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Epicurean substitute for prayer 78
- Mathitis Kipouros
August 25, 2020 at 11:52 PM
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November 18, 2022 at 1:35 PM
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Epicurean Worldview, Personal Identity, and Creating Community 42
- Kalosyni
January 18, 2022 at 12:17 PM
- Kalosyni
January 22, 2022 at 8:11 AM
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What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39
- godek
July 10, 2019 at 11:11 PM
- godek
July 18, 2019 at 3:41 PM
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Let's explore and reclaim pleasure 32
- Kalosyni
September 26, 2021 at 12:27 PM
- Kalosyni
January 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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"Religion is a part of me"... how to deal with that? 27
- smoothiekiwi
January 12, 2022 at 11:11 AM
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Recommendations for Happy Living 26
- Cassius
March 2, 2021 at 8:10 AM
- Cassius
December 6, 2023 at 6:22 PM
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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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Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25
- Eoghan Gardiner
June 15, 2023 at 2:59 PM
- Eoghan Gardiner
May 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24
- Macario
September 7, 2021 at 11:02 PM
- Macario
September 22, 2021 at 6:42 AM
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Is Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Compatible with Epicureanism? 23
- Kalosyni
May 3, 2022 at 5:53 PM
- Kalosyni
May 4, 2022 at 10:53 PM
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Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23
- Cassius
July 5, 2019 at 6:58 PM
- Cassius
November 11, 2019 at 11:05 PM
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What Makes Someone "An Epicurean?" 20
- Cassius
March 30, 2019 at 7:49 PM
- Cassius
May 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18
- Mathitis Kipouros
September 4, 2020 at 10:15 PM
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September 6, 2020 at 5:20 PM
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Training book/framework for new Epicureans 16
- Matteng
May 17, 2023 at 5:16 AM
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May 18, 2023 at 5:04 AM
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What In Your Opinion Are the Most Essential Characteristics Of "Being An Epicurean" (According to Epicurus)? 16
- Cassius
February 15, 2021 at 10:24 AM
- Cassius
February 16, 2021 at 1:21 PM
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Son has a question 16
- bradley.whitley
March 10, 2019 at 10:04 PM
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March 12, 2019 at 6:39 PM
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"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15
- Cassius
June 17, 2019 at 8:04 AM
- Cassius
August 1, 2019 at 5:38 AM
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What place does "simple" have in Epicureanism? 14
- Kalosyni
January 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
- Kalosyni
July 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Help (How To Find Peace of Mind When Facing A Turbulent World) 14
- Pacatus
July 19, 2022 at 6:03 PM
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July 20, 2022 at 4:31 PM
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Daily Interactions With The Non-Epicurean World 14
- Cassius
February 26, 2020 at 7:32 AM
- Cassius
July 20, 2022 at 8:16 PM
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Is Epicurean life achievable only for well off? 13
- waterholic
September 19, 2022 at 10:12 AM
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September 20, 2022 at 1:33 PM
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Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13
- Kalosyni
December 6, 2021 at 4:39 PM
- Kalosyni
April 2, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Two Types? 13
- Cassius
January 10, 2020 at 12:09 AM
- Cassius
January 11, 2020 at 8:27 AM
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Personal Finance from an Epicurean Viewpoint 13
- Godfrey
January 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM
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February 5, 2019 at 10:02 AM
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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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Practical exercises: PD2 12
- Godfrey
July 4, 2021 at 1:49 PM
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July 8, 2021 at 6:58 AM
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Can you be an epicurean and use some logic with the senses? 12
- godek
December 6, 2018 at 10:53 PM
- godek
May 16, 2019 at 9:58 AM
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An Epicurean Christmas 11
- Matt
December 4, 2021 at 3:45 PM
- Matt
December 5, 2023 at 2:50 PM
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Lecture on practical application of Epicureanism 10
- TauPhi
November 25, 2024 at 12:35 PM
- TauPhi
November 26, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Benefits of Memorizing and Remembering Specific Epicurean Verse 10
- Kalosyni
April 4, 2024 at 11:57 AM
- Kalosyni
April 9, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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A Question About Hobbes From Facebook
- Cassius
August 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
- Cassius
August 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Anti-Natalism: The Opposite of Epicureanism 8
- Don
August 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
- Don
August 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Ecclesiastes what insights can we gleam from it? 4
- Eoghan Gardiner
December 2, 2023 at 6:11 AM - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Eoghan Gardiner
August 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Grumphism? LOL
- Don
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
- Don
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Beyond Stoicism (2025) 20
- Don
August 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM - Epicurus vs. the Stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius)
- Don
August 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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