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On Epicurus’ Letter to Menoeceus

A previous post on Epicurus’ vision of the universe that is important for this post. We begin with a few key points from Epicurus’ Letter to Menoeceus. The translation I am using is Russel M. Geel’s: There are gods, who exemplify “blessed immortality.” But all opinions about them are wrong, including the opinions where they

On Epicurus’ Letter to Herodotus: The Foundation of the Universe

I want to apologize to Epicurus and my readers for yesterday’s entry which abandoned my usual method of working through things – i.e. reading a primary source whose construction is not piecemeal, but deliberate. Instead I relied on a second-rate historian and the followers of the individual in question to come to conclusions which I’m

Philosophy One Needs To Know, But Isn’t Worth Teaching: The Principal Doctrines of Epicurus

The Principal Doctrines: they aren’t terribly long, and are most certainly worth a read. Everything below is subject to change, I’m slowly working through one of Epicurus’ letters now.We should note that the “Principal Doctrines” are merely a collection of quotes by Epicurus, and that fanatics and devotees usually have a tendency to reduce what