 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM Here is a slightly edited note from Luzveraz telling us this:
Dear Cassius,
I am grateful to the founder and moderators of this website for promoting Epicureanism.
I used to be a PhD candidate in China majoring in theoretical quantum information science.
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Patrikios
Reaction (Post)July 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM […]
Good point. While there may be superficial similarities to these notions, those fall apart upon any closer examination. There are completely different underpinnings and frameworks.
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Exactly! Well put.
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Patrikios
Reaction (Post)July 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM […]
I 100% agree Pacatus, and while also not denigrating any sincere Epicurean's argument about this, I think it's very very dangerous to look at it that way. Human life can and should target conceptual ideals as a way to visualize the best life, as a way… -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)July 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM There is a difference between "well-being" and "blessedness"...
In ancient Greek philosophy, Eudaimonia (εὐδαιμονία) is the process of active human flourishing, while Makarios (μακάριος) is the secure state of absolute contentment.
We could characterize…
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