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

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    2. Epicurean Pleaure and Enjoyment Differs Depending on Introvert vs. Extrovert Brain Differences 2

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      • October 20, 2021 at 6:16 PM
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    2. A shower thought on pleasure and meals. 2

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

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    2. Unrealistic Beauty Standards as Groundless Opinions 2

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    2. Epicureanism as an Ongoing Practice - Multiple Takes 2

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      • February 19, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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    2. Am I an Epicurean? 3

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    2. Dicussion of Elli's Article: On The Ill Health of Epicurus vs. The Insanity Of The Modern World 3

      • Cassius
      • March 19, 2020 at 3:27 PM
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    2. Life support literature based on Epicurean philosophy 3

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      • August 9, 2020 at 3:41 PM
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    2. Living Unknown Online 3

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    2. Elegant Choices 3

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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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      • October 11, 2023 at 11:03 AM
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      October 18, 2023 at 9:31 AM

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

      • Don
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    4. Pacatus

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    2. The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4

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      • November 4, 2019 at 10:12 AM
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      • November 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM
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      November 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM

    2. Questions on daily routines 4

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    4. Cassius

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    2. The Life Enhancing Benefits of Epicurean Philosophy 4

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    4. Scott

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    2. Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4

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

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    2. Question from Dusty The Donkey 4

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

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    2. From Stress to Happiness 5

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    2. Practical Epicurean Therapeutics: Tips on dealing with worry 5

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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. Dealing with the Feeling of Frustration - a practical method 5

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      • March 13, 2023 at 5:15 AM
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    4. Matteng

      March 13, 2023 at 5:15 AM

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

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      • November 16, 2023 at 10:01 AM
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    2. Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5

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

      • Adrastus
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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. Practicing Epicureanism 6

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    2. Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6

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    2. Superstition and Friday the 13th 6

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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. Where I'm At Philosophically (Questioning Objectivism) 7

      • Kyle
      • November 3, 2019 at 10:33 PM
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