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Featured Threads - If You Are New Here, Check Out Our "Featured Threads" For Discussions Of Particular Interest!
- Kalosyni
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The Good man is a good financier ... 5
- Hiram
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- Cassius
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A Draft Epicurean Pleasure Maximization Worksheet 8
- Cassius
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Edward Abbey - My Favorite Quotes
- Joshua
July 11, 2019 at 7:57 PM
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Metrodorus’ Epistle to Timocrates 3
- Hiram
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Book Review - Call Me By Your Name 3
- Joshua
July 10, 2019 at 7:52 PM
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Polyaenus quotes 3
- Hiram
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Poem - Iowa Fields 3
- Joshua
July 10, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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A sage “masters wealth” - Epicurus 1
- Hiram
July 10, 2019 at 1:05 PM
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Hermarchus’ Regression of Prayer meme 2
- Hiram
July 10, 2019 at 8:53 AM
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O'Keefe: "Epicurean Advice for the Modern Consumer" 4
- Hiram
July 9, 2019 at 4:15 PM
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Ubuntu: African Humanism and Epicurean Philanthropy 1
- Hiram
July 8, 2019 at 12:28 PM
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Epicurus "On Nature" - Book 25: On Moral Development
- Hiram
July 8, 2019 at 10:13 AM
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Skype Conference Call (Sun, Jul 28th 2019, 10:00 am - 11:00 am)
- Cassius
July 7, 2019 at 11:53 AM
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Summarizing Epicurean Philosophy vs Objectivism 10
- Cassius
July 5, 2019 at 6:48 PM
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Preparation of a position statement on near-death experiences 2
- Martin
July 5, 2019 at 10:09 AM
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Poem - Hermarchus 6
- Joshua
July 3, 2019 at 10:12 AM
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Epicurus' On Nature, Books 10, 11 and 12 2
- Hiram
July 3, 2019 at 9:59 AM
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On Epicurean Chaplaincy 8
- Hiram
July 2, 2019 at 11:24 AM
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Epicurus' Letter to Menoeceus: "We Do Not Mean....." - Sentence Structure Analysis
- Cassius
July 1, 2019 at 8:37 AM
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A Veiled Reference to Epicurus in Robert Heinlein? 2
- Joshua
June 29, 2019 at 12:32 PM
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July 1, 2019 at 9:29 AM
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Thoughts On Alain de Botton 8
- Cassius
June 29, 2019 at 9:51 AM
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Article Added: A A Long's "Chance and Natural Law in Epicureanism" 2
- Cassius
June 28, 2019 at 8:57 AM
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George Carlin - You have no rights -- reactions? 47
- Hiram
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Garden-Variety Happiness: Epicurus had a simple recipe for happiness
- Hiram
June 24, 2019 at 10:55 AM
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Happy 20th Newsletter and Updates 1
- Hiram
June 20, 2019 at 10:57 AM
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Happy Twentieth of June (2019)! 3
- Cassius
June 20, 2019 at 6:44 AM
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A Discussion On Pleasure and the Zero State 5
- Cassius
June 17, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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"Epicurean Philosphy or Epicureanism" - An Article By Dimitris Atlas
- Cassius
June 17, 2019 at 7:59 AM
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Martin Gives Us A Great Example of Epicurean "Avoidance of Pain" 4
- Cassius
June 16, 2019 at 4:22 PM
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Why pursue unnecessary desires? 36
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Happy Star Wars Day
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The Importance Of The Perfect Not Being Allowed To Be The Enemy of The Good 29
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Must All Things That Have A Beginning Have An End? 10
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Considering Whether Epicurus Taught Both Exoteric and Esoteric Truths
- Cassius
May 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM - General Discussion
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