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- Norman DeWitt’s “Epicurus And His Philosophy”
- Diogenes Laertius: The Life of Epicurus
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- Cicero: Torquatus’ Defense of Epicurus from “On Ends”
- Seneca: References to Epicurus
- Lucian: Hermotimus
- Lucian: Alexander the Oracle-Monger
- Cosma Raimondi
- Gassendi’s Epicurus
- Gassendi’s Epicurus – Part 1 – Life of Epicurus
- Gassendi’s Epicurus – Part 2A – Of Philosophy in General
- Gassendi’s Epicurus – Part 2B – The First Part of Philosophy, Canonick, of the Criteries
- Gassendi’s Epicurus – Part 2C – The Second Part of Philosophy, Physick, or, of Nature
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- Thomas Jefferson: Pro Epicurus / Contra Plato
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- Lion of Epicurus – Lucian and His Epicurean Passages
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- The Doctrines of Epicurus – Annotated
- An Introduction To The Nature of Things
- Ante Oculos – Epicurus and The Evidence-Based Life
- A Life Worthy of the Gods – The Life And Work of Epicurus
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“This Week In Epicurean Philosophy”
For the last several years (one hundred and twenty five weeks, to be exact) I have been producing a short weekly summary of notable links and discussions on the Facebook Epicurean Philosophy page. I intend to keep that up into the foreseeable future, and at …
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“Quantity” Does Not Equal “Type”
The diagram associated with this post is intended to dramatize the question: Does any quantity of a thing ever change that thing into its opposite? When Epicurus stated that there are only two feelings, pleasure and pain, it seems to me that he was making …
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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of September! – An Overview of the Letter to Herodotus
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! This month for the Twentieth, I offer a quick outline of the major points of the letter to Herodotus, which I think is one of the most under-appreciated of the …
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Fundamentals of Epicurean Philosophy – An Outline
This outline represents my latest aid to discussing Epicurus with people who are new to the philosophy. I can’t represent that I have stated or ordered each and every one of these points in exactly the same way that an ancient Epicurean would have done, but …
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