Two Equal-Rank Categories Within "Pleasure" - Stimulative/Kinetic And Non-Stimulative/Katastematic
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A Food Analogy That May Be Useful In Thinking About Stimulative vs Non-Stimulative Pleasures 7
- Cassius
March 6, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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March 28, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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Is gratitude a katastematic or kinetic pleasure? 69
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October 25, 2023 at 10:45 AM
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Modern Neuroscience And The Katastematic / Kinetic Debate 61
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June 29, 2023 at 2:14 PM
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Confidence in Katastematic Pleasure 47
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February 10, 2023 at 11:00 PM
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Do Pigs Value Katastematic Pleasure? ( Summer 2022 K / K Discussion) 167
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June 29, 2022 at 11:26 PM
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Applying K/K Theory to Practical Life Issues 1
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July 16, 2022 at 10:20 AM
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Another Article Insisting On The Importance of the Kinetic / Katestematic Distinction, Despite Citing Nikolsky 16
- Cassius
September 28, 2019 at 6:35 PM
- Cassius
July 10, 2022 at 12:48 AM
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What A Mess This K / K Issue Is - Here is Someone Saying These are "The Most Dominant Terms In Epicurus' Theory of Pleasures" 7
- Cassius
March 11, 2020 at 7:49 AM
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March 16, 2020 at 2:59 PM
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Dialogue on Katastematic Pleasure 38
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February 16, 2018 at 4:33 PM
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February 21, 2018 at 4:16 PM
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"Objection Your Honor! Attorney Cicero Is Mischaracterizing the Testimony To Mislead The Jury! The Evidence Is Clear: Not Only Is "Ataraxia" Not The Highest Pleasure - Ataraxia Alone Is Not A Pleasure At All! 2
- Cassius
January 27, 2018 at 2:11 PM
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February 2, 2018 at 7:56 AM
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DeWitt: "It Makes No Difference That Some Pleasures Are Static And Some Are Kinetic" 20
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January 28, 2018 at 6:17 AM
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February 1, 2018 at 12:08 PM
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Nikolsky: "Epicurus On Pleasure" - Revising Our View of the Katastematic / Kinetic Question 2
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March 11, 2017 at 5:49 PM
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January 27, 2018 at 2:16 AM
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Wenham - On Cicero's Interpretation of Katastematic Pleaure In Epicurus
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March 11, 2017 at 3:41 PM
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March 11, 2017 at 3:41 PM
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Would Epicurus say: "Infinite Time contains no more pain than limited time when the limit of pain is measured by reason?" 15
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July 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM - General Discussion
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The Normal Curve of Pleasure 5
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July 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM - General Discussion
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Emily Austin conversation rebroadcast on Next Big Idea! 2
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July 23, 2024 at 9:33 AM - General Discussion
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"If You Wish To Be An Epicurean, Get Used To Being Called 'Cockeyed'" - or - "Why Vatican Saying 29 Would Make A Good Epicurean Tatoo" 3
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Does PD26 imply personal responsibility beyond oneself? 4
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July 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM - PD 26 - Of desires, all that do not lead to a sense of pain...
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