Epicurus And His Philosophy - Norman DeWitt

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Epicurus And His Philosophy - General

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My struggle with Norman DeWitt
Cassius August 25, 2023 at 1:59 PM
Biographical Details of Norman W. DeWitt
Joshua July 31, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Chapter One - A Synoptic View of Epicureanism

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Proselytising and pleasure: compatible?
Don January 7, 2022 at 3:18 PM
Can Emotions be Trusted?
Joshua October 7, 2020 at 10:43 PM

Chapter Three - Colophon: Development of Doctrine

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Comments and Thoughts on DeWitt, Chapter 3
Cassius April 18, 2020 at 6:45 PM
Discussion Plan For Chapter 03 "Colophon: Development of Doctrine" (Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy")
Cassius April 19, 2018 at 11:07 PM

Chapter Two - Samos and Athens

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The Dangers of Misdirected Increase of Knowledge
Cassius October 13, 2020 at 10:14 AM
Thoughts and Concerns in Chapter 2
Don April 14, 2020 at 7:07 PM

Chapter Four - Mytiline and Lampsacus

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Some Thoughts on Chapter 4 of DeWitt
Cassius May 20, 2020 at 5:18 AM
Discussion Plan For Chapter 04 "Mytiline And Lampsacus" (Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy")
Cassius April 19, 2018 at 11:07 PM

Chapter Five - The New School In Athens

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Epicureanism and cult-like mentality?
Cassius January 9, 2022 at 6:16 AM
Was Epicurus really arrogant?
Cassius January 9, 2022 at 6:09 AM

Chapter Six - The New Education

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Notes and Musings on Chapter 6
Joshua July 8, 2020 at 2:03 PM
Discussion Plan For Chapter 06 "The New Education" (Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy")
Cassius April 21, 2018 at 8:14 PM

Chapter Seven - The Canon, Reason, and Nature

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Discussion Plan For Chapter 07 "The Canon, Reason, And Nature" (Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy")
Cassius April 29, 2018 at 10:27 AM

Chapter Eight - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings

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To think of pleasure as the greatest good is an error; pleasure is the telos and is not to be confused with the greatest good: DeWitt
Cassius February 13, 2022 at 11:18 AM
Discussion Plan For Chapter 08 "Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings" (Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy")
Cassius May 15, 2019 at 1:03 PM

Chapter Nine - The New Physics

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Cassius April 20, 2018 at 2:41 PM

Chapter Ten - The New Freedom

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Cassius April 20, 2018 at 2:42 PM

Chapter Eleven - Soul, Sensation, and Mind

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Reflections on chapter 11
Marco January 29, 2022 at 4:48 AM
Discussion Plan For Chapter 11 "Soul, Sensation & Mind" (Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy")
Cassius April 20, 2018 at 2:42 PM

Chapter Twelve - The New Hedonism

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Part 2 of Online Book Discussion - DeWitt's "Epicurus and His Philosophy" Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism - Skype (Sun, Sep 8th 2019, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm)
Cassius September 1, 2019 at 12:28 PM
Discussion Plan For Chapter 12 "The New Hedonism" (Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy")
Godfrey August 30, 2019 at 9:51 PM

Chapter Thirteen - The True Piety

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Cassius October 6, 2019 at 9:45 AM
Featured Online Book Discussion - DeWitt's "Epicurus and His Philosophy" Chapter 13 - The True Piety - Skype (Sun, Oct 6th 2019, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Cassius October 4, 2019 at 6:50 AM

Chapter Fourteen - The New Virtues

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Skype - Part 4 of DeWitt's "Epicurus and His Philosophy" Chapter 14- The New Virtues (Sun, Dec 1st 2019, 10:00 am - 11:00 am)
Cassius November 10, 2019 at 11:56 AM
Skype - Part 3 of DeWitt's "Epicurus and His Philosophy" Chapter 14- The New Virtues (Sun, Nov 10th 2019, 10:00 am - 11:00 am)
Cassius November 3, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Chapter Fifteen - Extension, Submergence, and Revival

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Cassius April 20, 2018 at 2:45 PM

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