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    2. Health of the Body and Happiness of the Soul -vs- "The Goal is Pleasure" 4

      • Kalosyni
      • September 9, 2024 at 6:56 AM
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      September 9, 2024 at 6:56 AM

    2. Explaining In Summary Form How A Man In Extreme Pain Can Be Said To Be "Happy" 22

      • Cassius
      • April 20, 2024 at 5:38 AM
      • Cassius
      • July 1, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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      July 1, 2024 at 1:24 PM

    2. Scientific Support for Psychological Hedonism 19

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      • April 23, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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    4. Little Rocker

      April 23, 2024 at 8:04 PM

    2. List of Epicurean philosophical remedies

      • Kalosyni
      • November 8, 2023 at 10:52 AM
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    2. Wikipedia on "Pleasure"

      • Kalosyni
      • October 18, 2023 at 6:24 PM
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    2. Desiderata 2

      • Pacatus
      • August 2, 2023 at 7:02 PM
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      • August 2, 2023 at 7:45 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      August 2, 2023 at 7:45 PM

    2. Epicurean Golden Rule? 10

      • Pacatus
      • July 7, 2023 at 1:40 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      July 7, 2023 at 1:40 PM

    2. Ruminations on leading with “Pleasure and Pain as the Guide” v “The Goal is Pleasure” 4

      • Godfrey
      • June 9, 2023 at 7:07 AM
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      June 9, 2023 at 7:07 AM

    2. Social feelings/actions to not-friends(or strangers, animals) (Philantropy /compassion /sympathy / kindness / charity /) 4

      • Matteng
      • May 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM
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    4. Joshua

      May 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM

    2. Is pleasure as the natural goal of life falsifiable? 30

      • waterholic
      • December 8, 2022 at 6:08 AM
      • waterholic
      • February 10, 2023 at 11:02 PM
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    4. Don

      February 10, 2023 at 11:02 PM

    2. Epicureans On Kingship 15

      • Cassius
      • August 2, 2022 at 10:16 AM
      • Cassius
      • October 10, 2022 at 5:11 AM
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    4. Sid

      October 10, 2022 at 5:11 AM

    2. “How Epicurean Science Saves Humanity” 3

      • Pacatus
      • September 8, 2022 at 6:13 PM
      • Pacatus
      • September 8, 2022 at 6:54 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 8, 2022 at 6:54 PM

    2. Pleasure, Desire and Limits 36

      • Godfrey
      • July 20, 2022 at 8:34 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      July 20, 2022 at 8:34 PM

    2. Are You Epicurean Or Hieronymian? 26

      • Cassius
      • October 1, 2019 at 2:08 PM
      • Cassius
      • June 30, 2022 at 5:44 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 30, 2022 at 5:44 AM

    2. 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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      April 30, 2022 at 9:35 AM

    2. Identifying And Dealing With Significant Error / Mistakes in Ourselves (and Others)

      • Cassius
      • April 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
      • Cassius
      • April 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
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    2. As to the Term "Hedonic Calculus" or the "Calculus of Advantage" 22

      • Cassius
      • February 27, 2022 at 7:26 AM
      • Cassius
      • March 1, 2022 at 12:03 PM
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      March 1, 2022 at 12:03 PM

    2. Things that happen after we die 7

      • SimonC
      • February 4, 2022 at 6:29 AM
      • SimonC
      • February 4, 2022 at 9:54 AM
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    4. Don

      February 4, 2022 at 9:54 AM

    2. 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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    2. Regarding categories | Will to Power: a natural or un-natural desire? 7

      • shahabgh66
      • August 7, 2021 at 10:04 AM
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    4. Cassius

      August 7, 2021 at 10:04 AM

    2. Would There Be Benefit In Adapting the "Benjamin Franklin Journaling Model" To Our Discussion of Practical Exercises? 16

      • Cassius
      • July 12, 2021 at 12:26 PM
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    4. A_Gardner

      July 12, 2021 at 12:26 PM

    2. New Book by Erler (Würzburg Center): "Epicurus: An Introduction to His Practical Ethics and Politics" 2

      • Titus
      • June 24, 2021 at 3:39 PM
      • Titus
      • June 24, 2021 at 5:33 PM
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    4. Don

      June 24, 2021 at 5:33 PM

    2. Epicurus On Money, And A Connection With Limits Referenced By A Modern Philosopher 2

      • Cassius
      • June 11, 2021 at 9:42 AM
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    2. Inferential Foundations of Epicurean Ethics by David Sedley 1

      • Godfrey
      • June 3, 2021 at 4:47 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 3, 2021 at 4:47 PM

    2. 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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      September 12, 2020 at 7:44 PM

    2. On The Relationship of Eudaemonia And Pleasure

      • Cassius
      • July 10, 2019 at 7:02 AM
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    2. Epicureanism Vs Asceticism 8

      • Hiram
      • March 12, 2019 at 9:44 AM
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      March 14, 2019 at 1:37 PM

    2. ‪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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    2. Understanding of good vs. bad desires? 1

      • Hiram
      • February 13, 2019 at 6:54 AM
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      • February 13, 2019 at 9:09 AM
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      February 13, 2019 at 9:09 AM

    2. Priorities: How To Rank "Pursuing Pleasure" vs. "Avoiding Pain" 2

      • Cassius
      • February 4, 2019 at 5:10 PM
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      • February 5, 2019 at 5:18 PM
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    2. "You will not taste death: Jesus and Epicureanism" 6

      • Titus
      • September 9, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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    2. Poem in Petronius' Satyricon 1

      • Bryan
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    2. Roman Glass Reconstructions Available 2

      • Cassius
      • September 8, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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      September 8, 2024 at 10:37 PM

    2. Want some good book recommendations like "Living for pleasure" by Emily Austin 4

      • UnPaid_Landlord
      • September 8, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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    2. Repackaged Epicureanism from a Christian writer? 11

      • Robert
      • September 3, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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    4. Don

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