Welcome to Episode 172 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only 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 you will find a discussion thread for each of our podcast episodes and many other topics. We are now in the process of a series of podcasts intended to provide a general overview of Epicurean philosophy based on the organizational structure employed by Norman DeWitt in his book "Epicurus and His Philosophy." This week we begin our discussion of Chapter 12, entitled "The New Hedonism."


The “Summum Bonum” Fallacy
Pleasure Identified As the Telos
The True Nature of Pleasure
The Dualistic Good
The Natural Ceilings Of Pleasure
Pleasure Not Increased By Immortality
The Fullness of Pleasure
The Unity of Pleasure
The Root of All Good
Pleasure Can Be Continuous
Continuous Pain Impossible
The Relation of Pleasure To Virtue