Lucretius Today Episode Guide¶

The following is a summary of the Lucretius Today podcast by episode and date:

Lucretius Book One¶

Episode 001 - 01/14/20 - Lucretius - Book One Venus / Pleasure As Guide Of Life
Episode 002 - 01/25/20 - The Achievement of Epicurus
Episode 003 - 01/30/20 - So Great Is The Power of Religion To Inspire Evil Deeds!
Episode 004 - 02/07/20 - Recap of Opening Sections Of Book One
Episode 005 - 02/14/20 - On Resisting The Threats of Priests and Poets
Episode 006 - 02/20/20 - Step One - Nothing Comes From Nothing!
Episode 007 - 02/29/20 - The Evidence That Nothing Comes From Nothing
Episode 008 - 03/07/20 - Step Two - Nothing Goes to Nothing!
Episode 009 - 03/12/20 - The Evidence That Atoms Exist, Even Though They Are Unseen
Episode 010 - 03/22/20 - The Void And Its Nature
Episode 011 - 03/28/20 - More On The Void and Its Implications
Episode 012 - 03/30/20 - Nothing But Combinations Of Matter And Void
Episode 013 - 04/10/20 - Properties, Qualities, and the Trojan War
Episode 014 - 04/22/20 - Atoms Are Solid and Indestructible And Constitute the Seeds Of All Things
Episode 015 - 04/26/20 - Recap Two - Reflections On Book One So Far
Episode 016 - 04/27/20 - The Atoms Are Un-Destroyable And Provide Continuity To All Nature
Episode 017 - 05/09/20 - All Things Are Not Made Of A Single Element, Such as Fire
Episode 018 - 05/16/20 - All Things Are Not Made of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
Episode 019 - 05/23/20 - All Things Are Not Made of Pieces of the Same Thing, Or Pieces of All Things
Episode 020 - 05/30/20 - The Universe Is Infinite In Size
Episode 021 - 06/06/20 - The Universe Has No Center

Lucretius Book Two¶

Episode 022 - 06/12/20 - Lucretius - Book Two Book Two - Epicurean Philosophy As The Only Way To Defeat Fear of Death And Other Errors As To The Goal of Life
Episode 023 - 06/24/20 - The Motion Of The Atoms Continues WIthout Resting Place, and At Great Speed
Episode 024 - 06/27/20 - The Swerve Part One: As A Producing Force of Nature
Episode 025 - 07/03/20 - The Swerve Part Two: As The Basis of Human Agency
Episode 026 - 07/11/20 - The Atoms Are Not Uniform In Shape
Episode 027 - 07/17/20 - There is A Limit To the Size of Atoms
Episode 028 - 07/20/20 - The Number of Shapes of Atoms Is Not Infinite, But Innumerable
Episode 029 - 08/02/20 - The Earth As Allegorical Mother of All
Episode 030 - 08/07/20 - Only A Limited Number of Combinations Of Atoms Is Possible
Episode 031 - 08/10/20 - Continuation of Episode 30 And Discussion of the Polyaenus Example
Episode 032 - 08/22/20 - The Atoms Are Colorless, But The Implications of That Are Not
Episode 033 - 08/26/20 - More On the Implications of The Colorless Atoms
Episode 034 - 08/31/20 - The Atoms Do Not Possess A Faculty of Sensation
Episode 035 - 09/13/20 - More Reasons Why Atoms Cannot Possess The Faculty of Sense
Episode 036 - 09/19/20 - No Single Thing of A Kind: Earth Not The Only Home of Life
Episode 037 - 09/27/20 - End of Book 2 - The Earth Too Was Born, and It Will One Day Die

Lucretius Book Three¶

Episode 038 - 09/27/20 - Lucretius - Book Three Book Three - Epicurus Our Guide Who Dispels The Darkness of Error and Fear of Hell
Episode 039 - 10/09/20 - The Mind And Spirit Are Not Supernatural But Parts of A Man Just Like The Head and Foot
Episode 040 - 10/17/20 - Argument That The Mind and Spirit Are Corporeal
Episode 041 - 10/25/20 - The Nature of the Mind and Spirit Is Complex; Sense is Not a Property of The Elements That Make Them, But An Event
Episode 042 - 10/31/20 - The Mind Works Through the Senses; Both Mind and Spirit Are Mortal
Episode 043 - 11/07/20 - The Mind is Born, Grows Old, and Dies With the Body
Episode 044 - 11/14/20 - Additional Evidence By Which We Conclude The Mind Cannot Survive Apart from the Body
Episode 045 - 11/21/20 - More on The Mortality of the Mind and Soul
Episode 046 - 11/29/20 - Conclusion of the Presentation that the Mind and Soul Cannot Survive Death
Episode 047 - 12/05/20 - Death Is Nothing To Us
Episode 048 - 12/12/20 - Nature Speaks To Us About Death
Episode 049 - 12/21/20 - Conclusions On Death And The End of Book Three

Lucretius Book Four¶

Episode 050 - 12/27/20 - Lucretius - Book Four The Opening of Book Four - Images
Episode 051 - 01/03/21 - More On The Working of "Images"
Episode 052 - 01/11/21 - More on Light, Vision, and Reflections
Episode 053 - 01/16/21 - The Senses Are Never Deceived, Even By Illusions
Episode 054 - 01/17/21 - Reason Is Dependent on the Senses
Episode 055 - 01/25/21 - Reason Is Dependent on The Senses (Part 2)
Episode 056 - 02/06/21 - More On The Operation Of The Senses
Episode 057 - 02/12/21 - Taste, Smell, and the Subjectivity of the Senses
Episode 058 - 02/20/21 - The Mind's Direct Receipt of Images
Episode 059 - 02/27/21 - The Uses Of The Body Were Not Designed Before They Arose
Episode 060 - 03/01/21 - Dreams, And The Mind's Use of Images
Episode 061 - 03/12/21 - The Perils of Romantic Love (Part 1)
Episode 062 - 03/15/21 - The Perils of Romantic Love (Part 2)
Episode 063 - 03/26/21 - The Perils of Romantic Love (Part 3 - End of Book 4)

Lucretius Book Five¶

Episode 064 - 03/31/21 - Lucretius - Book Five Due To His Accomplishments, Epicurus Should Be Thought Of As Godlike
Episode 065 - 04/09/21 - Introducing a New Panelist (Don) and A Recap of the Opening of Book Five
Episode 066 - 04/13/21 - The End of All Things (But Not Of The Universe Itself!)
Episode 067 - 04/19/21 - Did The Gods Wake Up One Day To Create The Universe?
Episode 068 - 04/28/21 - This World Was Not Made By The Gods For Humanity
Episode 069 - 05/08/21 - The Eventual End of Our World
Episode 070 - 05/15/21 - More On The End Of The World
Episode 071 - 05/20/21 - Back To The Beginning - The Beginning of Our Corner of the Universe
Episode 072 - 05/27/21 - Alternative Explanations in Science, and The Size of The Sun
Episode 073 - 06/04/21 - More on the Sun and Moon And Similar Astronomical Issues
Episode 074 - 06/09/21 - Eclipses, And The Beginnings of Life on Earth
Episode 075 - 06/18/21 - The Rise of Life On Earth, And Which Forms Were Possible And Impossible
Episode 076 - 06/26/21 - Early Humans and Their Society
Episode 077 - 07/02/21 - The Formation of Language and Early Societies
Episode 078 - 07/09/21 - Ethical Issues Arising In the Formation Of Societies
Episode 079 - 07/16/21 - The Cause Of The Arising of Belief In Gods
Episode 080 - 07/19/21 - The Development of Metallurgy And The Art of War
Episode 081 - 07/31/21 - Development of the Arts And The End of Book Five

Lucretius Book Six¶

Episode 082 - 08/06/21 - Lucretius - Book Six Opening of Book Six - Restatement of Goal of Poem
Episode 083 - 08/14/21 - Meteorology: Thunder and Lightning Part One
Episode 084 - 08/22/21 - Thunder and Lightning Part Two - Very Very Frightening
Episode 085 - 08/29/21 - Thunder and Lightning Part 3 - Why Do The Gods Send Thunderbolts Onto Their Own Temples?
Episode 086 - 09/04/21 - Typhoons and Whirlwinds
Episode 087 - 09/05/21 - Earthquakes and The Water Cycle
Episode 088 - 09/18/21 - The Waters of the Nile And The Sulfur Pits That Are Fatal To Birds
Episode 089 - 09/25/21 - Unusual Geological Phenomena - Springs That Change From Hot to Cold And Back Again
Episode 090 - 09/27/21 - Special Guest Panelist - Preparation for Discussion of Magnetism
Episode 091 - 10/04/21 - More on Magnetism, and Introduction To Disease And Plagues
Episode 092 - 10/12/21 - The Plague of Athens, And The End of the Poem

Torquatus On Ethics¶

Episode 093 - 10/25/21 - Torquatus on Ethics Torquatus Leads Us Forward Into Conflict Over Epicurean Ethics
Episode 094 - 11/06/21 - Torquatus Explains Pleasure As The Goal Of Life
Episode 095 - 11/10/21 - Understanding The Paradoxical "Absence of Pain"
Episode 096 - 11/15/21 - Episode Ninety-Six - The Proof That Pleasure (And Not Virtue) Is the Supreme Good
Episode 097 - 11/26/21 - The Virtues As Instrumental For Pleasure: Temperance and Courage
Episode 098 - 12/02/21 - The Epicurean View of Justice (Part One)
Episode 099 - 12/09/21 - The Epicurean View of Justice (Part Two)
Episode 100 - 12/17/21 - Concluding On Justice With A Shout To Keep The Virtues In Their Proper Place
Episode 101 - 12/22/21 - Corollaries to the Doctrines of Epicurus - Part One
Episode 102 - 12/31/21 - Corollaries to the Doctrines of Epicurus - Part Two
Episode 103 - 01/07/22 - Corollaries to the Doctrines of Epicurus - Part Three
Episode 104 - 01/13/22 - More Torquatus and a Question: Was The Ancient Epicurean Movement A Cult?
Episode 105 - 01/19/22 - More From Torquatus On The Key Doctrines of Epicurus
Episode 106 - 01/28/22 - The Epicurean Attitude Toward Fate / Fortune and the Role of Reason
Episode 107 - 02/03/22 - The Epicurean Emphasis on Natural Science
Episode 108 - 02/10/22 - The Benefits of A Proper Understanding of the Senses and of Natural Science
Episode 109 - 02/17/22 - The Epicurean View of Friendship
Episode 110 - 02/23/22 - The Epicurean View of Friendship (Part Two)
Episode 111 - 03/05/22 - Torquatus Summarizes The Significance of the Epicurus

Letter to Herodotus¶

Episode 112 - 03/12/22 - Letter to Herodotus Epicurus' Letter to Herodotus - Introduction and Outlining
Episode 113 - 03/18/22 - Letter to Herodotus 2 - Principles of Thinking
Episode 114 - 03/25/22 - Letter to Herodotus 3 - First Principles of Physics
Episode 115 - 04/01/22 - Letter to Herodotus 4 - Atoms, Void, and Basic Epistemology Issues
Episode 116 - 04/08/22 - Letter to Herodotus 5 - More Fundamentals of Physics
Episode 117 - 04/11/22 - Letter to Herodotus 6 - The Doctrine of Infinity of Worlds And Its Implications
Episode 118 - 04/21/22 - Letter to Herodotus 7 - Images - There's More To Them Than Meets the Eye
Episode 119 - 04/30/22 - Letter to Herodotus 8 - More On Perception Through The Atoms
Episode 120 - 05/06/22 - Letter to Herodotus 9 - Epicurus' Rejection of Infinite Divisibility
Episode 121 - 05/14/22 - Letter to Herodotus 10 - Atoms and The Soul
Episode 122 - 05/20/22 - Letter to Herodotus 11 - What it Means to "Exist" - Properties and Qualities
Episode 123 - 05/28/22 - Letter to Herodotus 12 - Events and Time (More on Properties and Qualities)
Episode 124 - 06/04/22 - Letter to Herodotus 13 - Life On Other Worlds, Development of Language, And the Regular Motion of the Stars
Episode 125 - 06/11/22 - Letter to Herodotus 14 - Purpose and Method of Studying Nature - Conclusion

Letter to Pythocles¶

Episode 126 - 06/15/22 - Letter to Pythocles Letter to Pythocles 01 - Introduction On The Basic Approach of Epicurean Philosophy
Episode 127 - 06/25/22 - Letter to Pythocles 02 - The Formation of "Worlds"
Episode 128 - 07/03/22 - Special Episode - Short Review of the Twelve Fundamentals of Nature
Episode 129 - 07/09/22 - Letter to Pythocles 03 - The Implications Of the Epicurean Position On The Size of the Sun
Episode 130 - 07/16/22 - Letter to Pythocles 04 - More on the Sun and Moon
Episode 131 - 07/23/22 - Letter to Pythocles 05 - Weather Phenomena
Episode 132 - 07/30/22 - Letter to Pythocles 06 - More on The Weather
Episode 133 - 08/06/22 - Letter to Pythocles 07 - Conclusion Of The Letter

Letter To Menoeceus¶

Episode 134 - 08/08/22 - Letter to Menoeceus Letter to Menoeceus 01 - Context and Opening of the Letter
Episode 135 - 08/15/22 - Letter to Menoeceus 02 - On The Nature of The Gods
Episode 136 - 08/23/22 - Letter to Menoeceus 03 - On Death (Part One)
Episode 137 - 09/01/22 - Letter to Menoeceus 04 - On Death (Part Two)
Episode 138 - 09/05/22 - Letter to Menoeceus 05 - On Pleasure (Part One)
Episode 139 - 09/12/22 - Letter to Menoeceus 06 - On Pleasure (Part Two)
Episode 140 - 09/19/22 - Letter to Menoeceus 07 - Completion of the Letter

Diogenes of Oinoanda - Excerpts From The Inscription¶

Episode 141 - 09/28/22 - Diogenes of Oinoanda Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 1) The Inscription
Episode 142 - 10/05/22 - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 2) "Reality"
Episode 143 - 10/11/22 - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 3) The Superiority of The Epicurean Viewpoint on "Gods"
Episode 144 - 10/21/22 - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 4) Virtue Not The Highest Good

DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Parts 01-11¶

Episode 145 - 10/24/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 01 - Chapter 1 - Introduction
Episode 146 - 11/01/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 02 - The Three Divisions of Epicurean Philosophy
Episode 147 - 11/07/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 03 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus
Episode 148 - 11/14/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 04 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus
Episode 149 - 11/23/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 05 - The Early Years of Epicurus
Episode 150 - 12/03/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 06 - Development of the School in Mytilene and Lampsacus
Episode 151 - 12/11/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 07 - The New School In Athens
Episode 152 - 12/14/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 08 - The New Education 01
Episode 153 - 12/23/22 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 09 - The New Education 02
Episode 154 - 01/02/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 10 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 01
Episode 155 - 01/10/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 11 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 02

Interview With Dr. Emily Austin - "Living For Pleasure"¶

Episode 156 - 01/18/23 - Emily Austin Interview Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part One
Episode 157 - 01/25/23 - Emily Austin Interview Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part Two

DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Parts 12-19¶

Episode 158 - 01/31/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 12 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 03
Episode 159 - 02/03/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 13 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 04
Episode 160 - 02/07/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 14 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 01
Episode 161 - 02/15/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 15 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 02
Episode 162 - 02/21/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 16 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 03
Episode 163 - 02/28/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 17 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 04
Episode 164 - 03/09/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 18 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 05
Episode 165 - 03/18/23 - DeWitt Chapter 9 "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 19 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 01

Interview With Dr. David Glidden - Epicurean Prolepsis¶

Episode 166 - 03/21/23 - Interview With Dr David Glidden Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. David Glidden on "Epicurean Prolepsis"

DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Parts 20-41¶

Episode 167 - 03/29/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 20 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 02
Episode 168 - 04/05/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 21 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 01
Episode 169 - 04/12/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 22 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 02
Episode 170 - 04/20/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 23 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 03
Episode 171 - 04/27/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 24 - Chapter 11 - Soul, Sensation, and Mind 01
Episode 172 - 05/05/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01
Episode 173 - 05/13/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 26 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 02
Episode 174 - 05/19/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 27 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 03
Episode 175 - 05/25/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 28 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 04
Episode 176 - 06/01/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 29 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 05
Episode 177 - 06/08/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 29 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 06
Episode 178 - 06/16/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 30 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 01
Episode 179 - 06/23/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 31 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 02
Episode 180 - 06/30/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 32 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 03
Episode 181 - 07/06/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 33 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 04
Episode 182 - 07/15/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 34 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 05
Episode 183 - 07/22/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 35 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 06 - Honesty
Episode 184 - 07/28/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 36 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 07
Episode 185 - 08/04/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 37 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 08
Episode 186 - 08/12/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 38 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, Revival - 01
Episode 187 - 08/18/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 39 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, Revival - 02
Episode 188 - 08/24/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 40 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, Revival - 03
Episode 189 - 08/31/23 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 41 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, Revival - 04

Cicero's On Ends - Epicurean Sections Parts 01 - 02¶

Episode 190 - 09/09/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 01
Episode 191 - 09/15/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 02

Special Reading - "A Few Days In Athens" Chapter 16¶

Episode 192 - 09/18/23 - Special Edition - Chapter 16 of A Few Days In Athens

Cicero's On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 03 - 06¶

Episode 193 - 09/30/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 03
Episode 194 - 10/02/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 04
Episode 195 - 10/09/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 05
Episode 196 - 10/16/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 06

Interview With Dr. Marcel Boeri - Theory And Practice In Epicurean Political Philosophy¶

Episode 197 - 10/23/23 - Interview With Dr Marcel Boeri Interview With Dr Marcelo Boeri

Cicero's On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 07 - 08¶

Episode 198 - 10/25/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 07
Episode 199 - 11/03/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 08

Special Episode - Lucretius Today 200th Episode¶

Episode 200 - 11/10/23 - Lucretius Today 200th Episode: Retrospective, Recap, and Looking To The

Future

Cicero's On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 09 - 16¶

Episode 201 - 11/15/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 09
Episode 202 - 11/22/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 10 - The Animality Argument
Episode 203 - 12/02/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 11 - Do The Senses Have Jurisdiction To Judge The Supreme Good?
Episode 204 - 12/09/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 12 - More On The "Jurisdiction" Question
Episode 205 - 12/15/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 13 - The Nature of Morality
Episode 206 - 12/22/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 14 - More On The Nature of Morality
Episode 207 - 12/25/23 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 15 - Does Epicurean Philosophy Lead to Injustice?
Episode 208 - 01/01/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 16 - Epicurus Stands For The Truth Rather Than Make-Believe

Special Reading - Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy¶

Episode 209 - 01/14/24 - Special Episode - Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy

Cicero's On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 17 - 28¶

Episode 210 - 01/20/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 17 - Self-Approval As Pleasure
Episode 211 - 01/27/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 18 - Battle Of The Images
Episode 212 - 01/30/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 19 - Can "Pleasure" Be Defended In The Public Square?
Episode 213 - 02/06/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 20 - Only Epicureans Define Pleasure As You Do! Why Do You Lie?
Episode 214 - 02/14/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 21 - Cicero Argues For Idealized Friendship and Happiness Which Epicurus Rejects
Episode 215 - 02/24/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 22 - The Epicurean View Of Happiness
Episode 216 - 02/27/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 23 - Why Does Epicurus Say Length Of Time Does Not Contribute To Pleasure?
Episode 217 - 03/06/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 24 - Does Luck Control Whether An Epicurean Is Happy?
Episode 218 - 03/15/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 25 - Can The Epicurean Not Distinguish Between Greater and Lesser Pleasures and Pains?
Episode 219 - 03/23/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 26 - Cicero Continues His Attack On Epicurus' Position On Pain
Episode 220 - 03/30/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 27 - Cicero Attacks Epicurus' End-Of-Life Decisionmaking
Episode 221 - 03/31/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 28 - Cicero Alleges Pleasures Of The Mind Cannot Offset Pain In Epicurean Philosophy

Special Episode - The Relationship Between Happiness And Pleasure¶

Episode 222 - 04/08/24 - Revisiting the Relationship Between Happiness and Pleasure

Cicero's On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Part 29¶

Episode 223 - 04/16/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 29 - Are Epicureans Undergoing The Exertions Of Life For Nothing More Than A Drop Of Honey?

Special Reading - The Letter of Cosma Raimondi¶

Episode 224 - 04/20/24 - Letter of Cosma Raimondi Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi - In Defense of Epicurus

Cicero's On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 30¶

Episode 225 - 04/24/24 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 30 - Cicero Argues That Commitment To Virtue Is A Bar To Pleasure

Cicero's On The Nature Of The Gods¶

Episode 226 - 04/30/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 01 - Introduction
Episode 227 - 05/10/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 02 - Velleius Begins His Attack On Traditional Views Of The Gods
Episode 228 - 05/13/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 03 - Velleius Asks "What Woke The Gods To Create The World?"
Episode 229 - 05/22/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 04 - Velleius Continues His Assault On Intelligent Design
Episode 230 - 05/27/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 05 - Velleius Attacks Misplaced Ideas of Divinity
Episode 231 - 06/07/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 06 - How would you live if you were certain that there are no supernatural gods and no life after death?
Episode 232 - 06/15/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 07 - Velleius Attacks The Platonist And Aristotelian Views Of Gods
Episode 233 - 06/18/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 08 - An Epicurean Attack On The False God Of Stoicism
Episode 234 - 06/24/24 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Part 09 - Dealing With Marcus Aurelius And The Epicurean Canonical Basis for Divinity
Episode 235 - Not Yet Released
Episode 236 - Not Yet Released