PinnedEverydayEpicureaninPhilosophy TodayAgainst “Why Epicureans and Utilitarians are wrong…” by Figs in WinterA Refutation of a Stoic by an Epicurean4d ago4d ago
EverydayEpicureanTwo HypocritesLet’s imagine that we have two men with opposite systems of ethics. One is a hedonist, driven by his own desires and the need to fulfill…Sep 3Sep 3
EverydayEpicureanIs All This Overwork I’m Doing Worth it? Ask a Stoic, Then Ask an EpicureanEpicureans and Stoics share many values in common. Epicureans care about friends. Stoics care about friends. Epicureans value health…Aug 301Aug 301
EverydayEpicureanWhy Are Stoics More Popular Than Epicureans?In his book A Guide to the Good Life, Stoic author William B. Irvine points to the death of Marcus Aurelius as the high water mark for…Aug 27Aug 27
EverydayEpicureanOn LucretiusAfter Epicurus himself, the most significant Epicurean scholar has to be Lucretius.Aug 23Aug 23
EverydayEpicureanOn Fairweather FriendsJules Evans had lunch with Epicurus. The meal was pleasant but, for Evans, not altogether satisfying. Like many pop philosophy writers…Aug 22Aug 22
EverydayEpicureanAgainst IdealismIn How to Live: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks, Adam Nicolson explores the philosophers known as the Pre-Socratics and how each of them…Aug 21Aug 21
EverydayEpicureanWhy Science Didn’t Matter to EpicurusFor seven-hundred years, students of Epicurus began their study of his philosophy with physics. Epicurus believed that physics should be…Aug 20Aug 20
