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Epicurus and Aristotle
Professor John O’Neill of the University of Manchester is a philosopher and political economist with an interest in environmental policy. He is principal investigator for a project on ‘Justice, Vulner… more →
Belief and the Environment
Vampire Ethics
wrote 1 week ago: Ethics is a philosophy of morals which guides the conduct to what is right and wrong. This may apply … more →
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring
wrote 1 week ago: “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was … more →
Defining Epicurean Hedonism
wrote 2 weeks ago: Note: I am putting together original writings for my philosophy site (which has recently undergone a … more →
Myriad and many-mingled: Translations of De rerum natura
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Near the end of Book 1 of De rerum natura, Lucretius sets forth a non-teleological account of creati … more →
Tomato, Corn & Avocado Salad
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wrote 2 weeks ago: This past weekend, our friends visited and they brought us a cookbook called Jerusalem by Yotam Otto … more →
Death does not ...
wrote 2 weeks ago: Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we … more →
Wine - Part One
wrote 3 weeks ago: First things first. I like wine. I like to drink wine. Sometimes I like to talk about wine – … more →
Was Epicurus the Father of the Modern World? “The Swerve” Reviewed.
wrote 3 weeks ago: So far, we have only touched on Epicurus, mostly as a source of comfort from the fear of death throu … more →
On Ourselves
wrote 4 weeks ago: Cover of Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity The great late 20th Century thinker and philosopher Rich … more →
Why this blog?
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Don Draper of Mad Men works on Madison Avenue (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Don Draper is the troubled a … more →
Carpe Diem
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wrote 1 month ago: “Carpe Diem, Quam Minimum Credula Postero.” Or in other words: Seize the day, putting as … more →
Diogenes of Oinoanda: Facilitating the public understanding of science, 2nd-century style
wrote 1 month ago: It’s the 2nd century AD. You’re near the end of your years, have a solution to the puzzl … more →
I Believe in Pleasure and Pain
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wrote 1 month ago: It never occurred to me that I was a hedonist, not until about a year ago. I’ve known for a fe … more →
Week 19: Guilty of the Epicurean Life
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wrote 1 month ago: The Epicurean way of life is to see pleasure as the greatest good, but divides from hedonism by prom … more →
Review of What the Buddha taught by Walpola Rahula
wrote 1 month ago: Initially, I didn’t know how important this book was, as my dad bought it and gave it to me fr … more →
The Swerve
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wrote 1 month ago: I always thought I received an above-average education from my rural Pennsylvania high school and fr … more →
David Blank on Philodemus
wrote 2 months ago: I had the pleasure of meeting David Blank last month. He was visiting UCSB to deliver a talk on some … more →
On Humanism & The Death of God
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wrote 2 months ago: Introduction The Age of Reason, which began somewhere in the mid-17th Century and lasted until the e … more →
Book Review: Uniqueness of Carvaka Philosophy in Traditional Indian Thought
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wrote 2 months ago: I’m working on a much longer article (or series of articles?) on the Charvaka/Lokayata school … more →
