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Cassius
Reaction (Post)August 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM In the Letter to Menoceus, Epicurus says "of the necessary desires some are necessary if we are to be happy, some if the body is to be rid of uneasiness, some if we are even to live. (Hicks). Ironically, despite Happiness being the first one listed, most… -
Martin
Reaction (Post)August 3, 2026 at 6:35 AM In the Letter to Menoceus, Epicurus says "of the necessary desires some are necessary if we are to be happy, some if the body is to be rid of uneasiness, some if we are even to live. (Hicks). Ironically, despite Happiness being the first one listed, most… -
Martin
August 3, 2026 at 6:31 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Kalosyni’s post in the thread "Meet-and-Greet" Zoom- August 3rd, 8pm ET & August 9th, 12:30pm ET, 2026.I've sent out the Zoom link by private conversation for the Monday Aug. 3rd, 8pm ET Zoom, so look for that in your "conversations" section of the forum. Any others wishing to join, go ahead and RSVP by posting here in this thread (or messaging Cassius),… -
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Reaction (Post)August 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM In the Letter to Menoceus, Epicurus says "of the necessary desires some are necessary if we are to be happy, some if the body is to be rid of uneasiness, some if we are even to live. (Hicks). Ironically, despite Happiness being the first one listed, most… -
wbernys
August 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM Posted the thread Desires necessary for Happiness..ThreadIn the Letter to Menoceus, Epicurus says "of the necessary desires some are necessary if we are to be happy, some if the body is to be rid of uneasiness, some if we are even to live. (Hicks). Ironically, despite Happiness being the first one listed, most… -
Cassius
PostAugust 2, 2026 at 5:56 PM THe only record of Hiernymous of Rhodes is what Cicero says about him as explained in our earlier thread (note from 2019) with the citations. Hieronymus of Rhodes embraced "absence of pain" but not pleasure, as Cicero explains.
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Aristos
August 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Kalosyni’s post in the thread "Meet-and-Greet" Zoom- August 3rd, 8pm ET & August 9th, 12:30pm ET, 2026.Thank you Aristos ...we'll be sending out the link the day before the meeting. -
DaveT
PostAugust 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM […]
Sorry, I'm not following the statements in each paragraph. Am I missing the trees for the forest? Do you have citations of the Hieronymus of Rhodes reference? Are you disputing his wording or the concept, which I don't think you are disputing the… -
DaveT
Reaction (Post)August 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM […]
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Kalosyni
August 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM Replied to the thread "Meet-and-Greet" Zoom- August 3rd, 8pm ET & August 9th, 12:30pm ET, 2026.PostI've sent out the Zoom link by private conversation for the Monday Aug. 3rd, 8pm ET Zoom, so look for that in your "conversations" section of the forum. Any others wishing to join, go ahead and RSVP by posting here in this thread (or messaging Cassius),…
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