[ ... ] not agree with Epicurus in some issues like participating in politics and on his attitude towards sex. However, I can still forward almost all of ... more
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What benefits are there in being an Epicurean?
@ 2013-02-07 – 14:04:36
[ ... ] not know whom Epicurus was or what Epicureanism is. However, at least these words do not carry the enormous ballast which the words "atheist" ... more -
“It is folly to die of the fear of death”
@ 2012-04-14 – 22:52:35
[ ... ] to us.” – Epicurus (Principal Doctrines 2) It is folly to die of the fear OF death.” - Seneca (Epistles, LXIX) He who fears death either ... more -
Could everyone have a philosophy and even a religion of their own?
@ 2012-02-15 – 23:31:54
[ ... ] the Garden Of Epicurus in Facebook and the main Facebook-page for Epicurus himself, I am more of a Epicurean Stoic nowadays! I am also the admin of ... more -
Are Aristotle and Plato really the greatest of the Greek philosophers?
@ 2011-10-08 – 21:15:38
The Greek philosopher Epicurus did produce over 300 books, treatises and studies during his lifetime. Of these, only three short private letters and … more -
Why can we still benefit from ancient thinkers in solving current problems?
@ 2011-09-18 – 23:21:57
[ ... ] 300 works of Epicurus were lost with only small fragments remaining. This was largely because because his ideas were not compatible with those of ... more -
Could getting rid of death be a bad thing, after all?
@ 2011-06-10 – 10:59:55
[ ... ] think that Epicurus got it right when he wrote: "Death is nothing to us; for that which has been dissolved into it's elements experiences no ... more -
Why death is nothing to us?
@ 2011-06-05 – 01:14:54
[ ... ] to us." - Epicurus (341–270 EAA) According to Greek philosopher Epicurus the fear death is quite unnecessary. In death, a human just returns ... more -
Why do we need higher ideals, even if we can never really reach them?
@ 2011-05-18 – 23:29:21
[ ... ] are set by Epicurus seem often rather extreme in an affluent and democratic modern society. Epicurus says, for example, that one should abstain ... more -
How much certainty do we really need?
@ 2011-01-27 – 23:13:25
[ ... ] great words of Epicurus: "One cannot rid himself of his primal fears if he does not understand the nature of the universe but instead suspects the ... more
