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Torquatus On Epicurean Ethics - Read By JoshuaWe've now prepared an advanced draft of a new recording of the major presentation on Epicurean Ethics by "Torquatus" in Book One of CIcero's "On Ends" - with Joshua reading it for us. It's taken a lot of work for us to get this far, and we want to be sure that there are no significant mistakes in it before we promote it to the world at large outside of EpicureanFriends. If you get a chance, please listen and let us know if you catch anything that nee…

The only minor issue I hear so far as that at 35:36 it sounds like the word is being read as "undefined" instead of "undefiled." An easy fix, but let's see if others report other questions before we do a new cut on that section. I have listened to this several times now and I have to say I think Joshua's version is outstanding! Edit: At 4:30 we need to smooth the transition so that it is clear that "And there is a difference..." Is a related but separate and new thought. At 41:57 there is a slig…

Kalosyni and profkesarsarwara (and this is addressed to all participants here, but particularly to newer ones like Kalosyni and Kesar): It seems to me that the presentation of Epicurean philosophy in this excerpt from "Torquatus" is probably one of the best ways to get a quick handle on the major aspects of Epicurean ethics, so I would very much appreciate it if the two of you can find the time to listen and comment here in this thread. I would like to start featuring this recording on the home…

No problem - Joshua reads the Reid translation that is here: Cicero's "Torquatus" Presentation of Epicurean Ethics - from "On Ends"

We are very pleased to be able to present to you, here at the end of 2021, one of the best and most helpful audio presentations of an ancient Epicurean text available anywhere. youtu.be/ZVGgP55_wUY The "Torquatus" narrative of Epicurean Philosophy found in Book One of Cicero's "On Ends" is probably the most detailed and important summaries of Epicurean Ethics that survives from the ancient world. In important respects it is more detailed and clear than even Epicurus' own "Letter to Menoeceus." P…

You are welcome! I think over time this is going to be downloaded MANY times and will be extremely helpful in many ways. I wouldn't be here but for Charlton Griffin's reading of Lucretius, and there will end up being lots of people (I bet) who finally have the light switched on in their minds about Epicurus' views on many subjects (not the least of which is the relationship of virtue and pleasure) by listening to you read Torquatus!

Joshua -- In order for this to show up on the home page under the "Featured Files" section I have added a new entry here: Joshua's Reading of The Torquatus Narrative of Epicurean Ethics - From Cicero's "On Ends"