Epicurus
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Epicurus is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between April 09, 2021 and January 02, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “than they do Epicurus’ view that “the atoms which flow from the stone”; “history remembers Epicurus”. It most often appears alongside Renaissance, Rome, 1913 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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- Category: People
- Mention count: 2
- Issue count: 2
- First seen: April 09, 2021
- Last seen: January 02, 2026
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Related Pages
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- Renaissance (2 shared issues)
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- Rome (2 shared issues)
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- 1913 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1 shared issues)
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- 2026-era Internet (1 shared issues)
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- Alexandria (1 shared issues)
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- America (1 shared issues)
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- Ancestor Veneration And Simulation Collective (1 shared issues)
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- Antinous (1 shared issues)
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- Aristippus (1 shared issues)
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- Aristotelian (1 shared issues)
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- Aristotle (1 shared issues)
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- Aristotle’s physics (1 shared issues)
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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.
In fact, I was surprised by how modern Galen’s reasoning seems. At one point he discusses magnets, and argues against an atomic explanation of their action. Before you laugh, remember that the modern explanation is electromagnetic fields, which look a lot more like one of Galen’s natural faculties (a tendency for mutual attraction over distance) than they do Epicurus’ view that “the atoms which flow from the stone are related in shape to those flowing from the iron, and so they become easily interlocked with one another”.
Have more fun than anyone has ever had before - after all, history remembers Aristippus! Start a cool group house - after all, history remembers Epicurus! Be extremely hot - history remembers Antinous too! Sell people the lowest-quality copper that has ever been sold, and live forever as a meme six thousand years later!