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2. Epicurean substitute for prayer 78
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  - Mathitis Kipouros
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  - Mathitis Kipouros
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4. Pacatus
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2. What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39
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  - godek
  - July 10, 2019 at 11:11 PM
  - godek
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4. Cassius
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2. Epicurean Worldview, Personal Identity, and Creating Community 42
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  - Kalosyni
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  - Kalosyni
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4. Titus
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2. Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23
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  - Cassius
  - July 5, 2019 at 6:58 PM
  - Cassius
  - November 11, 2019 at 11:05 PM
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4. Joshua
  November 11, 2019 at 11:05 PM
2. Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24
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  - Macario
  - September 7, 2021 at 11:02 PM
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4. Don
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2. Let's explore and reclaim pleasure 32
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  - Kalosyni
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  - Kalosyni
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4. Bryan
  January 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
2. Recommendations for Happy Living 26
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  - Cassius
  - March 2, 2021 at 8:10 AM
  - Cassius
  - December 6, 2023 at 6:22 PM
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4. Pacatus
  December 6, 2023 at 6:22 PM
2. "Religion is a part of me"... how to deal with that? 27
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  - smoothiekiwi
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4. Matt
  May 6, 2022 at 6:05 PM
2. "The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15
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  - Cassius
  - June 17, 2019 at 8:04 AM
  - Cassius
  - August 1, 2019 at 5:38 AM
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4. Cassius
  August 1, 2019 at 5:38 AM
2. Son has a question 16
  - bradley.whitley
  - March 10, 2019 at 10:04 PM
  - bradley.whitley
  - March 12, 2019 at 6:39 PM
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4. Cassius
  March 12, 2019 at 6:39 PM
2. Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18
  - Mathitis Kipouros
  - September 4, 2020 at 10:15 PM
  - Mathitis Kipouros
  - September 6, 2020 at 5:20 PM
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4. Don
  September 6, 2020 at 5:20 PM
2. Two Types? 13
  - Cassius
  - January 10, 2020 at 12:09 AM
  - Cassius
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4. Elli
  January 11, 2020 at 8:27 AM
2. 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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4. Don
  May 4, 2022 at 10:53 PM
2. Personal Finance from an Epicurean Viewpoint 13
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  - Godfrey
  - January 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM
  - Godfrey
  - February 5, 2019 at 10:02 AM
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4. Hiram
  February 5, 2019 at 10:02 AM
2. 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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4. Hiram
  May 16, 2019 at 9:58 AM
2. Daily Practices 9
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  - Cassius
  - March 29, 2019 at 11:51 AM
  - Cassius
  - March 5, 2020 at 6:42 AM
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4. Cassius
  March 5, 2020 at 6:42 AM
2. The Process of Pulling Out Of Facebook 10
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  - Cassius
  - March 24, 2018 at 6:56 AM
  - Cassius
  - April 9, 2018 at 2:43 PM
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4. Cassius
  April 9, 2018 at 2:43 PM
2. Daily Interactions With The Non-Epicurean World 14
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  - Cassius
  - February 26, 2020 at 7:32 AM
  - Cassius
  - July 20, 2022 at 8:16 PM
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4. DavidN
  July 20, 2022 at 8:16 PM
2. Practical exercises: PD2 12
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  - Godfrey
  - July 4, 2021 at 1:49 PM
  - Godfrey
  - July 8, 2021 at 6:58 AM
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4. Cassius
  July 8, 2021 at 6:58 AM
2. What In Your Opinion Are the Most Essential Characteristics Of "Being An Epicurean" (According to Epicurus)? 16
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  - Cassius
  - February 15, 2021 at 10:24 AM
  - Cassius
  - February 16, 2021 at 1:21 PM
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4. Cassius
  February 16, 2021 at 1:21 PM
2. Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25
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  - Eoghan Gardiner
  - June 15, 2023 at 2:59 PM
  - Eoghan Gardiner
  - May 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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4. Kalosyni
  May 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
2. Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13
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  - Kalosyni
  - December 6, 2021 at 4:39 PM
  - Kalosyni
  - April 2, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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4. Kalosyni
  April 2, 2024 at 1:10 PM
2. What Makes Someone "An Epicurean?" 20
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  - Cassius
  - March 30, 2019 at 7:49 PM
  - Cassius
  - May 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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4. Eikadistes
  May 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
2. "Choice" and "Avoidance" 7
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  - Don
  - February 28, 2020 at 3:14 PM
  - Don
  - March 24, 2020 at 7:58 PM
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4. Cassius
  March 24, 2020 at 7:58 PM
2. How to Live in Times of Upheaval: The Categories of Desire 25
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  - Godfrey
  - August 5, 2024 at 8:21 PM
  - Godfrey
  - August 9, 2024 at 12:34 PM
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4. Don
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2. Is the art of fashion worthy of the attention of an epicurean? 8
  - godek
  - June 5, 2019 at 1:11 AM
  - godek
  - June 7, 2019 at 6:02 PM
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4. Godfrey
  June 7, 2019 at 6:02 PM
2. Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10
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  - Kalosyni
  - December 14, 2022 at 12:50 PM
  - Kalosyni
  - December 25, 2022 at 11:16 PM
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  December 25, 2022 at 11:16 PM
2. Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9
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  - Godfrey
  - June 7, 2021 at 9:10 PM
  - Godfrey
  - June 8, 2021 at 8:28 PM
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4. Godfrey
  June 8, 2021 at 8:28 PM
2. Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12
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  - Kalosyni
  - August 30, 2022 at 8:57 AM
  - Kalosyni
  - July 29, 2023 at 9:50 AM
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4. Kalosyni
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2. Musings on A Quick Statement of "What It Means to Be An Epicurean" 9
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  - Cassius
  - July 13, 2020 at 10:57 PM
  - Cassius
  - July 16, 2020 at 4:34 PM
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2. Mocking Epithets 3
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  - Bryan
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  - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
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2. Best Lucretius translation? 12
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  - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4
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  - Kalosyni
  - June 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
  - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
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  - Cassius
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  - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
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Epicurean substitute for prayer 78

What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39

Epicurean Worldview, Personal Identity, and Creating Community 42

Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23

Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24

Let's explore and reclaim pleasure 32

Recommendations for Happy Living 26

"Religion is a part of me"... how to deal with that? 27

"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15

Son has a question 16

Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18

Two Types? 13

Is Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Compatible with Epicureanism? 23

Personal Finance from an Epicurean Viewpoint 13

Can you be an epicurean and use some logic with the senses? 12

Daily Practices 9

The Process of Pulling Out Of Facebook 10

Daily Interactions With The Non-Epicurean World 14

Practical exercises: PD2 12

What In Your Opinion Are the Most Essential Characteristics Of "Being An Epicurean" (According to Epicurus)? 16

Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25

Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13

What Makes Someone "An Epicurean?" 20

"Choice" and "Avoidance" 7

How to Live in Times of Upheaval: The Categories of Desire 25

Is the art of fashion worthy of the attention of an epicurean? 8

Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10

Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9

Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12

Musings on A Quick Statement of "What It Means to Be An Epicurean" 9

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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20

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