Groups of Epicureans are popping up all over the place. The latest is the Ocean County Society of Friends of Epicurus, run by Mark Cubbedge. This is how he announces the Society; it is very well explained: We are Epicurean. We are a free and cheerful society of friends. We do not fear gods and …
Apparently, 49% of British workers would be prepared to accept a pay cut if only they could work for a better manager. Is good management learned in school or college? (probably not). Is it learned in business school? (almost definitely not!). Or is it simply the ability, or inability, of so many people to put …
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Avoid upsetting and offending people, and take no part in the activities of the polis (body politic). Comment: Epicurus and his friends stayed in their famous Garden (which survived in Athens for nearly six hundred years) and refused to become involved in politics. Today we may not agree with this. In fact, to many it …
I, ___ , freely and out of my own authenticity declare myself a disciple of Epicurus and I resolve to follow his teachings and to adopt his doctrine as my own, to further it, update it, and make it relevant in my context. I take refuge in his teachings and I resolve to share them …
“We need a state that rewards us for cooperating and punishes us for cheating and stealing. At the same time we must ensure that the state is punished when it acts against the common good. Human welfare …is guaranteed only by mutual scrutiny and regulation…..Unless taxpayers’ money and public services are available to repair the …
