Episode 320 - Are the Good of A Sheep And Of A Man The Same?

Episode 320 - Are the Good of A Sheep And Of A Man The Same?

From Lucretius Today - Epicurus and Epicurean Philosophy by Cassius Amicus

February 13, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the philosophical issues from Cicero's 'Academic Questions' and their relevance to Epicurean philosophy.

Welcome to Episode 320 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 start are continuing our series reviewing Cicero's "Academic Questions" from an Epicurean perspective. We are focusing first on what is referred to as Book One, which provides an overview of the issues that split Plato's Academy and gives us an overview of the philosophical issues being dealt with at the time of Epicurus. https://www.epicureanfriends.com/thread/4939-episode-320-eateq-02-are-the-good-of-a-sheep-and-the-good-of-a-man-the-same-not/

Topics covered

  • Epicurean philosophy
  • Cicero's Academic Questions
  • Plato's Academy

Keywords

  • Lucretius
  • Epicurus
  • philosophy
  • Cicero
  • Plato

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: On The Nature of Things, Academic Questions

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