Reference and Further Study

There are many excellent books and other resources available, and here we discuss those which we find most useful.

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Book Recommendations and Misc. Epicurean Books

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"Self Help Is Like a Vaccine" by Bryan Caplan
Cassius October 12, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Epicurus' On the nature of things
Joshua February 1, 2024 at 11:14 PM

Articles Prepared By Professional Academics

Scholarly Articles on Epicureanism. Articles of Critical Importance are "sticky" and set off with asterisks. ***
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Godless Mom: Two Blog Articles mention Epicurus
Don December 6, 2023 at 6:56 AM
Phaeacian Dido: Lost Pleasures of an Epicurean Intertext by Pamela Gordon
Don December 4, 2023 at 11:42 PM

Bailey's "Epicurus - The Extant Remains"

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Videos and Podcasts

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2024 Discussion Of Current Books On Epicurus
Pacatus June 4, 2024 at 5:41 PM
'The Hedonicon' Book Trailer (With Nate in the Sugar Mill Gardens - SoFE)
Cassius January 23, 2024 at 12:41 PM

How to be an Epicurean - Catherine Wilson

Catherine Wilson tends to represent her own political views as those of Epicurus, and so her books must be read very carefully. Nevertheless her material is significantly better than many other current commentators because she does not overstress "tranquility." She is very active currently so this subforum is dedicated to her work.
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Catherine Wilson's List of Wrongs (From How To Be An Epicurean)
Godfrey September 10, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Latest Catherine Wilson Article: "Why Epicureanism, Not Stoicism, Is the Philosophy We Need Now"
Cassius January 7, 2022 at 6:24 AM

St Paul And Epicurus - Norman DeWitt

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Short article with info from DeWitt
Titus November 12, 2023 at 3:52 PM
Colossians
Don October 13, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Epicurean-Relevant Texts From The 1700's - 1800's

Authors and Publications from the Period between 1700 - 1900
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New ebook text of "Marius the Epicurean" by Walter Pater
Cassius August 24, 2023 at 9:28 AM
LANDOR, Walter Savage: Epicurus, Leontion and Ternissa.
Eikadistes April 30, 2023 at 10:46 AM

Research Assistance

Post here requests for help in locating particular documents
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Possibly Helpful Research Tools For Loeb Editions, Etc
Cassius April 19, 2022 at 9:03 AM
Ferguson: "Epicureanism Under the Roman Empire"
Cassius July 2, 2019 at 2:14 PM

Furley (David) - Two Studies In The Greek Atomists

1 - Invisible Magnitudes 2 - Aristotle and Epicurus On Voluntary Action
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