Untroubled

Epicurus Goes to Washington

Hot Political Takes from the Garden

Nov 13 • Jack Gedney

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Some Laws Are Unjust. So It Goes.

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 36–38

Nov 3 • Jack Gedney

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October 2026

I Have No Desire to Break the Law

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 34–35

Oct 27 • Jack Gedney

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Practical Epicureanism: The Expense Audit

Let’s increase your security right now

Oct 23 • Jack Gedney

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What Is Epicurean Justice?

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 31–33

Oct 20 • Jack Gedney

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Epicurean Critic: Plutarch

Why does the great biographer think we are bad at pursuing pleasure?

Oct 16 • Jack Gedney

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A Stoic Embraces Epicurean Simplicity

Translation Tuesday: Seneca Letters 2 and 4

Oct 13 • Jack Gedney

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Practical Epicureanism: Cheap Fun

Ten sources of pleasure that are active, non-piggish, and nearly free

Oct 9 • Jack Gedney

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Why You Need to Cultivate Friendship and Familial Affection

Translation Tuesday: Principal Doctrines 27 and 28

Oct 6 • Jack Gedney

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Epicurean Ally: Mr. Money Mustache

The financial independence guru is more helpful than most philosophers

Oct 2 • Jack Gedney

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September 2026

What Kinds of Pleasure Do We Want?

Translation Tuesday: Diogenes Laertius on Epicurean Ethics, Part 3

Sep 29 • Jack Gedney

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Cicero’s Critique of Epicurean Ethics

Another kind of Skeptic makes his case

Sep 25 • Jack Gedney

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