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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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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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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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"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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Pliny the Elder's Villa Found?
- kochiekoch
February 5, 2024 at 4:37 PM
- kochiekoch
February 5, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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Ninon de l'Enclos site
- kochiekoch
August 7, 2023 at 10:17 PM
- kochiekoch
August 7, 2023 at 10:17 PM
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Early homo sapiens and sociability.
- kochiekoch
May 17, 2023 at 9:42 PM
- kochiekoch
May 17, 2023 at 9:42 PM
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[Toby Sherman's Ancient Guide To Modern Well-being] That article I mentioned at the on line Wednesday 8/17 meeting 34
- kochiekoch
August 18, 2022 at 6:17 AM
- kochiekoch
August 23, 2022 at 3:29 PM
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What Epicurus Might Say In Response To Common Cliches
- Kalosyni
April 12, 2024 at 3:47 PM
- Kalosyni
April 12, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Epicurean Philosophical Tenets That We Can Know With Certainty 1
- Kalosyni
February 22, 2024 at 11:05 AM
- Kalosyni
February 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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First Monday Epicurean Philosophy Discussion Hour - Via Zoom 8pm ET (Mon, Jan 1st 2024, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
- Kalosyni
December 29, 2023 at 3:33 PM
- Kalosyni
December 29, 2023 at 3:33 PM
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Happy Holidays to all our Members, Friends and Visitors! 1
- Kalosyni
December 23, 2023 at 5:45 PM
- Kalosyni
December 23, 2023 at 8:09 PM
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A New YouTube Channel Introduction 2
- Kalosyni
December 11, 2023 at 7:43 PM
- Kalosyni
December 19, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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Article: Chimpanzees observed using human-like warfare tactic 1
- Kalosyni
November 2, 2023 at 7:09 PM
- Kalosyni
November 2, 2023 at 7:56 PM
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The Description of Epicurean Philosophy on Reddit 2
- Kalosyni
September 23, 2023 at 1:22 PM
- Kalosyni
September 23, 2023 at 2:04 PM
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Let's Make a List of 1) Major Causes of the Decline of Epicurean Philosophy after Lucretius and 2) The Obstacles to its Revival Through Today 21
- Kalosyni
August 20, 2023 at 1:02 PM
- Kalosyni
August 25, 2023 at 2:20 PM
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Competencies of Understanding in Epicurean Philosophy 2
- Kalosyni
August 7, 2023 at 9:05 AM
- Kalosyni
August 7, 2023 at 10:49 AM
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Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4
- Kalosyni
June 2, 2023 at 3:25 PM
- Kalosyni
July 12, 2023 at 11:25 AM
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Happy 20th Graphic - April 20, 2023 4
- Kalosyni
April 20, 2023 at 9:40 AM
- Kalosyni
April 20, 2023 at 3:06 PM
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Happy 20th - January 20th Celebrating the Annual Feast Day 2
- Kalosyni
January 20, 2023 at 8:11 AM
- Kalosyni
January 20, 2023 at 9:04 AM
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Illustrating Epicurean Ethics 17
- Kalosyni
January 12, 2023 at 3:19 PM
- Kalosyni
January 24, 2023 at 1:56 PM
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Living the Epicurean Philosophy
- Kalosyni
January 3, 2023 at 2:56 PM
- Kalosyni
January 3, 2023 at 2:56 PM
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The Concept of Time: Physics and Perception 5
- Kalosyni
December 16, 2022 at 8:12 PM
- Kalosyni
December 17, 2022 at 12:48 AM
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Article: Scientists Didn’t Believe in Meteorites Until 1803 3
- Kalosyni
December 15, 2022 at 10:45 AM
- Kalosyni
December 15, 2022 at 5:29 PM
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Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10
- Kalosyni
December 14, 2022 at 12:50 PM
- Kalosyni
December 25, 2022 at 11:16 PM
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Consideration of the Attic month and Nate's graphic of the moon on the 20th 18
- Kalosyni
November 30, 2022 at 9:10 AM
- Kalosyni
November 30, 2022 at 10:46 PM
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The Science of Understanding Near Death Experiences -- A very good article to read 2
- Kalosyni
October 23, 2022 at 5:34 PM
- Kalosyni
October 24, 2022 at 3:50 PM
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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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21st Century Epicurean (My Blog) -- An Exploration of Minimalism Leads to Hygge 2
- Kalosyni
October 13, 2022 at 9:13 AM
- Kalosyni
October 13, 2022 at 12:23 PM
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Thoughts on Categorizing Desires: Natural, Necessary, and Vain 7
- Kalosyni
October 7, 2022 at 9:55 AM
- Kalosyni
October 11, 2022 at 8:51 AM
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Another mainstream article claiming ataraxia is the goal 40
- Kalosyni
September 22, 2022 at 4:05 PM
- Kalosyni
September 28, 2022 at 3:03 PM
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Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12
- Kalosyni
August 30, 2022 at 8:57 AM
- Kalosyni
July 29, 2023 at 9:50 AM
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Epicurus and the Pleasure of the Stomach 4
- Kalosyni
August 16, 2022 at 8:16 AM
- Kalosyni
August 16, 2022 at 3:02 PM
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For Gods There Are 6
- Kalosyni
August 14, 2022 at 9:00 PM
- Kalosyni
August 26, 2022 at 6:24 PM
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