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Pathe - Notes On Usage
- Cassius
June 8, 2015 at 11:35 AM
- Cassius
June 8, 2015 at 11:35 AM
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A Discussion Of Eudaemonia - Extracted from the Facebook Group
- Cassius
February 26, 2016 at 6:16 PM
- Cassius
February 26, 2016 at 6:16 PM
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Is it true that "ataraxia is not physical pleasure, or even mental pleasure, but a state of inner calm?"
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM
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Definitions Of Key Greek Terms
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 3:50 PM
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 3:50 PM
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An Exchange On The Issue of How Much Pain To Accept 1
- Cassius
January 10, 2018 at 7:11 PM
- Cassius
January 10, 2018 at 9:13 PM
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A Debate About Hedonism
- Cassius
January 13, 2018 at 3:35 PM
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January 13, 2018 at 3:35 PM
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The Meaning of Eudaemonia - "Good Demon" 1
- Cassius
January 22, 2018 at 9:56 AM
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January 22, 2018 at 10:50 AM
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Graphic - Cassius To Cicero - A Question of Word Choice 2
- Cassius
February 11, 2018 at 8:53 AM
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February 11, 2018 at 9:50 AM
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Another Example Why I Don't Accept The Term "Hedonism" to Describe Epicurean Philosophy
- Cassius
October 14, 2018 at 8:55 PM
- Cassius
October 14, 2018 at 8:55 PM
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Why Do We Focus On "Pleasure" as the Goal and the Good, Rather than "Happiness?" 3
- Cassius
December 18, 2018 at 8:50 AM
- Cassius
December 18, 2018 at 12:47 PM
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"Objective Morality" 3
- Hiram
December 26, 2018 at 11:51 AM
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December 26, 2018 at 5:52 PM
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Could #Epicurus save us? A #philosophy of #pleasure could cure our modern ills 1
- Hiram
March 5, 2019 at 5:06 PM
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March 5, 2019 at 5:59 PM
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Epicureanism Vs Asceticism 8
- Hiram
March 12, 2019 at 9:44 AM
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March 14, 2019 at 1:37 PM
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On The Relationship of Eudaemonia And Pleasure
- Cassius
July 10, 2019 at 7:02 AM
- Cassius
July 10, 2019 at 7:02 AM
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Are You Epicurean Or Hieronymian? 26
- Cassius
October 1, 2019 at 2:08 PM
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June 30, 2022 at 5:44 AM
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On "Desires" And Their Relationship To Pleasure 30
- Godfrey
September 10, 2020 at 2:53 PM
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September 12, 2020 at 7:44 PM
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Inferential Foundations of Epicurean Ethics by David Sedley 1
- Godfrey
June 3, 2021 at 4:18 PM
- Godfrey
June 3, 2021 at 4:47 PM
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Epicurus On Money, And A Connection With Limits Referenced By A Modern Philosopher 2
- Cassius
June 11, 2021 at 8:29 AM
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June 11, 2021 at 9:42 AM
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New Book by Erler (Würzburg Center): "Epicurus: An Introduction to His Practical Ethics and Politics" 2
- Titus
June 24, 2021 at 3:39 PM
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June 24, 2021 at 5:33 PM
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Would There Be Benefit In Adapting the "Benjamin Franklin Journaling Model" To Our Discussion of Practical Exercises? 16
- Cassius
July 8, 2021 at 11:07 AM
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July 12, 2021 at 12:26 PM
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Regarding categories | Will to Power: a natural or un-natural desire? 7
- shahabgh66
August 7, 2021 at 6:02 AM
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August 7, 2021 at 10:04 AM
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To What Extent Is This Consistent With Epicurean Ethics: "Life is Short - Life Passionately"
- Cassius
October 6, 2021 at 4:08 PM
- Cassius
October 6, 2021 at 4:08 PM
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Things that happen after we die 7
- SimonC
February 4, 2022 at 6:29 AM
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February 4, 2022 at 9:54 AM
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As to the Term "Hedonic Calculus" or the "Calculus of Advantage" 22
- Cassius
February 27, 2022 at 7:26 AM
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March 1, 2022 at 12:03 PM
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Identifying And Dealing With Significant Error / Mistakes in Ourselves (and Others)
- Cassius
April 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
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April 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
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Sedley paper on Plato with interesting Epicurean implications 2
- Don
April 30, 2022 at 7:32 AM
- Don
April 30, 2022 at 9:35 AM
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Pleasure, Desire and Limits 36
- Godfrey
July 17, 2022 at 9:25 PM
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July 20, 2022 at 8:34 PM
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Epicureans On Kingship 15
- Cassius
August 2, 2022 at 10:16 AM
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October 10, 2022 at 5:11 AM
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“How Epicurean Science Saves Humanity” 3
- Pacatus
September 8, 2022 at 6:13 PM
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September 8, 2022 at 6:54 PM
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Is pleasure as the natural goal of life falsifiable? 30
- waterholic
December 8, 2022 at 6:08 AM
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February 10, 2023 at 11:02 PM
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