"It’s a kind of memento mori, a reminder that life is short and you should enjoy it while you can. Or so that’s how many have interpreted the message of the mosaic." #art #history #philosophy #greece #mosaic #epicureanism #stoicism

https://www.openculture.com/2025/07/archaeologists-discover-a-2400-year-old-skeleton-mosaic.html

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒑𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 -

How far away are we from the original meaning of carpe diem? And does it matter?

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/carpe-all-over-the-place/

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: "𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒌: '𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝑰𝒎𝒆'" -

Can some fan-fiction and science fiction teach us more about 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘮 than a classic Roman poet? We dig into a niche fan-created Star Trek episode, consider the power of allusion, and try to get over our literarily high-perched noses while we do.

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/star-trek-world-enough-and-time/

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕: "𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅: 𝑶𝒅𝒆 1.11" -

Can an ancient Roman poet offer insight into carpe diem? Perhaps, but then again . . . Along the way, expect some Epicurean imagery, bad Latin translating, and pig sorting.

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/not-horacing-around-ode-1-11/

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗿𝘇𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗰'𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗺 -

Designed for modern readers, Krznaric wants us to see that all this time, we have been talking wrongly about carpe diem. And, at least from the perspective of an accelerated and capital-driven world, we have.

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕: "𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍: '𝑻𝒐 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒚 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔' 𝑷𝒕. 𝟐" --

What do we do with--how do we read--can we make us of--a classic and famous metaphysical poem which is also misogynistic?

https://buff.ly/42NHYrI

“All the major philosophical schools in antiquity regarded #eudaimonia as the highest good, often even the very aim and purpose of philosophy, although the various schools, such as the Cynics, the Stoics, and the Epicureans, may have conceived of it in somewhat different terms.”

#Cynicism #Stoicism #Epicureanism #Buddhism #FirstPrinciples #eudaimonia
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/202006/what-is-eudaimonia

Education, Philosophy > Greedy Authoritarian Bullshit

Today in my Foundations of Philosophy class, we started exploring Epicurean ethics by looking at book 1 of Cicero's On The Ends. Here's a post reflecting upon what we covered in the morning class session

https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/class-reflections-ciceros-on-the
#Cicero #Epicureanism #Virtue #Friendship #Pleasure

Here's the last of the Sadler's Lectures podcast episodes on book 1 of Cicero's On The Nature of the Gods, this one looking at the Skeptics' criticism of Epicureans view of the gods, which makes them blessed through inactivity

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/cicero-on-the-nature-of-the-gods-book-1-skeptical-criticism-of-the-inactivity-of-the-divine
#Cicero #Podcast #Philosophy #Theology #Epicureanism #Skepticism #Gods #Criticism

Here's the next Sadler's Lectures podcast episode on Cicero's On The Nature Of The Gods book 1. We now look at the Skeptic's takedown of the Epicurean's argument from common consent for the existence of god(s).

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/cicero-on-the-nature-of-the-gods-book-1-skeptical-criticism-of-the-argument-from-common-consent
#Podcast #Cicero #Argument #Skepticism #Epicureanism #God

In On The Nature Of The Gods, Cicero has the Skeptic Cotta offer criticisms of Epicurean views on the divine. Here's a Sadler's Lectures looking at the Skeptic criticism of anthropomorphism

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/cicero-on-the-nature-of-the-gods-book-1-skeptical-criticism-of-epicurean-anthropomorphism
#Cicero #Podcast #Divinity #Philosophy #Skepticism #Epicureanism

Here's the next Sadler's Lectures podcast episode on book 1 of Cicero's On The Nature Of The Gods, where Velleius presents the Epicurean position on what the gods are like. Turns out they have a quasi-human shape, among other things

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/cicero-on-the-nature-of-the-gods-book-1-epicureans-on-the-nature-of-the-divine
#Podcast #Cicero #Gods #Divinity #Theology #Philosophy #Epicureanism

Here is the next Sadler's Lectures podcast episode on book 1 of Cicero's dialogue On The Nature of the Gods, this one looking at the criticisms the Epicurean Velleius raises specifically against the Stoic school's theology

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/cicero-on-the-nature-of-the-gods-book-1-epicurean-criticisms-of-stoics-views-on-the-divine
#Podcast #Stoicism #Epicureanism #Cicero #Philosophy #Theology #Criticism #Dialogue

Moving now into the Epicurean Velleius' portion of the dialogue in Cicero's On The Nature Of The Gods book 1, here's a Sadler's Lectures podcast looking at his criticisms of other ancient philosopher's views on the gods

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/cicero-on-the-nature-of-the-gods-book-1-epicurean-criticisms-of-philosophers-views-on-the-divine
#Podcast #Cicero #Philosophy #Gods #Criticism #Epicureanism

I created another resource page in my Substack for my 16 video lectures and 16 podcast episodes on books 1 and 3 of Cicero's work On The Ends, presenting key ideas of Epicurean and Stoic ethics

https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/video-and-podcast-resources-on-ciceros-968
#Resource #Cicero #Philosophy #Ethics #Stoicism #Epicureanism

In book 1 of Cicero's On The Nature of the Gods, the Epicurean Velleius makes a number of criticisms of other philosophers' views on the gods. Here's a core concept video discussing those

https://youtu.be/tsL7aowAq6g
#Video #Philosophy #God #Divinity #Criticism #Plato #Epicureanism

Added my latest publication to my PhilPeople profile. It discusses some of the robust resources we can draw from schools of ancient philosophy for understanding and managing anger in philosophical practice
https://philpapers.org/rec/SADAPR-2
#Anger #Philosophy #Platonism #Aristotle #Stoicism #Epicureanism #Emotion

Pretty interesting piece here by Hiram Crespo discussing and advocating for the Epicurean practice of regular common meals in order to (among other things) promote friendship

https://hiramcrespo.substack.com/p/an-eikas-manifesto
#Epicureanism #Philosophy #Meals #Food #Practice #Friendship #Fellowship #Epicurus