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Podcast: Lucretius Today - Epicurus and Epicurean Philosophy
Episode: Episode 308 - Tracing Four Key Epicurean Ideas From The Principal Doctrines To The Tetrapharmakon To Cicero's Epicureans
Description: Welcome to Episode 308 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the most complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where we discuss this and all of our podcast episodes. This week we continue covering Cicero's "Tusculan Disputations" from an Epicurean perspe...