General Discussion
Posts on a wide variety of Epicurean topics. If you don't see a more specific forum for your posts, place it here and we will move it later!
Listen to the latest Lucretius Today Podcast! Episode 228 is now available. This week the Epicurean spokesman Velleius asks "What Woke the Gods To Create The World?
Welcome to the EpicureanFriends Forums. Please be sure that all posts conform to our community standards and other policies for posting, including our Terms of Use.
-
-
-
"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
-
- Replies
- 30
- Views
- 3.4k
30
-
-
-
-
"Setting Before the Eyes" 49
- Don
January 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM
- Don
February 3, 2022 at 10:32 PM
-
- Replies
- 49
- Views
- 6.9k
49
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 7
- Views
- 1.9k
7
-
-
-
-
An Epicurean Understanding of Pleasure 96
- Kalosyni
October 4, 2021 at 1:39 PM
- Kalosyni
October 10, 2021 at 4:36 PM
-
- Replies
- 96
- Views
- 15k
96
-
-
-
-
Another Tetrapharmakos Video Discussion 6
- Cassius
May 6, 2024 at 9:43 AM
- Cassius
May 9, 2024 at 8:29 PM
-
- Replies
- 6
- Views
- 374
6
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 1.6k
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 11
- Views
- 2.3k
11
-
-
-
-
Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42
- Joshua
February 7, 2022 at 12:20 AM
- Joshua
February 9, 2022 at 9:55 PM
-
- Replies
- 42
- Views
- 7.4k
42
-
-
-
-
Is All "Ataraxia" Equal? 30
- Cassius
November 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
- Cassius
February 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM
-
- Replies
- 30
- Views
- 3.1k
30
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 12
- Views
- 28k
12
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 10
- Views
- 1.8k
10
-
-
-
-
New Users Please Read Here First
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 2.5k
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 33
- Views
- 11k
33
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 13
- Views
- 2.4k
13
-
-
-
-
So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 50
- burninglights
November 17, 2023 at 8:20 PM
- burninglights
May 10, 2024 at 8:05 AM
-
- Replies
- 50
- Views
- 5k
50
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 104
- Views
- 10k
104
-
-
-
-
My Plans For 2021 13
- Cassius
January 5, 2021 at 2:18 PM
- Cassius
March 17, 2021 at 10:13 AM
-
- Replies
- 13
- Views
- 3.5k
13
-
-
-
-
My video summary of Epicurean philosophy 3
- Eoghan Gardiner
July 12, 2020 at 8:59 AM
- Eoghan Gardiner
July 13, 2020 at 1:53 AM
-
- Replies
- 3
- Views
- 1.5k
3
-
-
-
-
Mythological Discussions - Greek mythology and other myths compared and analyzed 3
- Matt
January 12, 2019 at 8:48 AM
- Matt
January 12, 2019 at 10:27 AM
-
- Replies
- 3
- Views
- 1.7k
3
-
-
-
-
Names Applied to the Epicureans by Themselves Or Others 4
- Cassius
October 25, 2019 at 12:38 PM
- Cassius
October 25, 2019 at 6:25 PM
-
- Replies
- 4
- Views
- 1.9k
4
-
-
-
-
Nate's "Back of the Book" Graphic 5
- Cassius
May 13, 2021 at 9:40 AM
- Cassius
May 13, 2021 at 9:09 PM
-
- Replies
- 5
- Views
- 1.3k
5
-
-
-
-
Nate's "Drake Meme" Graphics 5
- Cassius
May 16, 2019 at 6:16 AM
- Cassius
May 16, 2019 at 8:01 PM
-
- Replies
- 5
- Views
- 2.4k
5
-
-
-
-
Nate's "First Generation Epicureans" Research
- Cassius
February 27, 2024 at 4:57 PM
- Cassius
February 27, 2024 at 4:57 PM
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 277
-
-
-
-
Nate's Compilation of Alternative Translations of the Principal Doctrines 12
- Cassius
October 8, 2021 at 1:28 PM
- Cassius
November 25, 2021 at 9:19 AM
-
- Replies
- 12
- Views
- 1.8k
12
-
-
-
-
Nate's Latest Graphic - "Epicurus Cannot Be Wrestled"
- Cassius
May 20, 2022 at 10:39 AM
- Cassius
May 20, 2022 at 10:39 AM
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 443
-
-
-
-
Nate's Latest Graphical Calendar of Epicurus' Birthday
- Cassius
May 29, 2023 at 2:15 PM
- Cassius
May 29, 2023 at 2:15 PM
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 318
-
-
-
-
Natural Goods in Epicureanism 10
- Kalosyni
June 12, 2022 at 9:06 AM
- Kalosyni
June 12, 2022 at 8:09 PM
-
- Replies
- 10
- Views
- 1.7k
10
-
-
-
-
Natural versus Unnatural 12
- Matt
December 30, 2020 at 8:54 AM
- Matt
January 10, 2021 at 12:33 PM
-
- Replies
- 12
- Views
- 3.4k
12
-
-
-
-
Navigating Family Prayer 5
- Joshua
December 21, 2019 at 10:17 PM
- Joshua
December 22, 2019 at 9:47 PM
-
- Replies
- 5
- Views
- 2.3k
5
-
-
-
-
Neuroscience of Happiness and Pleasure -- Morten L. Kringelbach and Kent C. Berridge 2
- Kalosyni
June 27, 2022 at 7:53 PM
- Kalosyni
June 27, 2022 at 8:53 PM
-
- Replies
- 2
- Views
- 909
2
-
-
-
-
New (October 1 2019) Catherine Wilson Speech Video on Epicurean Philosophy 10
- Cassius
October 8, 2019 at 4:15 PM
- Cassius
October 13, 2019 at 2:02 PM
-
- Replies
- 10
- Views
- 4.2k
10
-
-
-
-
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
-
- Replies
- 10
- Views
- 3.7k
10
-
-
-
-
New Article By Emily Austin - "How To Live Like An Epicurean" 6
- Cassius
March 22, 2023 at 12:11 PM
- Cassius
May 30, 2023 at 7:34 AM
-
- Replies
- 6
- Views
- 1.7k
6
-
-
-
-
New Article: "Free Will In Epicurean Philosophy" - by Dimitris Liarmakopoulos
- Cassius
May 18, 2019 at 11:03 AM
- Cassius
May 18, 2019 at 11:03 AM
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 898
-
-
-
-
New Audio Presentation By Emily Austin - Prepared for The "Next Big Idea" Podcast 2
- Cassius
January 5, 2023 at 4:17 PM
- Cassius
January 6, 2023 at 6:05 AM
-
- Replies
- 2
- Views
- 893
2
-
-
-
-
New Audio Version of Torquatus' Presentation of Epicurean Ethics - Read By Joshua 8
- Cassius
November 26, 2021 at 10:02 PM
- Cassius
January 27, 2022 at 9:03 AM
-
- Replies
- 8
- Views
- 3k
8
-
-
-
-
New Christos Yapijakis Article: "The Philosophical Management of Stress" 39
- Cassius
January 6, 2023 at 2:37 PM
- Cassius
January 8, 2023 at 7:05 PM
-
- Replies
- 39
- Views
- 4.3k
39
-
-
-
-
New Epicurean Book is actually a critique of Nussbaum 30
- Hiram
September 20, 2019 at 4:36 PM
- Hiram
September 23, 2019 at 6:56 PM
-
- Replies
- 30
- Views
- 10k
30
-
-
-
-
New Epicurean Writing Competition - Thanks to Michele Pinto For This Information
- Cassius
November 14, 2020 at 12:52 PM
- Cassius
November 14, 2020 at 12:52 PM
-
- Replies
- 0
- Views
- 492
-
-
-
-
New Forum For Discussion of Movies / Books / Arts Which Pose Questions on Proper Pursuit of Pleasure 1
- Cassius
May 21, 2019 at 10:38 PM
- Cassius
May 22, 2019 at 5:30 AM
-
- Replies
- 1
- Views
- 1.3k
1
-
-
-
-
New Front Page "Forum Navigation Map" 5
- Cassius
August 18, 2023 at 1:37 PM
- Cassius
September 13, 2023 at 6:10 PM
-
- Replies
- 5
- Views
- 707
5
-
-
-
-
New Music Created by Michele Pinto and Andrea Celidoni - Free As Epicurus - The Epicurus Rap! 8
- Cassius
August 10, 2020 at 10:20 AM
- Cassius
August 13, 2020 at 9:05 AM
-
- Replies
- 8
- Views
- 2.7k
8
-
-
-
-
New Review of Emily Austin's "Living For Pleasure" - This Time By An Objectivist 10
- Cassius
May 18, 2023 at 7:20 PM
- Cassius
June 7, 2023 at 9:52 PM
-
- Replies
- 10
- Views
- 1.7k
10
-
-
-
-
New Work of Historical Fiction With Epicurean Connections by Christian Luchini - "The Posillipo Enigma" 4
- Cassius
May 25, 2023 at 9:11 AM
- Cassius
June 29, 2023 at 1:38 PM
-
- Replies
- 4
- Views
- 1.1k
4
-
-
-
-
Newly Found Statue of the Husband of the Epicurean Pompeia Plotina 1
- Cassius
April 2, 2019 at 5:50 PM
- Cassius
April 2, 2019 at 5:51 PM
-
- Replies
- 1
- Views
- 1.6k
1
-
-
-
-
News from Italy - you'll love it! 18
- michelepinto
October 7, 2020 at 3:36 PM
- michelepinto
October 26, 2020 at 9:47 AM
-
- Replies
- 18
- Views
- 4.4k
18
-