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  • Can you be an epicurean and use some logic with the senses?

    • Mousikos
    • May 15, 2019 at 6:50 AM

    I must disagree with Philodemus here. There is a plenty of research showing the healing power of music, regardless of the absence or presence of words. Music heals because it speaks to our emotions, and this can have a positive effect on our physical body.

    I'm not saying that music can replace philosophy, and if he was simply talking about the function of philosophy, as giving a deeper understanding, then I could agree.

  • Life is Short - Do Stuff that ??? "matters" ???

    • Mousikos
    • May 15, 2019 at 6:34 AM

    Indeed. I do not see a difference between things that matter, things that are meaningful, and things that ultimately make me happier.

  • Why Does Stoicism Seem to Be More Popular Than Epicureanism, Especially In England?

    • Mousikos
    • May 15, 2019 at 6:31 AM

    We should have someone do a TED talk on how Epicurean philosophy helps people live happier lives.

  • Why Does Stoicism Seem to Be More Popular Than Epicureanism, Especially In England?

    • Mousikos
    • May 14, 2019 at 10:18 AM

    I think it is at least partly because Stoicism is riding on the coat tails on the one hand of CBT and as a way of distancing oneself from negative feelings, and on the other hand of traditional masculinity which has seen a rise in popularity in the face of an out of control social justice / political correctness movement which likes to demonize (especially white) maleness. Stoicism also has better name recognition.

    I think Epicureanism suffers from a lack of name recognition, as well as a skewed understanding of what it is about. A hedonistic pursuit of the good life does not strongly invite people who are interested in philosophy. And pleasure seekers may not be all that interested in philosophy.

    So I think we should try to reach out more broadly and let people, especially in non-religious communities, know what Epicurean Philosophy is about.

  • Welcome Mousikos!

    • Mousikos
    • May 14, 2019 at 9:21 AM

    Thanks! I've been a member of the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook group for a while, but I feel I need to familiarize myself more in-depth with Epicurus' philosophy. So here I am.

    I have a background in Christianity, initially Evangelical, and later Greek-Orthodox. As such I spent a number of years in Greece getting a degree in Theology. By the end of that tho, I had left the Church and started a personal journey, which ended in me eventually becoming an atheist upon reading Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion several years later. It did leave me with a passing knowledge of Greek and the basics of philosophy, which I hope may be useful here.

    Now I am a primary school teacher by day, and an amateur musician in my free time (hence the nickname).

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