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Hiram Crespo is an Epicurean philosopher and author of Tending the Epicurean Garden (Humanist Press, 2014) and has translated, compiled, and contributed to many other works. He's the founder of the Society of Friends of Epicurus (societyofepicurus.com).
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On Gastronomy (opens the original)
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This month, I published two essays On Gastronomy. Three other previous essays were relevant to this subject. For ease of study, here they’re gathered into a five-essay series.The Autarchy Portion of Epicurus’ Epistle to Menoeceus delves into the role of the belly in our ethical education by reminding us that the belly tells us when we are hungry, when we are sated, and in general teaches us about the limits of nature.The Kitche
The Kitchen and the Table of the Kepos (opens the original)
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In the first essay On Gastronomy, I discussed the autarchy portion of Epicurus’ Epistle to Menoeceus and argued that diet and the disciplines of the belly played a key role in the ethical education offered by Epicurus. In this essay, I will attempt to place before the eyes of my readers the activities that took place in the kitchen and dining table of the Epicurean Garden.Food and RitualIn South America, circles of friends pass around the gourd and share sips of yerba maté, the
The Autarchy Portion of Epicurus' Epistle to Menoeceus (opens the original)
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Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between food and culture, the art of preparing and serving rich or delicate and appetizing food, the cooking styles of particular regions, and the science of good eating. - WikipediaGastronomy. from gastēr “stomach” + nomos “rule, law”. - Etymonline.comI will be delving into various aspects of gastronomy from an Epicurean perspective in a two-essay series. In this first installment, I broach the subjec
Happy Herculaneum Day (opens the original)
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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in August 24 of the year 79 of Common Era buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash. Herculaneum was a rich city with fountains, canals, mosaics, villas, and other displays of opulence and refinement. It had many treasures, busts of philosophers, sculptures—including an iconic bronze leaping pig that is associated with the Epicurean school—and numerous votive icons of a local Venus (or Venus-like nymph?) that was depicted washing her hair pla
Seneca's Epistle 11: On Honoring the Sage (opens the original)
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Seneca the Younger was a Senator during the time of Nero, in the 1st century CE, and a Roman citizen from the province of Hispania. He is also the most well-known Hispanic Stoic philosopher (although, as we will see, he was strongly influenced by the Epicureans) and wrote many works. In this essay I will focus specifically on one of his Epistles.VS 32: Piety towards Wisdom (σοφοῦ σεβασμὸς)Honoring a sage is itself a great good to the one who honors. - <a href="https://monadno
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