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Johari windows useful in Epicurean philosophy? (thread started by Adrastus) 5
- Kalosyni
July 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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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
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Not "Where Are We Going" But "Who Or What Will Be Our Guide?"
- Cassius
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Article: How to Spend Time to Maximize Happiness
- Kalosyni
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Superstition and Friday the 13th 6
- Kalosyni
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Childhood trauma recovery & toxic childhood family
- Kalosyni
October 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Practical Exercises: the smartwatch
- Godfrey
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Anticipation - Modern Research 1
- Kalosyni
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Philosophical Counseling - Article
- Kalosyni
June 27, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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Are There Epicurean Role Models?
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 4:00 PM
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Increasing Pleasure Through Fun
- Kalosyni
February 4, 2023 at 2:31 PM
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If You're Looking For Happiness You're Well On Your Way to Being An Epicurean
- Cassius
September 30, 2018 at 8:02 PM
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Philosophy as a Way of Life by John Sellars
- Godfrey
May 13, 2021 at 4:24 PM
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A Happy Life: the Emotional Feeling Tone of the Epicurean Lifestyle 1
- Kalosyni
March 24, 2023 at 10:34 AM
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Tell Me About Epicurean Self-Sufficiency
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 6:04 PM
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Could Epicurean Involvement In Politics Have Prevented The Fall of Greco-Roman Civilization?
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 4:02 PM
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What Type of Epicurean Are You?
- Cassius
September 25, 2018 at 1:57 PM
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September 25, 2018 at 1:57 PM
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Sensory Overload Article / Article on Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) 1
- Kalosyni
March 25, 2023 at 4:08 PM
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Using The Discretion of A Goat In Choosing Friends
- Cassius
August 29, 2018 at 2:20 PM
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Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life… 3
- Don
March 17, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Unrealistic Beauty Standards as Groundless Opinions 2
- Kalosyni
January 28, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Did Ancient Epicureans Live In Communes? Should We Try To Do That Today?
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 6:12 PM
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Hygge and the Landscape of Pleasure: a Book Review 1
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March 15, 2019 at 10:55 AM
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Managing tech "over-use" & keeping your senses sharp 4
- Kalosyni
June 27, 2023 at 8:51 AM
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"Issues Worth Fighting Over During Holiday Meals" - An Epicurean List 2
- Cassius
December 22, 2023 at 1:29 PM
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A shower thought on pleasure and meals. 2
- smoothiekiwi
February 15, 2022 at 2:37 PM
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Dealing With Friends Who Are Convinced "Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled" and "Armageddon is Around the Corner" 3
- Cassius
October 11, 2023 at 11:03 AM
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Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7
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September 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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The Epicurean Guidebook (Outline) - A project by Gardner and I 1
- Charles
March 21, 2020 at 5:32 PM
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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20
- Cassius
April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM - Philodemus On Anger
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Mocking Epithets 3
- Bryan
July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
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Best Lucretius translation? 12
- Rolf
June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4
- Kalosyni
June 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
- Kalosyni
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New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
- Cassius
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Cassius
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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