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Daniel188
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Martin
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Reaction (Post)November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM Hello philosophy lovers!
My name is Daniel and I'm from Poland. I became interested in philosophy a few years ago, and the first practical philosophy I learned was Stoicism. I was primarily drawn to Stoicism by reading Arrian's notes on Epictetus's… -
Don
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Godfrey’s post in the thread Against using the word "corrosive" for the "unnatural/unnecessary" category.Personally, I kind of like "corrosive": these desires eat away at our well-being. But I would look at this similarly to the way that I look at the Tetrapharmakon, which is as a mnemonic for people who are already comfortable of the ideas of natural,… -
Cassius
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM Replied to the thread New Home Page Video: How Can The Wise Epicurean Always Be Happy?.PostBy the time I post this message version 2 of this video will be live, with a significantly improved voice. It's still far from perfect, but much better.
Not as an apology but as a statement of fact, Hollywood-quality video doesn't spring into existence… -
Adrastus
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Elli’s post in the thread Against using the word "corrosive" for the "unnatural/unnecessary" category.Very interesting discussion about how we describe the 'unnatural' desires. I agree that the word corrosive overloads the meaning, as if we are talking about permanent damage, while Epicurus simply speaks of vain or harmful desires which require strict… -
kochiekoch
Reaction (Post)November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM Hello philosophy lovers!
My name is Daniel and I'm from Poland. I became interested in philosophy a few years ago, and the first practical philosophy I learned was Stoicism. I was primarily drawn to Stoicism by reading Arrian's notes on Epictetus's… -
kochiekoch
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Elli’s post in the thread Against using the word "corrosive" for the "unnatural/unnecessary" category.Very interesting discussion about how we describe the 'unnatural' desires. I agree that the word corrosive overloads the meaning, as if we are talking about permanent damage, while Epicurus simply speaks of vain or harmful desires which require strict…
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