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    2. Your Regular Reminder That Epicurean Philosophy Is About A Lot More Than Ice Cream And Cookies

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    2. You may think that I am crazy to consider Epicurus to be a god...

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    2. Yahoo Article: Epicureanism as an alternative to Stoicism 5

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    2. Would Epicurus say: "Infinite Time contains no more pain than limited time when the limit of pain is measured by reason?" 15

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    2. Would An Epicurean Hook Himself Up To An "Experience Machine" or a "Pleasure Machine" If Possible? 27

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    2. Words of wisdom from Scottish comedian Billy Connolly 5

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    2. Will Epicurus and Pirrone save Europe? 4

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    2. Why Parrhesia is Necessary 5

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    2. Why I hate Pantheism 6

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    2. Why Epicurean ideas suit the challenges of modern secular life 5

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    2. Why Does Stoicism Seem to Be More Popular Than Epicureanism, Especially In England? 13

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    2. Why Do We Consider The Absence of Pain To Be Pleasure? 18

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    2. Why Do We Come Here To Talk With Each Other? 1

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    2. Who Was The Most Recent Explicitly Epicurean Philosopher?

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    2. Who to believe? 34

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    2. Who are your Persians? 8

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    2. What Would You Take To Cease To Be An Epicurean? 1

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    2. What Would Epicurus Say To Someone Who Complains "The World Is Unjust / Life Isn't Fair"? 5

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    2. What was the geographical reach of Ancient Epicurean thought? 8

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    2. What holds me back from embracing EP 29

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    2. What Epicurus Offers To The Modern World As Of April, 2024? 37

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    2. What Epicurus Might Say In Response To Common Cliches

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    2. What does a government based on Epicureanism look like? 2

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    2. What Did Epicurus Include in "Pleasure?" 2

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      • March 31, 2019 at 10:01 AM
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    2. what did epicurean actually mean by free will ? i think the article on the main page is confusing determinism with fatalism 8

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    2. What Are The Possible Reasons (And Of These, The Most Likely) Why The List of 40 Principal Doctrines Does Not Feature A Statement Explicitly Stating Pleasure To Be The Goal of Life? 39

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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

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