They peddle fear here: They peddle fear of terrorists and sudden death, They peddle fear of rapists and angry drivers, They peddle fear of government and paying tax, Of deer ticks, butter, sugar, fat, untested drugs; Of unknown visitors and dark-skinned men, Of invasion, war and sudden death, Of gunmen holding up cashiers, Of bombs in …
“Great abundance is heaped up as a result of brutalizing labor, but a miserable life is the result”. (The Essential Epicurus”, by Eugene O’Connor, Great Books in Philosophy series) Well, that was prescient! What immediately comes to mind is Amazon – huge numbers of people working long hours at pitiful wages so that we can …
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“Happiness and blessedness do not belong to abundance of riches or exalted position or offices or power, but to freedom from pain and gentleness of feeling and a state of mind that sets limits that are in accordance with nature.” ( The Essential Epicurus”, by Eugene O’Connor, Great Books in Philosophy series)
There really are two Epicurean gardens in Greece, one in Athens and the other in Thessalonica. I quote: The “Garden of Thessaloniki” was launched in November 2007 as a voluntary, participatory, informal company of friends and fans of the teachings of Epicurus. Since then there have been countless meetings and open events, participations in national meetings …
Epicureanism: the chief beliefs, not necessarily in order of importance: equality of treatment and opportunity suggested by the actions of early Epicureans courtesy to all, rich and poor, child and mother politeness and consideration tolerance rejection of superstition, organised religion, man-made gods and “eternal suffering”. compassion for immigrants, the oppressed and the sick refusal to …
