About Lucretius Today - Epicurus and Epicurean Philosophy
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.
Episode 356 - The Skeptics Argue Every Side But Conceal Their Conclusions
Welcome to Episode 356 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 are continuing our series reviewing Cicero's "Academic Questions" from an Epicurean perspective, which gives us an overview of the issues that split Plato's Academy and helps us understand Epicurus' position on the same issues. This week will continue in Section 18 (https://epicurustoday.com/02-key-sources/045-cicero-academic-questions-yonge/#xviii) of Book Two. Our text will come from
Cicero - Academic Questions - Yonge (https://epicurustoday.com/02-key-sources/045-cicero-academic-questions-yonge/) We'll likely stick with Yonge primarily, but we'll also refer to the Rackham translation here: Cicero On Nature Of Gods Academica Loeb Rackham : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/cicero-on-nature-of-gods-academica-loeb-rackham/page/398/mode/2up)
https://www.epicureanfriends.com/thread/5294-episode-356-eataq38-the-skeptics-argue-every-side-but-conceal-their-conclusions/
16 Oct 2026
Episode 355 - Have We Lived All Our Lives In A House Of Mirrors?
Welcome to Episode 355 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 are continuing our series reviewing Cicero's "Academic Questions" from an Epicurean perspective, which gives us an overview of the issues that split Plato's Academy and helps us understand Epicurus' position on the same issues. This week will continue in Section 18 (https://epicurustoday.com/02-key-sources/045-cicero-academic-questions-yonge/#xviii) of Book Two.
https://www.epicureanfriends.com/thread/5284-episode-355-eataq37-have-we-lived-all-our-lives-in-a-house-of-mirrors/
9 Oct 2026
Episode 354- The "Monstrous Absurdity" of Academic Skepticism
Welcome to Episode 354 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 are continuing our series reviewing Cicero's "Academic Questions" from an Epicurean perspective, which gives us an overview of the issues that split Plato's Academy and helps us understand Epicurus' position on the same issues. This week will continue in Section 16 (https://epicurustoday.com/02-key-sources/045-cicero-academic-questions-yonge/#xv) of Book Two. Our text will come from
Cicero - Academic Questions - Yonge (https://epicurustoday.com/02-key-sources/045-cicero-academic-questions-yonge/) We'll likely stick with Yonge primarily, but we'll also refer to the Rackham translation here: Cicero On Nature Of Gods Academica Loeb Rackham : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/cicero-on-nature-of-gods-academica-loeb-rackham/page/398/mode/2up)
https://www.epicureanfriends.com/thread/5280-episode-354-eataq36-the-monstrous-absurdity-of-academic-skepticism/
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