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In The Epicurean Tradition of Lucian, Consider – “Do The Gods of Kolob Rant?”
If you are a fan of Epicurus and have not treated yourself to Lucian’s “Zeus Rants” or “Alexander the Oracle-Monger,” you really need to remedy that oversight. The latter work contains Lucian’s ringing endorsement of Epicurus: In this connection Alexander once made himself supremely ridiculous. …
Read MoreRevised Edits: A Hymn That Might Have Been, If Joseph Smith had read Lucretius instead of ……whatever!
I recently came across the Mormon hymn “If You Could Hie to Kolob,” which I find interesting because — with only a few alterations — it can be turned from something absurd to something not too different from what Lucretius himself might have written. I …
Read MoreProgram Released for the 2012 Panhellenic Symposium on Epicurean Philosophy – Athens, Greece
WOW I wish I were going to this: PRESS RELEASE The Friends of the Epicurean Philosophy “Garden of Athens” and “Garden of Salonica” are organizing the 2nd Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy under the auspices of the Municipality of Pallini in Athens, Greece. This philosophic …
Read MorePeace and Safety For Your Twentieth of January
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! A friend in Greece has recently informed me about the Seikilos inscription and song, which is performed on the following Youtube video. Its Epicurean sentiments are obvious, and I hope you …
Read MoreAn Epicurean Seminar Agenda From Last Year’s First PanHellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy
A new friend in Greece recently forwarded to me a copy of the Agenda of last year’s Epicurean seminar. I was not able to attend last year, and will miss it this year too, but I thought I would post this for reference as the …
Read MoreMore From The Epicurean “Homeland” – Symposium In Athens Is Next Month
I failed to catch a typo in yesterday’s post, but I have now corrected it to make clear that the date of the Second Symposium sponsored by the Friends of Epicurus in Greece is NEXT MONTH. Our friends in Greece have added an English version …
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