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Kalosyni
February 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM Replied to the thread "Choice" and "Avoidance".PostJust for the record...Bailey's translation of PD25 :
"If on each occasion, instead of referring your actions to the end of nature, you turn to some other, nearer, standard, when you are making a choice or an avoidance, your actions will not be consistent… -
Cassius
February 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".Post[…]
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Cassius
February 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Patrikios’s post in the thread Episode 321 - EATAQ 03 - The Epicurean Criticism of Socrates For Denouncing Natural Science.[…]
Cassius ,
Thanks for including this link to that 25 minute segment (~20:00- 45:00).
Sagan highlights Samos and the Ionian islands as sources of new ideas. They way he shows the sequence of thought is quite helpful, even after reading all of… -
Patrikios
February 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM Replied to the thread Episode 321 - EATAQ 03 - The Epicurean Criticism of Socrates For Denouncing Natural Science.Post[…]
Cassius ,
Thanks for including this link to that 25 minute segment (~20:00- 45:00).
Sagan highlights Samos and the Ionian islands as sources of new ideas. They way he shows the sequence of thought is quite helpful, even after reading all of… -
Patrikios
February 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Cassius’s post in the thread Episode 321 - EATAQ 03 - The Epicurean Criticism of Socrates For Denouncing Natural Science.Current Link to Cosmos Episode 7 - Backbone of the Night - Attacking the Socratic/Platonic abandonment of the study of Nature (mentioned in this episode of the podcast)
https://odysee.com/@OzFlor:7/Cosmos7:4 -
Matteng
February 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM Replied to the thread Neither "ataraxia" nor "not ataraxia", but "Joy as the goal".PostBoth is necessary to fulfill the natural/necessary desire for Eudaimonia, a life of Pleasure.
For Ataraxia and removal of Suffering/Pain we need to be active and pursue Pleasures prudently. To hide fearful of pain in a cave let you painfully starve full… -
DaveT
February 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM Replied to the thread "Choice" and "Avoidance".Post -
Martin
Reaction (Post)February 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM Welcome MCTIMKAT!
He tells me --
As I approach my 70th birthday, I have been reviewing my life up to this milestone point, and in so doing have developed a strong desire to consolidate the experiences of those years into a coherent philosophy of living to… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)February 26, 2026 at 9:55 AM Here is a Medium article which tells about Maria Cosway, to whom the "Head and Heart" letter was addressed (for any who are interested in history and art). It is very likely that Epicurean philosophy would have been discussed in the social circle… -
Kalosyni
February 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM Replied to the thread Thomas Jefferson's "Head and Heart" Letter.PostHere is a Medium article which tells about Maria Cosway, to whom the "Head and Heart" letter was addressed (for any who are interested in history and art). It is very likely that Epicurean philosophy would have been discussed in the social circle…
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