Are there any good books out there for getting started with the writings of Epicurus?

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2016-02-01 20:41:28Post No. 7649821
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:41:28 Post No. 7649821 [Report]

Are there any good books out there for getting started with the writings of Epicurus?

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:42:06 Post No.7649825
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:42:06 Post No.7649825 [Report]

Epicurus

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:42:33 Post No.7649827
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:42:33 Post No.7649827 [Report]

The Essential Epicurus

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:43:11 Post No.7649828
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:43:11 Post No.7649828 [Report]

>>7649825
Can't beat this answer: Epicurus.

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:48:16 Post No.7649834
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:48:16 Post No.7649834 [Report]

>>7649825
>>7649827
>>7649828
nice memes, really make you fit in

truly in this moment you are a great part of the community simply epic, U R us

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:55:35 Post No.7649857
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 20:55:35 Post No.7649857 [Report]

>>7649834
>Epicurus
Seriously though, the penguin edition 'The Art of Happiness' is a decent start.

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 22:40:22 Post No.7650190
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 22:40:22 Post No.7650190 [Report]

>>7649834
>>7649857
I wasn't fucking meming.

The Essential Epicurus is the best book for Epicurus, it contains all his extent work. Fuck the penguin shit.

Read On the Nature of Things by Lucretius after.

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 22:41:05 Post No.7650193
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 22:41:05 Post No.7650193 [Report]

>>7650190
>extent

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 22:48:53 Post No.7650222
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 22:48:53 Post No.7650222 [Report]

I think my diary has a section on Epicurus desu

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 22:49:57 Post No.7650226
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 22:49:57 Post No.7650226 [Report]

>>7650193
Fuck off nerd

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 23:00:29 Post No.7650268
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 23:00:29 Post No.7650268 [Report]

>>7649857
>>7650190
tbqh lads I just came into this thread to make that hella forced pun, the bit about memes was just to provide context for the pun and you shouldn't take it sincerely and have a bad day because of it

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Anonymous 2016-02-01 23:02:59 Post No.7650279
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Anonymous 2016-02-01 23:02:59 Post No.7650279 [Report]

>>7650268
I now that, and loled. >>7650190 This guy doesn't.

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 08:04:59 Post No.7651659
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 08:04:59 Post No.7651659 [Report]

>>7650268
>>7650279
I knew that lad was meming you cunt, where I come from this is jovial typing you fucking invalid tosser.

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 09:20:38 Post No.7651771
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 09:20:38 Post No.7651771 [Report]

>>7651659
Look who's salty.

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 11:17:57 Post No.7651907
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 11:17:57 Post No.7651907 [Report]

>>7651771
I'm being the opposite of salty you nonce cunt