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SillyApe
October 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM Posted the thread What Are Some Epicurean Tips to Deal With Anxiety Over Painful Scenarios?.ThreadHello everyone.
Recently, I've come across some terrible news from my region. I'll spare you all of the details, but it consisted of some truly vile crimes committed by a group of thugs. When I read this, my blood began to boil as never before. I started… -
Kalosyni
October 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM Replied to the thread Should Epicureans Celebrate Something Else Instead of Celebrating Halloween?.PostAnother excerpt from that article:
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I think that there are more questions coming up regarding the idea of the "catharsis" of Halloween for adults. And does it end up mocking death in such a manner so that a person doesn't really have to think deeply… -
Kalosyni
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM Replied to the thread Should Epicureans Celebrate Something Else Instead of Celebrating Halloween?.PostHere is a current news write-up on Halloween. I think that adults aren't exactly "immune" to mental concepts of things or their correlate actions -- they do affect us in some way...as evidence shows in this news article about a fake house fire, and other… -
Kalosyni
October 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM Posted the thread Reasoning through the Letter to Menoeceus' On the Gods.Thread"First of all believe that god is a being immortal and blessed, even as the common idea of a god is engraved on men’s minds, and do not assign to him anything alien to his immortality or ill-suited to his blessedness: but believe about him everything… -
Kalosyni
October 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM Posted the thread Should Epicureans Celebrate Something Else Instead of Celebrating Halloween?.ThreadThinking that this coud be a thread for discussion of Halloween, and how modern Epicureans can make sense of it. I am noticing that the popularity of Halloween seems to increase more and more, (in area of the US that I live in). There are Halloween type… -
epicurista
October 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to wbernys’s post in the thread Do you believe in psychological hedonism/egoism? Any philosophers on this?.I'm become more interested in psychological hedonism (the thesis that all human actions are due to avoiding pain and increasing pleasure) and curious your guys thoughts on it.
I think i generally believe in it. There are some seemingly strong counter… -
Martin
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Eikadistes’s post in the thread 2022 Epicurus vs Buddhism Compare and Contrast Thread.[…]
I did the thing. I came up with a more exhaustive list, and found corresponding quotes by Epíkouros and Epicureans that either support or conflict with Theravada Buddhist positions. -
wbernys
October 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread Do you believe in psychological hedonism/egoism? Any philosophers on this?.At first thought I think that Dr. Austin touches on the subject (maybe repeatedly) but I don't think there is a chapter devoted to it.
For that I would recommend the DeWitt book, which treats it extensively, but equally or more so I would recommend the… -
nothelpfuldoug
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Cassius’s post in the thread New Youtube Video - "Epicurus Responding to His Haters" - October 2025.We've just had this video submitted by a participant at the Facebook group. It was originally produced in French but there's been an English overlay added, and it's very understandable. I've prepared a very negative review of it which I will post next,… -
Cassius
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM Replied to the thread Do you believe in psychological hedonism/egoism? Any philosophers on this?.PostAt first thought I think that Dr. Austin touches on the subject (maybe repeatedly) but I don't think there is a chapter devoted to it.
For that I would recommend the DeWitt book, which treats it extensively, but equally or more so I would recommend the…
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