Pleasure Is Present Where Pain Is Absent
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A model of painlessness / aponia consistent with Lucretius' "vessel" analogy and references to the fullness of pleasure
- Cassius
May 3, 2015 at 10:35 PM
- Cassius
May 3, 2015 at 10:35 PM
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Key Citations - Pleasure Is Present When Pain Is Absent
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 11:57 AM
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October 4, 2023 at 11:57 AM
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Comments on Painlessness
- Cassius
March 14, 2016 at 9:01 PM
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March 14, 2016 at 9:01 PM
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Is "happiness" "prior" to being "tranquil"?
- Cassius
March 23, 2016 at 8:45 AM
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March 23, 2016 at 8:45 AM
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Gorgias - The Leaky Cask Hypothetical
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:07 PM
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September 24, 2016 at 3:07 PM
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"Absence of Pain" Discussion in Cicero's Criticism of Epciurus in On Ends
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:20 PM
- Cassius
September 24, 2016 at 3:20 PM
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Comments on "What Epicurus Can Teach Us About Freedom and Happiness"
- Cassius
January 7, 2018 at 7:19 AM
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January 7, 2018 at 7:19 AM
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Another Formulation of The "Absence of Pain" Issue, This One in Response to Elevic 1
- Cassius
February 8, 2018 at 2:52 AM
- Cassius
February 8, 2018 at 8:59 AM
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A Graphical Representation of Two Versions of "Absence of Pain" 1
- Cassius
February 19, 2018 at 9:14 AM
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February 19, 2018 at 9:35 PM
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Karl Popper and the question: Is it worse to suffer pain than it is good to experience pleasure?
- Cassius
May 16, 2018 at 8:42 AM
- Cassius
May 16, 2018 at 8:42 AM
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An Exchange On The Use of Logic To Argue The "Absence of Pain" Issue
- Cassius
March 22, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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March 22, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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Ataraxia: Tranquility at the End 3
- Hiram
September 14, 2019 at 4:23 PM
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September 14, 2019 at 5:45 PM
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More Thoughts On Removal of Pain And The Letter to Menoeceus
- Cassius
December 17, 2019 at 9:27 AM
- Cassius
December 17, 2019 at 9:27 AM
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Tranquility v Pleasure 24
- Godfrey
February 22, 2020 at 4:59 PM
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February 25, 2020 at 4:41 PM
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Reducing "Tranquilism" to its Absurd Conclusion 6
- Cassius
February 29, 2020 at 6:38 AM
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March 7, 2020 at 4:21 PM
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An Exchange with Haris Dimitriadis on Pleasure vs Ataraxia 3
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May 5, 2020 at 8:57 AM
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May 5, 2020 at 8:57 PM
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The Problem of Leaving "Ataraxia" Untranslated 1
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May 6, 2020 at 10:09 AM
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May 6, 2020 at 10:10 AM
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Discussion of Article "Challenging Ataraxia" by Haris Dimitriadis 6
- Cassius
May 15, 2020 at 4:44 PM
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May 15, 2020 at 8:38 PM
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An Unfortunate Article Suggesting That Katastematic Pleasure is "Necessary" and Kinetic Pleasure is "Unnecessary" 5
- Cassius
April 14, 2021 at 11:23 AM
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April 14, 2021 at 4:15 PM
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Why Tranquility Should Not Be the Main Goal for an Epicurean 52
- Kalosyni
November 26, 2021 at 5:04 PM
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December 19, 2021 at 1:56 PM
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Every Instance of "Ataraxia," "Eudaemonia," and "Tranquilatas" in a Core Epicurean Text 2
- Cassius
December 16, 2018 at 10:47 AM
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February 19, 2023 at 10:33 PM
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Odyssey's example of a drug for mental pains 13
- Onenski
March 29, 2023 at 4:15 PM
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March 30, 2023 at 1:46 PM
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Slider models of pleasure vs. pain 9
- Kalosyni
April 17, 2023 at 4:49 PM
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April 18, 2023 at 6:15 PM
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Pleasure, absence of pain and PD03 2
- Godfrey
September 3, 2023 at 11:13 AM
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September 3, 2023 at 2:25 PM
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Another Exchange on Ataraxia 1
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February 2, 2017 at 7:27 AM
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October 28, 2023 at 1:29 PM
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The Meaning of the Greek Word "Eudaemonia" 1
- Cassius
December 3, 2023 at 11:08 AM
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December 3, 2023 at 7:14 PM
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The Meaning of the Greek Word "Ataraxia" 3
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December 3, 2023 at 11:07 AM
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December 4, 2023 at 7:52 AM
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The Meaning of the Greek Word "Aponia" 9
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December 3, 2023 at 11:05 AM
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December 4, 2023 at 12:30 PM
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