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Cassius
April 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same".Post[…]
it's exactly the attitude that people like Lucretius or Diogenes of Oinoanda displayed in calling Epicurus a "savior" or "father" or a virtual "god among men."
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And I see that statement as totally inconsistent with your prior statements to the effect… -
DaveT
April 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM Replied to the thread Epicurus vs Kant and Modern Idealism - Introduction.Post[…]
Why must extreme examples be used to dispute a point in discussion. Extremes are not the norm for belief in my opinion. This is an example of the type of argumentation that can be found in Lucretius that diminishes its power. Giving five examples of… -
Cassius
April 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Kalosyni’s post in the thread Epicurean Philosophy in a Modern "A Few Day in Athens" Fictional Story.Already quite some time ago (back in 2022) I started writing a fictional story about a modern Epicurean Philosophy "school"...basically a place were people gather and learn Epicurean philosophy (both the theory and the practice). In some ways it would be… -
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April 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread Epicurus vs Kant and Modern Idealism - Introduction.In his introduction to Critique of Pure Reason, Kant writes:
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I think he agreed that the world of senses, by itself, is "too narrow", but at the same time, Kant heavily criticizes Plátōn for the same reasons that he criticizes the pure rationalism of… -
TauPhi
April 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same".Post[…]
If that's the case, Epicurus was the One. Every philosopher before and after him was and is infected with a "mind virus"? I'm pretty sure this attitude will not get you far in promoting Epicurean philosophy.
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In that case I think almost all of us are… -
Kalosyni
April 3, 2026 at 8:31 AM Posted the thread Epicurean Philosophy in a Modern "A Few Day in Athens" Fictional Story.ThreadAlready quite some time ago (back in 2022) I started writing a fictional story about a modern Epicurean Philosophy "school"...basically a place were people gather and learn Epicurean philosophy (both the theory and the practice). In some ways it would be… -
Cassius
PostApril 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM As i am editing this podcast I want to insert this note, that at about the 22 minute mark Joshua quotes Plato as taking the position that there is only ONE created world - not "many worlds." This too is something Epicurus directly contradicts. -
Cassius
April 3, 2026 at 7:30 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same".PostAs an aside many of these same issues are discussed when Joshua quotes from Timaeus at length in Episode 327 of the podcast (to be released later today or tomorrow). This appears in depth around the 15 minute mark but much of the episode is devoted… -
Cassius
April 3, 2026 at 7:09 AM Replied to the thread Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same".PostAs to the arguments in recent posts as to the possibility of knowledge and proof and how to define terms, I want to cite and praise as insightful something that Titus raise in another context
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I think this is an excellent analogy to be brought to… -
Cassius
April 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM Replied to the thread Epicurus vs Kant and Modern Idealism - Introduction.Post[…]
if you are correct Kant is apparently saying that truth is never possible, on "models," some of which work better than others. I believe Epicurus would say that this is effectively the same thing as saying that "nothing can be known" just using…
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