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Society of Epicurus publishes Epítome
According to Norman DeWitt, ancient Epicureans used to study a Little Epitome, which is extant today as the Letter to Herodotus, and would later on graduate to the Big Epitome for which, he suggests, Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura was used although some other volume must have been used during the first couple of centuries prior to Lucretius.
In celebration of this tradition and to encourage and facilitate the systematic study of its writings in Spain and Latin America, the Society of Friends of Epicurus recently released a Spanish-language Epítome: Escrituras Epicúreas, a collection of the ancient writings of our tradition with commentary and a study guide by Hiram Crespo, author of Tending the Epicurean Garden (Humanist Press, 2014).
The work is written in chapter and verse format, both for ease of reference and to dignify the considerable historical value of its content. It includes a Spanish translation of Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings and the Epistles to Moeneceus, Pythocles and Herodotus, in addition to a summarized chronicle of the lives of the Scholarchs and great masters of the tradition up to Philodemus of Gadara, as well as the Spanish translation of nine reasonings based on the surviving fragments of the Herculaneum Scrolls.
The book is available from Amazon, or directly from CreateSpace.
In celebration of this tradition and to encourage and facilitate the systematic study of its writings in Spain and Latin America, the Society of Friends of Epicurus recently released a Spanish-language Epítome: Escrituras Epicúreas, a collection of the ancient writings of our tradition with commentary and a study guide by Hiram Crespo, author of Tending the Epicurean Garden (Humanist Press, 2014).
The work is written in chapter and verse format, both for ease of reference and to dignify the considerable historical value of its content. It includes a Spanish translation of Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings and the Epistles to Moeneceus, Pythocles and Herodotus, in addition to a summarized chronicle of the lives of the Scholarchs and great masters of the tradition up to Philodemus of Gadara, as well as the Spanish translation of nine reasonings based on the surviving fragments of the Herculaneum Scrolls.
The book is available from Amazon, or directly from CreateSpace.
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The book Epitome: Epicurean Writings is now available everywhere. Ancient Epicureans always walked around with an Epitome from which they studied Epicurean philosophy. This modern English-language Epitome includes the Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings, Epistles, and several summaries of the scrolls from Herculaneum with a thematic index, and my commentaries.
Also, I recently gave an interview (which is now live in three parts: Part I, Part II and Part III) to Pablo Veloso, an Argentinian podcaster who lives in Spain. We discussed details about the therapeutics of Epicurean philosophy, the history of the Epicurean tradition, descriptions of the Epicurean sage, what it means to be part of a 21st-Century virtual Koinonia (Epicurean community), and many other subjects. It was a very enjoyable conversation, and English subtitles are available in the videos. Patreon subscribers also have the option of reading the script of the interview from societyofepicurus.com.
Also, Epicureanism now has a page within the website of the Spiritual Naturalist Society, where it is considered one of their available traditions.
Also, I recently gave an interview (which is now live in three parts: Part I, Part II and Part III) to Pablo Veloso, an Argentinian podcaster who lives in Spain. We discussed details about the therapeutics of Epicurean philosophy, the history of the Epicurean tradition, descriptions of the Epicurean sage, what it means to be part of a 21st-Century virtual Koinonia (Epicurean community), and many other subjects. It was a very enjoyable conversation, and English subtitles are available in the videos. Patreon subscribers also have the option of reading the script of the interview from societyofepicurus.com.
Also, Epicureanism now has a page within the website of the Spiritual Naturalist Society, where it is considered one of their available traditions.
