I hope all our readers are enjoying a happy and peaceful Eikas! I recently authored a three-part essay series titled On the Past, Present and Future Causes of Pleasures.
- The Practice of Presentism
- Choosing To Remember and to Forget: On the Past Causes of Pleasures
- A Smooth Contentment: On the Future Causes of Pleasures
Our friend Nate authored:
His page Twentiers.com has added several literary updates:
- ΠEΡΙ ΤΟΥ ΘEΟΥ ΜΟΡΦΗΣ: A THEOLOGICAL TREATISE ON THE FORM OF A GOD, by Demetrios of Lakonia
- Index of Herculaneum Fragments, with external links
Montgomery Crowe is a new content creator in the Epicurean blogosphere, and is the author of the blog The House that Epicurus Built. We wish him well with his new platform!
This weekend was huge fun for me. My neighbor and brunch buddy invited me to participate with him in the Chicago No Kings march, which ended up being the largest multi-city rally in the history of the US, and where I enjoyed hundreds of memes. One that stuck out for me was this one from The Big Lebowski, the film that gave us The Dude. Coincidentally, on Friday night I watched the movie Tron: Ares. I thought it was okay, sort of like The Matrix but with 80’s aesthetics. One of the highlights of the movie was the appearance of Jeff Bridges, the actor who plays The Dude, in a role similar to one played by the Architect in The Matrix. He wore a white robe, looks much older like a Wise Old Man, and his conversation with the main character delved into philosophical questions on how being a mortal renders life much more valuable than immortality does–which I thought was quite Epicurean.
On Sunday, SoFE members and friends enjoyed an Eikas program focusing on Lucretian Goddess spirituality. More people than usual were in attendance, and in the future I will continue to delve into some of the issues that we discussed this weekend at Eikas. If you wish to join our discussions, you may join the Garden of Epicurus group on FB. If you wish to support my work, you may do so at Substack or Patreon.
