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wbernys
Reaction (Post)January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM As many of you know I have been working to consolidate many of the materials referenced here at EpicureanFriends.com which are currently scattered over a number of URLs.
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wbernys
Reaction (Post)January 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM […]
Cassius ,
Thanks for the Claude (AI) bibliography, which I am finding most thorough and helpful. To answer your key question, "what is happiness", I agree that we cannot afford to wait for perfect clarity before we must act to implement Epicurean… -
Martin
Reaction (Post)January 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM […]
Cassius ,
Thanks for the Claude (AI) bibliography, which I am finding most thorough and helpful. To answer your key question, "what is happiness", I agree that we cannot afford to wait for perfect clarity before we must act to implement Epicurean… -
Bryan
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM Replied to the thread Updating Of EpicurusToday.com.PostWow, that really looks GREAT! On a side note, I love young Epicurus in a spacesuit -- and it really is a fully appropriate image. THANK YOU!!! -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)January 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM These are very useful! It did occur to me just now, though, that part is generally a higher order of classification than section--book -> part -> chapter -> section -> subsection--but I don't know if it's really worth fixing. As always Cassius thank… -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)January 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM Thanks Joshua. I have more work to do on that so I will incorporate that as I revise the outline. It's difficult getting it working right on all screen sizes so if someone runs into a problem please let me know and Claude and I will adjust it! -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)January 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM As many of you know I have been working to consolidate many of the materials referenced here at EpicureanFriends.com which are currently scattered over a number of URLs.
I have revamped the existing EpicurusToday.com website to serve as a clearinghouse… -
Joshua
Reaction (Post)January 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM Thanks Joshua. I have more work to do on that so I will incorporate that as I revise the outline. It's difficult getting it working right on all screen sizes so if someone runs into a problem please let me know and Claude and I will adjust it! -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM Matteng You went right where I was going. Here's my translation of the start of 10.133 (emphasis added):
[133] "Seeing that, whom do you consider is better or more powerful than one who holds pious beliefs concerning the gods; one who has absolutely no…
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