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The dissatisfied Viking

  This short article builds upon the recent article I published:  Buddhist philosophy – Exploring Dukkha as more than just suffering, as well as a helping from stoic philosophy to Continue Reading

Posted On : 2nd March 2020 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Selected La Mettrie Quotes…

Here’s selection of nine thought-provoking quotes from the French physician and materialist philosopher Julien Offray de La Mettrie. The quotes are presented in a meme format: 1 2 3 4 Continue Reading

Posted On : 13th February 2020 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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The Absurdism of Joker

SPOILER WARNING MOST OF THE MAIN PLOTS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE     Back in October of this year, the UK cinemas were graced by the showing of Joker Continue Reading

Posted On : 6th November 2019 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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La Mettrie’s Last Stand

  After the controversial fallout of Anti-Seneca, our philosopher physician gives his final caper in his writing of the Preliminary Discourse which was included in his Philosophical Works published in Continue Reading

Posted On : 22nd December 2018 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 6 That the wise man alone is rich

  We finally arrive at the last paradox; Paradox VI. That the wise man alone is rich. Cicero gives us his definition, revealed later, on what makes us rich and Continue Reading

Posted On : 1st October 2018 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 5 That the wise man alone is free, and that every fool is a slave.

Now to enter the world of Paradox V. That the wise man alone is free, and that every fool is a slave. As part of the commentary of Cicero’s Stoic Continue Reading

Posted On : 10th September 2018 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 4 That Every Fool Is A Madman

Now to attend Paradox IV – That every fool is a madman. This one’s only two pages long! However Mark Webb in his CICERO’S PARADOXA STOICORUM:A NEW TRANSLATION WITH PHILOSOPHICAL Continue Reading

Posted On : 1st September 2018 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Musonius Rufus – How to Live by Ben White – Book Review

“Virtue isn’t simply theoretical knowledge-it is also practical application-just like the arts of medicine and music.” White, Ben. Musonius Rufus on How to live. I really like the ancient Stoics, Continue Reading

Posted On : 25th August 2018 Published By : Comicus Muo
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Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 3 All the vices and all the virtues are equal

  As this series continues on exploring these paradoxes presented by Cicero, I uncover and mine out the topics of each paradox. The next we come across is Paradox III Continue Reading

Posted On : 22nd August 2018 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion
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Stoic Paradoxes – Paradox 2 Virtue Is Sufficient For Happiness

    The previous paradox stated that virtue is the only good and if virtue is the only good then logically virtue alone is sufficient for happiness and that is Continue Reading

Posted On : 13th August 2018 Published By : Epicurus Of Albion

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