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Episode 357 — "A Brief Word On Sextus Empiricus And The Goal Of Skepticism"

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2. Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25
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2. Question from Dusty The Donkey 4
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2. Benefits of Memorizing and Remembering Specific Epicurean Verse 10
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2. Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6
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2. Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13
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2. Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life… 3
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2. Epicureanism as an Ongoing Practice - Multiple Takes 2
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2. Unrealistic Beauty Standards as Groundless Opinions 2
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2. Baby Pigs
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2. "Issues Worth Fighting Over During Holiday Meals" - An Epicurean List 2
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2. Recommendations for Happy Living 26
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2. An Epicurean Christmas 11
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4. Eikadistes
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2. How to live the Epicurean life in today's society (brainstorming an authoritative list) 5
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2. Dealing With Friends Who Are Convinced "Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled" and "Armageddon is Around the Corner" 3
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2. Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12
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2. Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4
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2. Elegant Choices 3
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2. Training book/framework for new Epicureans 16
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4. Don
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2. New Subforum: Epicurean Advice On Living Independently / Self-Reliantly / Simply / In the Country 2
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2. A Thread For Encouraging Thoughts 1
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2. A Happy Life: the Emotional Feeling Tone of the Epicurean Lifestyle 1
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2. Sensory Overload Article / Article on Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) 1
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2. Practical Epicurean Therapeutics: Tips on dealing with worry 5
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2. Dealing with the Feeling of Frustration - a practical method 5
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2. Increasing Pleasure Through Fun
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2. Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10
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2. From Stress to Happiness 5
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4. Root304
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2. Epicurean substitute for prayer 78
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2. Is Epicurean life achievable only for well off? 13
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  - September 19, 2022 at 10:12 AM
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Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25

Managing tech "over-use" & keeping your senses sharp 4

Question from Dusty The Donkey 4

Benefits of Memorizing and Remembering Specific Epicurean Verse 10

Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6

Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13

Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life… 3

Epicureanism as an Ongoing Practice - Multiple Takes 2

Unrealistic Beauty Standards as Groundless Opinions 2

"Issues Worth Fighting Over During Holiday Meals" - An Epicurean List 2

Recommendations for Happy Living 26

An Epicurean Christmas 11

How to live the Epicurean life in today's society (brainstorming an authoritative list) 5

Dealing With Friends Who Are Convinced "Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled" and "Armageddon is Around the Corner" 3

Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12

Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4

Elegant Choices 3

Training book/framework for new Epicureans 16

New Subforum: Epicurean Advice On Living Independently / Self-Reliantly / Simply / In the Country 2

A Thread For Encouraging Thoughts 1

A Happy Life: the Emotional Feeling Tone of the Epicurean Lifestyle 1

Sensory Overload Article / Article on Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) 1

Practical Epicurean Therapeutics: Tips on dealing with worry 5

Dealing with the Feeling of Frustration - a practical method 5

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

From Stress to Happiness 5

Epicurean substitute for prayer 78

Is Epicurean life achievable only for well off? 13

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