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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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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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"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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Can You Provide A Simplified Outline of The Most Important Principles Of The Epicurean System?
- Cassius
December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) 3
- Godfrey
February 27, 2021 at 4:56 PM
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February 28, 2021 at 7:02 AM
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Twitter Users? 6
- A_Gardner
February 25, 2021 at 12:35 PM
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February 26, 2021 at 1:56 PM
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Epicurean Food Trivia - Garum? 9
- Cassius
February 23, 2021 at 7:03 AM
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January 10, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Swerve some luck my way. 1
- Matthaios
February 21, 2021 at 7:57 PM
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February 22, 2021 at 5:52 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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Thoughts For An Online Discussion Format - Preparing An Outline in Real Time 3
- Cassius
February 5, 2021 at 9:23 AM
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February 5, 2021 at 4:09 PM
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From Elli: ""And the pleasure which we daily feel in all these things helps us to banish any sorrow." - Pericles the Athenian.
- Cassius
January 6, 2021 at 10:27 AM
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January 6, 2021 at 10:27 AM
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Reflections on The End-Of-Year Holidays 3
- Cassius
January 2, 2021 at 4:26 PM
- Cassius
January 3, 2021 at 7:10 AM
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Is Romantic Love a Vainglory 6
- Bartleby
November 29, 2020 at 12:01 PM
- Bartleby
November 29, 2020 at 8:15 PM
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"The Rise and Fall of Alexandria", Howard Reid and Justin Pollard 11
- Joshua
November 19, 2020 at 7:26 PM
- Joshua
December 1, 2020 at 6:30 PM
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Addition of the "Lexicon" Feature of the Forum 3
- Cassius
November 1, 2020 at 5:58 AM
- Cassius
November 1, 2020 at 8:35 AM
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David Konstan - Life worthy of the Gods 3
- timrobbe
October 24, 2020 at 5:28 AM
- timrobbe
October 24, 2020 at 8:18 AM
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Elayne Reviews Alan Reye's Editorial on Thomas Jefferson 2
- Cassius
October 11, 2020 at 3:27 PM
- Cassius
August 7, 2021 at 4:17 PM
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Musings on A Quick Statement of "What It Means to Be An Epicurean" 9
- Cassius
July 13, 2020 at 10:57 PM
- Cassius
July 16, 2020 at 4:34 PM
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A Passage That Seems Particularly Appropriate About Now 5
- Cassius
June 19, 2020 at 7:55 AM
- Cassius
June 19, 2020 at 5:07 PM
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Dicussion of Elli's Article: On The Ill Health of Epicurus vs. The Insanity Of The Modern World 3
- Cassius
March 19, 2020 at 3:27 PM
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March 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM
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Does Baloo Speak for Epicurus In the Song "Bare Necessities" from "The Jungle Book" Movie? 5
- Cassius
February 18, 2020 at 8:42 AM
- Cassius
February 18, 2020 at 2:18 PM
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Announcement: An Award For The Best Thesis On Epicurus 1
- michelepinto
February 17, 2020 at 11:13 AM
- michelepinto
February 17, 2020 at 11:19 AM
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An Epicurean Instagram 6
- A_Gardner
February 14, 2020 at 2:30 PM
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February 15, 2020 at 5:09 AM
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La Mettrie: an Epicurean System 3
- Hiram
February 12, 2020 at 4:05 PM
- Hiram
February 12, 2020 at 8:21 PM
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Anachronisms In Pictures
- Cassius
February 10, 2020 at 10:20 AM
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February 10, 2020 at 10:20 AM
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Seneca's On Happiness versus La Mettrie's Anti-Seneca 23
- Hiram
February 7, 2020 at 12:28 PM
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February 10, 2020 at 1:40 PM
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It was a pleasure 2
- Joshua
January 17, 2020 at 9:17 AM
- Joshua
January 17, 2020 at 11:07 AM
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How do we feel about Peter Saint-Andre? 6
- Charles
January 14, 2020 at 3:23 PM
- Charles
March 1, 2020 at 5:51 PM
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Happy New Year, But Remember Also That Tomorrow Marks Something Even Bigger - Epicurus' Birthday!
- Cassius
January 1, 2020 at 7:45 AM
- Cassius
January 1, 2020 at 7:45 AM
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Not Virtue, But Vigor 3
- Cassius
December 4, 2019 at 8:54 AM
- Cassius
December 4, 2019 at 2:08 PM
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Someone Who Understands What Makes Epicurean Philosophy Unique. 3
- Cassius
December 2, 2019 at 9:19 AM
- Cassius
December 2, 2019 at 10:47 AM
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Thanksgiving Holiday in The USA - 2019 12
- Cassius
November 25, 2019 at 8:41 PM
- Cassius
November 26, 2019 at 5:01 PM
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Epicurus' Birthday 2021 (Wed, Jan 20th 2021 - Thu, Jan 21st 2021)
- Cassius
November 1, 2019 at 2:09 PM
- Cassius
November 1, 2019 at 2:09 PM
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