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Practical exercises: PD4 7
- Godfrey
July 13, 2021 at 8:06 PM
- Godfrey
July 15, 2021 at 10:25 AM
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Practical exercises: PD1 1
- Godfrey
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Recommendations for Happy Living 26
- Cassius
March 2, 2021 at 8:10 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
- Cassius
June 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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What place does "simple" have in Epicureanism? 14
- Kalosyni
January 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5
- Kalosyni
October 19, 2024 at 11:16 AM
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Article: How to Spend Time to Maximize Happiness
- Kalosyni
September 12, 2024 at 10:25 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
- Godfrey
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Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6
- Chryso
April 2, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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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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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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Sensory Overload Article / Article on Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) 1
- Kalosyni
March 25, 2023 at 4:08 PM
- Kalosyni
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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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Dance and it's place in Epicureanism? 10
- Kalosyni
January 7, 2022 at 7:12 PM
- Kalosyni
January 8, 2022 at 12:46 PM
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"Choice" and "Avoidance" 7
- Don
February 28, 2020 at 3:14 PM
- Don
March 24, 2020 at 7:58 PM
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Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23
- Cassius
July 5, 2019 at 6:58 PM
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November 11, 2019 at 11:05 PM
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Where I'm At Philosophically (Questioning Objectivism) 7
- Kyle
November 3, 2019 at 10:33 PM
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November 4, 2019 at 7:53 PM
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Daily Practices 9
- Cassius
March 29, 2019 at 11:51 AM
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March 5, 2020 at 6:42 AM
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Superstition and Friday the 13th 6
- Kalosyni
June 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Childhood trauma recovery & toxic childhood family
- Kalosyni
October 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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October 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Philosophical Counseling - Article
- Kalosyni
June 27, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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Epicureanism as an Ongoing Practice - Multiple Takes 2
- Kalosyni
February 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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February 19, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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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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Dealing with the Feeling of Frustration - a practical method 5
- Kalosyni
March 8, 2023 at 10:34 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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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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Epicurean Worldview, Personal Identity, and Creating Community 42
- Kalosyni
January 18, 2022 at 12:17 PM
- Kalosyni
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Practical exercises: PD2 12
- Godfrey
July 4, 2021 at 1:49 PM
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Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9
- Godfrey
June 7, 2021 at 9:10 PM
- Godfrey
June 8, 2021 at 8:28 PM
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Philosophy as a Way of Life by John Sellars
- Godfrey
May 13, 2021 at 4:24 PM
- Godfrey
May 13, 2021 at 4:24 PM
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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20
- Cassius
April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM - Philodemus On Anger
- Cassius
July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Mocking Epithets 3
- Bryan
July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
- Bryan
July 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Best Lucretius translation? 12
- Rolf
June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
- Rolf
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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
June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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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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