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General Discussion Forum - Welcome!
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General Discussion And Navigation
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Purpose, Rules, and Operation of Epicureanfriends.com
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Daily Interactions With The Non-Epicurean World
Post here your everyday casual comments and frustrations on dealing with a non-Epicurean world. Here you can "blow off steam" about the craziness of religious attitudes (how "everything" is god's will," no matter how ridiculous; how people who die are happy in heaven - so why don't we all commit suicide?) or other common viewpoints (procrastination, "keeping up with the Jones's," etc) that conflict with Epicurean views. But please - remember the "Not Neo-Epicurean" rules, and don't veer off into "politics."
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Welcome New Users!
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FAQ Answers And Discussion
The place to discuss and work on revisions to the Frequently Asked Questions And Answers here at EpicureanFriends.
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Am I An Epicurean?
This is one of the questions we get asked most frequently. If you're curious about this, post your own thread here!
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Friendship and Activism
This forum is dedicated to getting to know each other and our interests better, both online and locally.-
Epicurean Activism General Discussion and Navigation
Assistance in Starting A Local Group In Your Area (Meetup, Etc.), along with discussion of live local seminars and other meetings.
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User Backgrounds And Interests
Not everyone will want to post much information about themselves, and some will want to follow a strict "live unknown" policy. But for those who can't hold back and want to share their photos of the pets and their hobbies and other aspects of themselves, this is the forum for that.
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Epicurean Discussion In Languages Other than English
Please post discussion about Epicurean Philosophy in Languages Other than English here. The first category is Greek (the language of the Gods!) but we can open new sections as needed.
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Physics - The Nature of the Universe
Discussion of Epicurean Views On The Nature of The Universe. For Navigation of this topic please see the Navigation Post in the General Discussion section of this forum.
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Epicurean Physics - General Discussion and Navigation
General Discussion in Physics / Science
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The Universe As Eternal In Time: Nothing From Nothing / Nothing To Nothing / Eternality of the Universe
Nothing From Nothing / Nothing To Nothing / Eternality and Infinity of the Universe
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Materiality - Atoms and Void - Properties And Qualities and Emergence
Discussion of the many issues surrounding the existence and implications of Atomism - theory of matter and void.
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Nature Of the Soul / Impossibility of Life After Death
The Nature (Non-Supernatural) Of the Human Soul
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The Swerve - Its Nature And Effects
This forum is for discussion of pure physics matters, including the role of the swerve in the formation of "worlds." For discussion of the swerve as it relates to "free will" please post in the Free Will forum located here: https://www.epicureanfriends.com/index.php?board/393-free-will-freedom-of-choice-within-limits-and-bounds-vs-determinism/
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Modern Research Into Issues Relevant to Physics
Issues relating to modern research will appear throughout the other forums, but this subforum is specifically devoted to modern researchers whose work is relevant to modern scientific perspectives on physics, rather than primarily philosophical in nature.
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Canonics - The Tests of Truth: The Five Senses, Anticipations, and Feelings of Pleasure and Pain
Discussions on the "Canon of Truth" - the three sets of faculties by which we test all things to determine if they are true: (1) the faculty collectively referred to as the Five Senses, (2) the faculty of Anticipations, and (3) the Feelings of Pleasure and Pain.-
The Five Senses
Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, Smell
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The Anticipations / Preconceptions
Otherwise known as "Preconceptions" or "Prolepsis"
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The Feelings / Passions / Internal Sensations: Pleasure and Pain
Feeling: The Faculty of Pleasure and Pain
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The Trustworthiness of the Senses - Was Epicurus An Empiricist?
Was Epicurus An Empiricist?
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Explaining Epicurus' Position On The "Size of the Sun" And Related Issues of Speculative Math / Geometry
Explaining Epicurus' Position On The "Size of the Sun" And Related Issues of Speculative Math / Geometry
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"Images" And Their Significance
"Images" And Their Significance
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Modern Research Into Issues Relevant to Canonics
Issues relating to modern research will appear throughout the other forums, but this subforum is specifically devoted to modern researchers whose work is relevant to modern scientific perspectives on issues related to "canonics," including brain functions, rather than primarily philosophical in nature.
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Ethics - How To Live As An Epicurean
Discussion of Epicurean Ethics and How To Live As An Epicurean-
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The Relationship of Pleasure To Absence of Pain And Disturbance
The Relationship of Pleasure To Absence of Pain And Disturbance
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Kinetic and Katastematic Pleasure
For Discussion of the Distinction Between The Two Categories, and Whether the Distinction Was Important To Epicurus
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"Natural And Necessary" - Application of the Natural and Necessary Categories and the Rules of Choice And Avoidance
VS 63 and why we do not pursue only "necessary" desires.
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Dealing With Adversity (Including Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Loss of Important Values)
Dealing With Adversity (Including Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Loss of Important Values)
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Daily Life As An Epicurean
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Pets / Animals
Pets not only bring much enjoyment, but they also bring home to us our own mortality, as we typically lose a series of pets to death long before we lose friends and family.
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Childhood Education
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Lucretius' On The Nature of Things
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Fragments From Other Sources Attributed to Epicurus
Usener, Herculaneum Scrolls, Bailey's "Epicurus - The Extant Remains
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Twelve Fundamentals of Nature
Discussion of the Twelve Fundamental Observations About Nature (Physics) Which Are The Starting Point of Epicurean Philosophy.
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The Principal Doctrines
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Core Documents: The Sayings About The Wise Man From The Biography of Diogenes Laertius
Discussion of the Epicurean Sayings About The Wise Man As Contained in the Biography by Diogenes Laertius
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The "Vatican List" of Sayings
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The Biography of Epicurus By Diogenes Laertius (and other biographies)
Discussion of Biographical Works About Epicurus (Primarily Diogenes Laertius, but also Gassendi)
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Philodemus, Herculaneum, and Pompeii
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"Modern" Texts And Materials - Books / Articles / Podcasts / Multimedia
Discussion of Books / Articles / Podcasts / Multimedia About Epicurus, Primarily Those Published in the last several hundred years.-
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Authors and Publications from the Period between1700 - 1900
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Norman DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy"
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Post here requests for help in locating particular documents
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Articles
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A Few Days In Athens - By Frances Wright
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Comparisons - Comparing Epicurean Philosophy With Opposing Philosophies and Religions
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Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion and Navigation
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Epicurean Philosophy vs. Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is generally considered to be "the greatest good for the greatest number." This forum is to compare Epicurus with the Utilitarians.
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Epicurean Philosophy vs. Existentialism / Nihilism
Subforum devoted to distinguishing Epicurus from Existentialism / Nihilism
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List of Major Controversies in Epicurean Philosophy
There is a pinned article in the General Discussion forum to make new participants aware of these issues. This sub-forum is for starting new threads for detailed discussion of those controversies, and for the suggestion of additional issues to be added to the list.
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Arguments Against Pleasure As The Good / Goal / Guide At The Time of Epicurus
Philosophical Doctrines can be difficult or impossible to understand without knowledge of the question they are intended to address. Arguments against Pleasure at the time of Epicurus occur in Plato's Philebus, Protarchus, and Gorgias (and other writers) as referenced in Gosling & Taylor's "The Greeks On Pleasure." We can also find evidence of them in later works, such as Cicero's "On Ends." The purpose of this thread is to organize these arguments and discuss the Epicurean response to each.
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Notable Opponents of Epicurean Philosophy
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Major Projects
Discussion of Major Projects By and For Participants At EpicureanFriends.-
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Expanding Accessibility of Epicurean Texts
This subforum is devoted to discussion and group collaboration to make Epicurean texts more accessible in modern English and other languages
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Personal Outlines of Epicurean Philosophy
Personal Outlines of Epicurean Philosophy
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Epicurean Radio
Epicurean Radio was set up in 2019 as a website to continuously live-stream episodes of the podcasts and other materials. With technology changes, as of February, 2020, it appears that these resources are better spent on podcasting and other on-demand materials. All material formerly available at Epicureanradio.com is now available through links in this forum. If and when Epicureanradio.com is reactivated, notice will be placed here.
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Gassendi Transcription
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Art and Music that may or may not be explicitly Epicurean, but is Epicurean-Friendly
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3D Printing Resources
Post here information helpful to those who are interested in 3d printing copies of busts, rings, statues, or other artifacts of interest to Epicureans
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Sculptures, Rings, Cups, And Other Epicurean Artwork
Sculptures, Rings, Cups, And Other Epicurean Artwork
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Virgil - Epicurean Aspects
Happy is he who has the power to know the nature of things!
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"Epicureanism and Philosophical Recruitment in Ancient Greece
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Epicureans - Leaders In Epicurean Philosophy
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Epicurus
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Search and Identification of Past Epicureans, Real or Fictional
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