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2. Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10
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2. Dance and it's place in Epicureanism? 10
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2. The Process of Pulling Out Of Facebook 10
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2. Dealing With Friends Who Are Struggling 9
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2. Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9
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2. Musings on A Quick Statement of "What It Means to Be An Epicurean" 9
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4. Cassius
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2. Daily Practices 9
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4. Cassius
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2. Social Media Considered Anti-Epicurean: 101 Reasons Why 8
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  - Julia
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4. Julia
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2. ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals (thread started by Julia) 8
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4. Julia
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2. Is the art of fashion worthy of the attention of an epicurean? 8
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4. Godfrey
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2. Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7
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4. Cassius
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2. Practical exercises: PD4 7
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4. Don
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2. "Choice" and "Avoidance" 7
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4. Cassius
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2. Where I'm At Philosophically (Questioning Objectivism) 7
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  - Kyle
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4. Elayne
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2. Superstition and Friday the 13th 6
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4. Eikadistes
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2. Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6
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2. Practicing Epicureanism 6
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2. Johari windows useful in Epicurean philosophy? (thread started by Adrastus) 5
  - Kalosyni
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4. Eikadistes
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2. Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5
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2. How to live the Epicurean life in today's society (brainstorming an authoritative list) 5
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  - Kalosyni
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2. Dealing with the Feeling of Frustration - a practical method 5
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2. Practical Epicurean Therapeutics: Tips on dealing with worry 5
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2. From Stress to Happiness 5
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2. Guide to resuming / sustaining activity after being frozen / stuck 4
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  - Julia
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2. Question from Dusty The Donkey 4
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4. Bryan
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2. Managing tech "over-use" & keeping your senses sharp 4
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  - Kalosyni
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4. Cassius
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2. Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4
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2. Questions on daily routines 4
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4. Cassius
  August 29, 2020 at 5:32 PM
2. The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4
  - Charles
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4. Charles
  November 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM
2. Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life… 3
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  - Don
  - March 17, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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2. Mocking Epithets 3
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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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2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
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  - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
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Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10

Dance and it's place in Epicureanism? 10

The Process of Pulling Out Of Facebook 10

Dealing With Friends Who Are Struggling 9

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

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

Daily Practices 9

Social Media Considered Anti-Epicurean: 101 Reasons Why 8

ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals (thread started by Julia) 8

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

Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7

Practical exercises: PD4 7

"Choice" and "Avoidance" 7

Where I'm At Philosophically (Questioning Objectivism) 7

Superstition and Friday the 13th 6

Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6

Practicing Epicureanism 6

Johari windows useful in Epicurean philosophy? (thread started by Adrastus) 5

Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5

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

Dealing with the Feeling of Frustration - a practical method 5

Practical Epicurean Therapeutics: Tips on dealing with worry 5

From Stress to Happiness 5

Guide to resuming / sustaining activity after being frozen / stuck 4

Question from Dusty The Donkey 4

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

Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4

Questions on daily routines 4

The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4

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

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