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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Onenski's Recent Philosophy Presentation 1
- Cassius
March 23, 2023 at 9:09 AM
- Cassius
March 23, 2023 at 7:43 PM
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Famous Historical Quotes *About* Epicurus 1
- Cassius
March 18, 2023 at 8:10 PM
- Cassius
March 19, 2023 at 8:29 AM
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Anniversary of the Execution of Giordano Bruno in the Campo de Fiori in Rome (Fri, Feb 17th 2023, 8:00 am-8:00 pm) 1
- Joshua
February 6, 2023 at 12:58 PM
- Joshua
February 6, 2023 at 2:17 PM
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Fortune cookie 1
- Don
January 27, 2023 at 11:49 PM
- Don
January 28, 2023 at 2:21 PM
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Forum Reorganization Update - Epicurean Self-Improvement 1
- Cassius
January 16, 2023 at 2:35 PM
- Cassius
January 17, 2023 at 11:24 AM
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The Appearance of "EpicurusInLove.com" 1
- Cassius
November 7, 2022 at 7:08 PM
- Cassius
November 8, 2022 at 9:40 AM
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Overcome Suicidal Ideation and Find Greater Meaning in Life 1
- Kalosyni
October 14, 2022 at 10:19 AM
- Kalosyni
October 14, 2022 at 11:32 AM
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More Sluething -This Time Against Cicero 1
- Cassius
October 3, 2022 at 8:38 PM
- Cassius
October 3, 2022 at 8:48 PM
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Arrakis 1
- Joshua
September 18, 2022 at 10:05 PM
- Joshua
September 19, 2022 at 4:44 AM
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Lucretius commentary in LATIN! 1
- Don
September 16, 2022 at 8:02 AM
- Don
September 16, 2022 at 10:12 AM
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Jefferson's Concluding Salvo In The Battle Between "Heart" and "Head" 1
- Cassius
September 14, 2022 at 3:03 PM
- Cassius
September 14, 2022 at 6:43 PM
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Scientific Knowledge for Modern Epicureans - the Means to Dispel Fear and Anxiety 1
- Kalosyni
July 5, 2022 at 10:09 AM
- Kalosyni
July 5, 2022 at 11:21 AM
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The Importance of the Sense of Smell 1
- Mathitis Kipouros
June 19, 2022 at 12:25 AM
- Mathitis Kipouros
June 19, 2022 at 8:22 AM
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Egypt archaeologists unearth stunning 'Temple of Zeus' dedicated to Greek god 1
- Cassius
May 1, 2022 at 7:11 PM
- Cassius
May 1, 2022 at 7:20 PM
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A Brief Update and on Suggestion of Discord Gardens 1
- A_Gardner
April 25, 2022 at 12:08 PM
- A_Gardner
April 25, 2022 at 4:37 PM
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Updated Alternative Timeline of Epicurean History 1
- Don
January 18, 2022 at 4:24 PM
- Don
January 18, 2022 at 4:35 PM
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A Special Night in Iowa 1
- Joshua
August 12, 2021 at 9:15 PM
- Joshua
August 12, 2021 at 9:18 PM
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A. Le Grand's Divine Epicurus 1
- Don
June 19, 2021 at 6:23 AM
- Don
June 19, 2021 at 7:17 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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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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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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Hidden Brain: Where Gratitude Gets You 1
- Don
December 3, 2020 at 7:58 AM
- Don
December 3, 2020 at 2:01 PM
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Maximus of Tyre, Socrates and Epicurus 1
- Godfrey
November 22, 2020 at 4:12 PM
- Godfrey
November 22, 2020 at 6:05 PM
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The Lamps are Going Out All Over the Imperium 1
- Joshua
October 15, 2020 at 6:40 PM
- Joshua
October 15, 2020 at 9:01 PM
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For New Users - A General Comment About Posting At EpicureanFriends 1
- Cassius
September 25, 2020 at 6:37 PM
- Cassius
September 25, 2020 at 6:38 PM
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Mochus (or Moschus) the Phoenician 1
- Joshua
July 6, 2020 at 1:53 PM
- Joshua
July 6, 2020 at 2:55 PM
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"Uninspiring Responses of the Day" Thread 1
- Cassius
June 1, 2020 at 9:57 AM
- Cassius
June 1, 2020 at 4:29 PM
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Etymology & pronunciation of επίκουρος 1
- Don
May 24, 2020 at 5:29 PM
- Don
May 24, 2020 at 6:26 PM
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