An Epicurean Garden
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Three Common Fallacies about Epicurean Friendship
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Epicurean philosophy is one of the most misunderstood of the Hellenistic period. Much of the misunderstanding is due to three common fallaci...
The Modern Epicurean
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Epicurean philosophy is often characterized as having for its motto, carpe diem , seize the day. Take what you can from day to day, and try ...
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The Epicurean Virtues
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1. Temperance – Epicurean Hedonism 2. Courage – The wise man will not falter under torture and will die for his friends if need be. 3. Justi...
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A Comparison of the Philosophies of Aristotle and Epicurus on the subject of Friendship
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Aristotelian and Epicurean philosophy hold much in common. Epicurus was a student to the Peripatetic Praxiphanes. The influence is clearly...
Gratitude – Etymological study
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Gratitude - c.1500, from M.L. gratitudo "thankfulness," from L. gratus "thankful, pleasing" Grateful – ODEE – Pleasing;...
Roadmap – Tim O’Keefe – Is Epicurean Friendship Altruistic?
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O'Keefe's paper is concerned with rectifying apparently contradictory passages from what he takes to be the Epicurean corpus. O...
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