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- Norman DeWitt’s “Epicurus And His Philosophy”
- Diogenes Laertius: The Life of Epicurus
- 12 Elementals of Nature
- The Doctrines and Sayings of Epicurus
- Vatican Library List
- The Wise Man Sayings
- Letter to Herodotus
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- Letter to Menoeceus
- Lucretius
- Diogenes of Oinoanda: The Inscription
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- Later Writers – Introduction
- 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
- Gassendi’s Epicurus – Part 2D – The Third Part of Philosophy, Ethick, or Morals
- Thomas Jefferson: Pro Epicurus / Contra Plato
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- Frances Wright’s “A Few Days In Athens”
- Lion of Epicurus – Lucian and His Epicurean Passages
- The Tripod of Truth
- 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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Peace and Safety For Your Twentieth of July: “The Greater Part of Life Is Sunshine”
Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be! I know that some find it odd, and others find it tedious, that I am forever pointing out the differences between Stoicism and Epicureanism. And then there are those who as …
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Epicurus v. Cicero on Natural Law and Justice
I am probably not going to add this to my Epicurus v. Stoicism chart (to be posted here soon!), because Cicero did not consider himself Stoic, and I want to keep the chart as accurate about Stoicism as possible. But if you would like to …
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New Web Page For Lucretius
One of my great frustrations in reading and writing about Epicurus has been the lack of a good digitized version of Lucretius. No more, my friends, for today this site goes live: http://newepicurean.com/lucretius/ Much more needs to be done to improve it, but already the full text …
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A Little Housekeeping on Jackson Barwis
I originally published an ebook of the collected works of Jackson Barwis three years ago under the title “On Three Legs We Stand.” At the time I prepared the initial volume, I was primarily focused on Barwis’ essay on innate principles, and the relationship of his …
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Frances Wright on Epicurean Virtue vs. “Virtue” In The Other Philosophies
One of the most important distinctions between Epicureanism and other philosophies is its definition of “virtue.” In the ancient world this dispute became a matter of heated argument between Epicureans and Stoics, but the truth is that Stoicism was hardly the only enemy. Epicureanism stood …
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The Meaning of “The Good” – A Gem From Plutarch Through Bailey and Epicurus.Info
This is just a short post to remind fans of Epicurus that there are two great resources at Epicurus.info (among many others) that don’t get the attention they deserve. One is the lengthy collection of references to Epicurus collected by Hermann Usener, and the other …
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