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Top Ten Recognizable Epicurean "Slogans" 6
- Cassius
March 25, 2024 at 9:19 AM
- Cassius
April 12, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 47
- burninglights
November 17, 2023 at 8:20 PM
- burninglights
March 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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Major Herculaneum Scroll News: "In the closing section of the text our author takes a parting shot at his adversaries, who 'have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular, when it is a question of definition.'” 12
- Cassius
February 5, 2024 at 12:08 PM
- Cassius
March 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Is All "Ataraxia" Equal? 30
- Cassius
November 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
- Cassius
February 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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Maximum pleasure as absence of all pain: a philosophical question concerning neuroscientific and Epicurean outlook toward the feeling of pleasure 10
- shahabgh66
January 20, 2024 at 4:26 AM
- shahabgh66
January 26, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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Cassius' Latest Single Page Outline Of Epicurean Philosophy 11
- Cassius
December 6, 2023 at 11:09 AM
- Cassius
December 10, 2023 at 5:41 PM
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A Draft of A Pie Chart Presentation of Basic Concepts In Epicurean Pleasure 7
- Cassius
November 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM
- Cassius
December 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM
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"Absence Of Pain Is Pleasure" - How Would You Articulate That To Someone? 30
- Eoghan Gardiner
November 15, 2023 at 9:32 AM
- Eoghan Gardiner
December 2, 2023 at 12:47 PM
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Would You Rather Live For A Week As (1) Epicurus During the Last Week of His Life or (2) An Anonymous Shepherd Laying In The Grass In The Summertime With No Pain At All? 104
- Cassius
September 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM
- Cassius
October 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM
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Practical Pleasure-Pain Perspectives: How Different is 99% Pleasure From 100% Pleasure? 13
- Cassius
October 5, 2023 at 12:06 PM
- Cassius
October 6, 2023 at 10:24 AM
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Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42
- Joshua
February 7, 2022 at 12:20 AM
- Joshua
February 9, 2022 at 9:55 PM
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"Setting Before the Eyes" 49
- Don
January 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM
- Don
February 3, 2022 at 10:32 PM
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An Epicurean Understanding of Pleasure 96
- Kalosyni
October 4, 2021 at 1:39 PM
- Kalosyni
October 10, 2021 at 4:36 PM
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Opportunities for Activism And Collaboration Here At EpicureanFriends.com 33
- Cassius
April 2, 2020 at 9:59 AM
- Cassius
August 25, 2021 at 12:16 AM
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New Users Please Read Here First
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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Can You Provide A Simplified Outline of The Most Important Principles Of The Epicurean System?
- Cassius
December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
- Cassius
December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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HISTORICAL REFERENCES TO "PEACE AND SAFETY" – ΕΙΡΗΝΗ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑ 10
- Twentier
May 28, 2021 at 3:42 PM
- Twentier
May 29, 2021 at 11:29 AM
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Astronomical Events During the Time of Epicurus 16
- Twentier
May 27, 2021 at 6:34 PM
- Twentier
May 28, 2021 at 1:14 PM
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Article: "Epicurean Philosophy in Cicero's De Republica - Serious Threat or Convenient Foil?" (Walter Englert)
- Cassius
May 23, 2021 at 6:23 AM
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May 23, 2021 at 6:23 AM
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Nate's "Back of the Book" Graphic 5
- Cassius
May 13, 2021 at 9:40 AM
- Cassius
May 13, 2021 at 9:09 PM
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David Attenborough on Lucretius 2
- Joshua
May 6, 2021 at 12:28 AM
- Joshua
May 6, 2021 at 9:18 AM
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Happiness Lab episode on Daoism 3
- Don
May 4, 2021 at 7:12 AM
- Don
May 4, 2021 at 3:59 PM
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New Annual Event - The "Bread And Water Multimedia Award" - Nominations for 2021 Award (to be selected in December) Now Open! 10
- Cassius
April 26, 2021 at 3:35 PM
- Cassius
April 27, 2021 at 3:02 PM
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Thanks to Nate For The Recent Meme Additions 7
- Cassius
April 25, 2021 at 7:07 AM
- Cassius
April 26, 2021 at 5:09 PM
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Alt-tech outreach 36
- Matthaios
February 7, 2021 at 9:22 PM
- Matthaios
April 26, 2021 at 12:19 PM
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Bust Of Epicurus Reconstructed - Great Video Shared by Elli! 7
- Cassius
April 21, 2021 at 9:05 PM
- Cassius
April 24, 2021 at 10:24 AM
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Congratulations to Matt on his addition to his family 4
- Cassius
April 1, 2021 at 9:44 AM
- Cassius
April 13, 2021 at 10:03 PM
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List of Personal Websites of Regular EpicureanFriends Participants
- Cassius
April 5, 2021 at 8:23 AM
- Cassius
April 5, 2021 at 8:23 AM
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⟐ as the symbol of the philosophy of Epicurus 9
- michelepinto
March 18, 2021 at 11:59 AM
- michelepinto
March 26, 2021 at 9:14 AM
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My Plans For 2021 13
- Cassius
January 5, 2021 at 2:18 PM
- Cassius
March 17, 2021 at 10:13 AM
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American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) 3
- Godfrey
February 27, 2021 at 4:56 PM
- Godfrey
February 28, 2021 at 7:02 AM
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Aurelian Robert and His Book "Epicurus in The Underworld" 1
- Cassius
February 26, 2021 at 3:37 PM
- Cassius
February 26, 2021 at 3:47 PM
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Twitter Users? 6
- A_Gardner
February 25, 2021 at 12:35 PM
- A_Gardner
February 26, 2021 at 1:56 PM
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The Nature of Work 14
- isychos
February 20, 2021 at 5:00 AM
- isychos
February 22, 2021 at 12:40 PM
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Epicurean Philosophy for Parents 1
- Elayne
February 22, 2021 at 7:51 AM
- Elayne
February 22, 2021 at 9:14 AM
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Swerve some luck my way. 1
- Matthaios
February 21, 2021 at 7:57 PM
- Matthaios
February 22, 2021 at 5:52 AM
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Sickness and Health in the Ancient World
- Don
February 20, 2021 at 12:36 PM
- Don
February 20, 2021 at 12:36 PM
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A Sobering Look at Google Ngrams 4
- Joshua
February 18, 2021 at 10:32 PM
- Joshua
February 19, 2021 at 8:40 AM
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What In Your Opinion Are the Most Essential Characteristics Of "Being An Epicurean" (According to Epicurus)? 16
- Cassius
February 15, 2021 at 10:24 AM
- Cassius
February 16, 2021 at 1:21 PM
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Happy Valentine's Day!
- Don
February 14, 2021 at 6:09 PM
- Don
February 14, 2021 at 6:09 PM
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Epicurean Theology Compared to Mormon Theology 1
- Cassius
February 13, 2021 at 8:58 AM
- Cassius
February 13, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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Thoughts For An Online Discussion Format - Preparing An Outline in Real Time 3
- Cassius
February 5, 2021 at 9:23 AM
- Cassius
February 5, 2021 at 4:09 PM
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Wanting vs Liking
- Elayne
January 24, 2021 at 9:05 AM
- Elayne
January 24, 2021 at 9:05 AM
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In Imitation of Lucretius–Bevil Higgons, 1670 to 1735 3
- Joshua
January 15, 2021 at 9:39 PM
- Joshua
January 16, 2021 at 4:28 AM
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Natural versus Unnatural 12
- Matt
December 30, 2020 at 8:54 AM
- Matt
January 10, 2021 at 12:33 PM
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