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DaveT
Reaction (Post)January 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM Happy birthday(s)! -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)January 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM And the house was big enough for Memmius to consider tearing down and making into a villa, so there's that.
https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do…13%3Aletter%3D1
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Daniel188
Reaction (Post)January 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM In the past I often read/hear:
Stoicism = Stress management
Epicureanism = Stress avoidance
And that Suffering belongs to Life, and is needed for growing and that it is bad to shun pain.
And that Epicurean philosophy would teach to shun pain.
Stoics train… -
Don
January 16, 2026 at 7:25 AM Replied to the thread Ancient Greek Homes.PostAnd the house was big enough for Memmius to consider tearing down and making into a villa, so there's that.
https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?do…13%3Aletter%3D1
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Don
Reaction (Post)January 16, 2026 at 7:18 AM During the chat tonight it came up what Epicurus' house in Athens might have looked like. This video shows how they were laid out, in ancient times, from a basic working-class house to an upper middle-class house, which might be similar to Epicurus'… -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)January 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM Happy birthday(s)! -
Bryan
Reaction (Post)January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM Thanks for those comments Bryan. I suppose to nail down another aspect of this discussion, would you or anyone else here advocate for Lucretius taking off in a bold new direction from Epicurus as to the nature of atoms? I suppose an interesting case… -
Eikadistes
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM Replied to the thread Happy Birthday General Thread.PostHappy birthday(s)! -
Patrikios
Reaction (Post)January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM […]
Absolutely.
We define virtue as a good used to achieve the goal of pleasure, and we recognize virtuous behavior as acting "practically, properly, and peaceably" (KD5). Practicing these virtues requires choice and avoidance, like avoiding things that… -
Raphael Raul
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