269 Episodes

  1. Episode 149 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 05 - The Early Years of Epicurus

    Published: 11/23/2022

  2. Episode 148 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 04 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus

    Published: 11/14/2022

  3. Episode 147 "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 03 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus

    Published: 11/7/2022

  4. Episode 146 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 02 - The Three Divisions of Epicurean Philosophy

    Published: 11/1/2022

  5. Episode 145 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 01 - Introduction

    Published: 10/24/2022

  6. Episode 144 - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 4) Virtue Not The Highest Good

    Published: 10/21/2022

  7. Episode 143 - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 3) The Superiority of The Epicurean Viewpoint on "Gods"

    Published: 10/11/2022

  8. Episode 142 - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 2) "Reality"

    Published: 10/5/2022

  9. Episode 141 - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 1) The Inscription

    Published: 9/28/2022

  10. Episode 140 - Letter to Menoeceus 07 - Completion of the Letter

    Published: 9/19/2022

  11. Episode 139 - Letter to Menoeceus 06 - On Pleasure (Part Two)

    Published: 9/12/2022

  12. Episode 138 - Letter to Menoeceus 05 - On Pleasure (Part One)

    Published: 9/5/2022

  13. Episode 137 - Letter to Menoeceus 04 - On Death (Part Two)

    Published: 9/1/2022

  14. Episode 136 - Letter to Menoeceus 03 - On Death (Part One)

    Published: 8/23/2022

  15. Episode 135 - Letter to Menoeceus 02 - On The Nature of The Gods

    Published: 8/15/2022

  16. Episode 134 - Letter to Menoeceus 01 - Context and Opening of the Letter

    Published: 8/8/2022

  17. Episode 133 - Letter to Pythocles 07 - Conclusion Of The Letter

    Published: 8/6/2022

  18. Episode 132 - Letter to Pythocles 06 - More on The Weather

    Published: 7/30/2022

  19. Episode 131 - Letter to Pythocles 05 - Weather Phenomena

    Published: 7/23/2022

  20. Episode 130 - Letter to Pythocles 04 - More on the Sun and Moon

    Published: 7/16/2022

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Lucretius Today is a podcast dedicated to learning Epicurean philosophy through study of the poet Lucretius, who lived in the age of Julius Caesar and wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurus' ideas left to us from the ancient world. We'll walk you line by line through the six books of Lucretius' poem, and we'll discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. In this podcast we won't be talking about modern political issues. How you apply Epicurus in your own life is entirely up to you. Over at the Epicureanfriends.com web forum, we apply this approach by following a set of ground rules we call "Not Neo-Epicurean, But Epicurean." Epicurean philosophy is not a religion, it''s not Stoicism, it's not Humanism, it's not Libertarianism, it's not Atheism, and it's not Marxism or any other philosophy - it is unique in the history of Western Civilization, and as we explore Lucretius's poem you'll quickly see how that is the case. The home page of this podcast is LucretiusToday.com, and there you can find a free copy of the version of the poem from which we are reading, and links to where you can discuss the poem between episodes at Epicureanfriends.com.