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  1. Scholars have unearthed previously unknown verses from Empedocles’s ancient Greek manuscript, offering deeper insights into his revolutionary ideas about nature, love, and the cosmos. A thrilling moment for philosophy and the history of ideas.

    Read more: thedebrief.org/missing-for-200

    @goodnews

    #Empedocles #AncientPhilosophy #LostTexts #GoodNews

  2. I spent much of the day in the Garden - that is, reading Epicurus.

    Image: Agostino Scilla -- The philosopher Epicurus. -- Oil on canvas -- Private collection -- Epicurus holds a card in his hands that reads "Whatever you do, do wisely and think of consequences" - 1670-1680

    #Epicurus #Philosophy #AncientPhilosophy #GreekPhilosophy