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- Kalosyni
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Pleasure as a guide 3
- EyalA
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Téōs Around an Idea 4
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Happy National Pig Day (US)!
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Epicurean Emporium 7
- Eikadistes
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The Purpose Behind Studying Epicurean Philosophy 3
- Kalosyni
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Ancient Greek Numbering System 1
- Cassius
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Ideas For 2025?
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"Metakosmos" in Ancient Texts 10
- Eikadistes
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Thank the Forum! 2
- Eikadistes
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Boethus the Epicurean (geometry, acoustics) 1
- TauPhi
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Oenoanda fragments
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The Reality of Sisyphus 3
- Eikadistes
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Eliminative Materialism 19
- Bryan
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Eclectic Take on Epicurean Philosophy; Earlier Origin of Some Epicurean Concepts; Method of Loci 17
- Eoghan Gardiner
November 22, 2023 at 3:40 PM
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Happy Hogmanay (a day late)!
- Don
January 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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To Whom Was Epicurus' Last Letter Addressed? 19
- Eikadistes
December 30, 2024 at 10:58 AM
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Give Us an Example of God! 63
- Eikadistes
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Aonius Palearius - Sixteenth Century Figure With Some Epicurean Sympathies
- Cassius
December 30, 2024 at 6:47 AM
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what did epicurean actually mean by free will ? i think the article on the main page is confusing determinism with fatalism 8
- UnPaid_Landlord
December 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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Epicureanism and Scientific Debates Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception - New (2023) Collection of Commentaries 7
- Matteng
October 29, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Video Games For Mental Focus and Relaxation 2
- Cassius
November 9, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Discussion of New Substack Article: "A Gate To Be Burst: Absence of Pain" 29
- Cassius
February 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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How Would Epicurus Analyze The Slogan "Live Free Or Die" As An Ethical Guide? 6
- Cassius
December 4, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Mark Twain Quote (On Death) 10
- Don
December 3, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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November 2024 General Thoughts On What Epicurean Philosophy Means To Me. 6
- Cassius
November 29, 2024 at 11:25 AM
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Prolepsis / Anticipations As Epicurus' Answer to the MENO Problem 34
- Cassius
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Stoics Aren't Ascetics... It's Those Epicureans! 9
- Don
November 29, 2024 at 7:41 AM
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Atoms Make Up the Human Psyche 3
- kochiekoch
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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“Better to lose the money because of me than to lose me because of the money.” 3
- TauPhi
November 19, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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New Slideshow: Nothing Comes From Nothing
- Cassius
November 10, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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⟐ as the symbol of the philosophy of Epicurus 48
- michelepinto
March 18, 2021 at 11:59 AM - General Discussion
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Analysing movies through an Epicurean lens 3
- Rolf
May 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM - General Discussion
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Is All Desire Painful? How Would Epicurus Answer? 24
- Cassius
May 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM - General Discussion
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Pompeii Then and Now 7
- kochiekoch
January 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM - General Discussion
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Names of Bits of Reality 4
- Eikadistes
May 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM - General Discussion
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