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Cassius' Latest Single Page Outline Of Epicurean Philosophy 11
- Cassius
December 6, 2023 at 11:09 AM
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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
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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
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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
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October 6, 2023 at 10:24 AM
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"Setting Before the Eyes" 49
- Don
January 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM
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February 3, 2022 at 10:32 PM
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Another Tetrapharmakos Video Discussion 6
- Cassius
May 6, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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May 9, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 50
- burninglights
November 17, 2023 at 8:20 PM
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May 10, 2024 at 8:05 AM
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Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42
- Joshua
February 7, 2022 at 12:20 AM
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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
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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
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January 26, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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Is All "Ataraxia" Equal? 30
- Cassius
November 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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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
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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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The "One and the Many" Question - Do You Fancy You Have Found Treasure of Wisdom In This? Do You Puzzle Your Friends And Even Your Dog About It? What In the World Is Socrates Talking About? 18
- Cassius
October 24, 2021 at 11:31 AM
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October 24, 2021 at 6:59 PM
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Future Podcasting Plans - Lucretius Today and Otherwise 8
- Cassius
September 11, 2021 at 9:55 AM
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September 14, 2021 at 1:56 AM
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If We Could Commission Davide Baldoni To Do More Scenes From Lucretius, What Would You Suggest They Be?
- Cassius
August 22, 2021 at 5:50 AM
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August 22, 2021 at 5:50 AM
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So, this is what we're up against... 8
- Don
August 8, 2021 at 2:39 PM
- Don
August 13, 2021 at 7:21 AM
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Taking The Temperature Of A Six Year Old Forum 12
- Cassius
June 9, 2021 at 11:19 AM
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June 25, 2021 at 8:48 AM
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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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Epicurus' Favorite Insults 13
- Cassius
April 29, 2021 at 1:15 PM
- Cassius
May 28, 2022 at 7:55 AM
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List of Personal Websites of Regular EpicureanFriends Participants
- Cassius
April 5, 2021 at 8:23 AM
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April 5, 2021 at 8:23 AM
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The Nature of Work 14
- isychos
February 20, 2021 at 5:00 AM
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February 22, 2021 at 12:40 PM
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Epicurean Theology Compared to Mormon Theology 1
- Cassius
February 13, 2021 at 8:58 AM
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February 13, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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Atlantic Article: There are two kinds of happy people 10
- Don
January 28, 2021 at 10:54 PM
- Don
June 25, 2022 at 11:17 AM
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Hidden Brain: Where Gratitude Gets You 1
- Don
December 3, 2020 at 7:58 AM
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December 3, 2020 at 2:01 PM
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Cleanup from Upgrade of the Forum 7
- Cassius
November 24, 2020 at 11:30 AM
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November 24, 2020 at 4:02 PM
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Maximus of Tyre, Socrates and Epicurus 1
- Godfrey
November 22, 2020 at 4:12 PM
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November 22, 2020 at 6:05 PM
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Year-End Possibilities - A Friendly "Debate" Show? 3
- Cassius
October 29, 2020 at 7:23 PM
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October 29, 2020 at 10:05 PM
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The Wormwood Illustration In Lucretius 3
- Cassius
October 6, 2020 at 4:42 AM
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October 6, 2020 at 12:55 PM
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Cultivating our own garden [Voltaire Discussion] 5
- Mathitis Kipouros
September 17, 2020 at 12:09 AM
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September 17, 2020 at 9:30 AM
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Has Anyone Read Catherine Nixey's "Darkening Age: Christian Destruction of the Classical Age"? 5
- Cassius
August 14, 2020 at 8:32 PM
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August 17, 2020 at 2:38 AM
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Classification of Epicurean Philosophy 4
- Mathitis Kipouros
June 27, 2020 at 12:49 AM
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June 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM
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"Uninspiring Responses of the Day" Thread 1
- Cassius
June 1, 2020 at 9:57 AM
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June 1, 2020 at 4:29 PM
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Empathy vs pleasure 1
- azbcethananderson
May 24, 2020 at 12:17 PM
- azbcethananderson
May 24, 2020 at 2:27 PM
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Managing Expectations In The Study of Epicurus 28
- Cassius
May 8, 2020 at 10:36 AM
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May 13, 2020 at 8:45 PM
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Discussion of Article: "Caricatures to the Left of Them, Caricatures to the Right of Them, Caricatures In Front of Them, Volleyed and Thundered" 3
- Cassius
May 4, 2020 at 9:34 AM
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May 4, 2020 at 3:36 PM
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Quiz Feature - Ongoing DIscussion 6
- Cassius
April 5, 2020 at 6:24 AM
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April 5, 2020 at 5:09 PM
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Report on the 10th Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy, February 8-9, 2020, Cultural Center of Pallini, Athens, Greece (By Christos Yapijakis) 4
- Cassius
February 19, 2020 at 6:08 PM
- Cassius
February 22, 2020 at 10:41 AM
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A foodie ponders Epicurus the epicurean 6
- Godfrey
February 9, 2020 at 3:38 PM
- Godfrey
February 10, 2020 at 12:34 AM
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Parsing The Wikipedia Introduction To Epicurus (As Of February 6, 2020)
- Cassius
February 6, 2020 at 9:48 AM
- Cassius
February 6, 2020 at 9:48 AM
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Scheduling of Online Activities As Of January 2020 15
- Cassius
January 20, 2020 at 12:11 PM
- Cassius
January 23, 2020 at 1:15 PM
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Poll: Confirm Or Deny This Article About Non-Believers And Pets: Do You Have Dog(s), Cat(s), Both, Neither?
- Cassius
January 7, 2020 at 12:58 PM
- Cassius
January 7, 2020 at 12:58 PM
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Creative Assistance Needed! "The Twelve Days of Class With Epicurus" 8
- Cassius
January 4, 2020 at 7:54 PM
- Cassius
January 5, 2020 at 4:37 PM
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