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					Should Epicureans Celebrate Something Else Instead of Celebrating Halloween? 22- Kalosyni
- October 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM 
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					Improvement of Society and the Role of Work 1- Kalosyni
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					Johari windows useful in Epicurean philosophy? (thread started by Adrastus) 5- Adrastus
- July 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM 
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					What place does "simple" have in Epicureanism? 14- Kalosyni
- January 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM 
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					Superstition and Friday the 13th 6- Kalosyni
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					Adage: In A Crisis, We Don't Rise To The Occasion As Much As We Fall To Our Level of Practice- Cassius
- June 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM 
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					What Makes Someone "An Epicurean?" 20- Cassius
- March 30, 2019 at 7:49 PM 
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					Let's explore and reclaim pleasure 32- Kalosyni
- September 26, 2021 at 12:27 PM 
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					Social Media Considered Anti-Epicurean: 101 Reasons Why 8- Julia
- October 21, 2024 at 11:40 PM 
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					Anticipation - Modern Research 1- Kalosyni
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					Lecture on practical application of Epicureanism 10- TauPhi
- November 25, 2024 at 12:35 PM 
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					Guide to resuming / sustaining activity after being frozen / stuck 4- Julia
- July 8, 2024 at 1:51 PM 
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					Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5- Kalosyni
- October 19, 2024 at 11:16 AM 
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					Childhood trauma recovery & toxic childhood family- Kalosyni
- October 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM 
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					Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7- Don
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					Article: How to Spend Time to Maximize Happiness- Kalosyni
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					ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals (thread started by Julia) 8- Julia
- September 8, 2024 at 9:12 AM 
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					How to Live in Times of Upheaval: The Categories of Desire 25- Godfrey
- August 5, 2024 at 8:21 PM 
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					Practical Exercises: the smartwatch- Godfrey
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					Philosophical Counseling - Article- Kalosyni
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					Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25- Eoghan Gardiner
- June 15, 2023 at 2:59 PM 
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					Managing tech "over-use" & keeping your senses sharp 4- Kalosyni
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					Question from Dusty The Donkey 4- Julia
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					Benefits of Memorizing and Remembering Specific Epicurean Verse 10- Kalosyni
- April 4, 2024 at 11:57 AM 
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					Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6- Chryso
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					Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13- Kalosyni
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					Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life… 3- Don
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					Epicureanism as an Ongoing Practice - Multiple Takes 2- Kalosyni
- February 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM 
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					Unrealistic Beauty Standards as Groundless Opinions 2- Kalosyni
- January 28, 2024 at 4:48 PM 
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					Studies on Epicurus' Influence on Marx 14- Titus
- May 11, 2020 at 1:35 PM 
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					The Nature of the Mind, the Spirit, and Death 1- Kalosyni
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					What Are Some Epicurean Tips to Deal With Anxiety Over Painful Scenarios? 4- SillyApe
- October 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM 
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					New Youtube Video - "Epicurus Responding to His Haters" - October 2025 4- Cassius
- October 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM 
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					Preparing A Public Domain Audio And Text Version Lucretius In Modern American English 4- Cassius
- October 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM 
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