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I have been reading the book very slowly and I suddenly realised that if this had been my first introduction to the philosophy of Epicurus, I might have given it a pass to the extent such a counterfactual can be a reliable indicator. Here are two related issues: 1. A frequent parallel or comparison with Christianity (almost as a bragging right that Epicureanism has arrived at one or other tool or idea ahead of Christianity). 2. The description of Epicurus as quite a despotic figure with a strong…
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(Quote from Kalosyni) Kalosyni This was my impression of Epicurus using the Norman DeWitt prism, or to put it differently, what I think I would have concluded had I read about Epicurus only NDW. (Quote from Cassius) Indeed, the conclusions are drawn from the context, but the book's approach is to implicitly accept that there is a logical progression of philosophy/religion from the basic/archaic (polytheism) to the more modern, benevolent Christianity and Epicureanism can be compared to the latte…
