In the Epicurean ideal world there is no struggle for honor, power or money. The goal is a simple life, where one can really enjoy the simplest things, as simple food and the company of friends. Moderation is a central thing in Epicurean thinking.
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- Affiliation:
- Epicureanism
- Location:
- Samos, Greece
- Birthday:
- 2009
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I simply can’t wake up in the morning. As soon as the alarm buzzes, a series of aches and pains shoot through my body and mind. No time to hit snooze today, I have 30 minutes to get ready for school.
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I have talked in my latest posts about the idea for a guidebook for human beings that would gather the
Stefan Streitferdt Epicurus, you forgot to post your Vatican Saying 58: "We must plan our escape from the prison house of the conventional education and political careers." I have commented on thie issue of mainstream education and orientation in my two most recent blog entries.
Epicurus "He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another." - Epicurus (Vatican sayings 79)
Michael Kindt Excellent read.
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HEDONISM WITH ITS HEAD ON | February 27th 2008 masterymistery/flickr Why is pleasure so suspicious? None of the greatest western philosophers has produced a properguide for today's enlightened hedonist, writesAnthony Gottlieb. But Epicurus, that
Epicurus "The thankless nature of the soul makes the creature endlessly hungry for refinements in its mode of living." - Epicurus (Vatican sayings, 69)
Epicurus "Nothing is ever enough for someone who regards enough as insufficient." - Epicurus (Vatican sayings, 68)
Epicurus "Since the attainment of riches can rarely be accomplished without servitude to crowds or sovereigns, a free life cannot obtain much wealth, but such a life has all necessities in unfailing supply. Should such a life happen to fall upon great wealth, this too it can share as to gain the good will of those about." - Epicurus (Vatican sayings, 67)
Epicurus "We show our feeling for deceased friends, not by wailing, but by pleasant recollection." - Epicurus (Vatican syings, 66)
Epicurus "It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he can attain by his own power." - Epicurus (Vatican syings, 65)
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Jeff Mason hits Epicureanism in its soft underbelly in this fine blog-entry, when he brings up the disturbing question of sexuality.
Epicurus was himself overall not a big fan of sex at all. He clearly thought that sex is one of those things one should keep to the absolute minimum to be able to achieve ataraxia or a pe...rfect state peace of mind.
However one can well think that you can strive for a less than perfect level of peace of mind, where a normal and healthy sex-life is quite okay.
I for my part think that one can well be even an keen follower of Epicurean teachings without swallowing the whole hog.
I also think that sexuality is one of the areas where people and their needs differ enormously and there is no "one-size fits all" -answer even in Epicurean philosophy. Read more at http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=135
Epicurus was himself overall not a big fan of sex at all. He clearly thought that sex is one of those things one should keep to the absolute minimum to be able to achieve ataraxia or a pe...rfect state peace of mind.
However one can well think that you can strive for a less than perfect level of peace of mind, where a normal and healthy sex-life is quite okay.
I for my part think that one can well be even an keen follower of Epicurean teachings without swallowing the whole hog.
I also think that sexuality is one of the areas where people and their needs differ enormously and there is no "one-size fits all" -answer even in Epicurean philosophy. Read more at http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=135
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Epicurus is very clear that the desire for sex is generally bad for one’s peace of mind. When we imagine Epicurus doing what he likes best, he is swinging in a hammock in his garden talking philosophy with his friends. ...
Epicurus "There is also a limit in simple living. He who fails to heed this limit falls into an error as great as that of the man who gives way to extravagance." - Epicurus (Vatican sayings, 63)
