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How to live the Epicurean life in today's society (brainstorming an authoritative list) 5
- Kalosyni
October 24, 2023 at 1:32 PM
- Kalosyni
November 16, 2023 at 10:01 AM
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Managing tech "over-use" & keeping your senses sharp 4
- Kalosyni
June 27, 2023 at 8:51 AM
- Kalosyni
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Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4
- Kalosyni
June 2, 2023 at 3:25 PM
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Sensory Overload Article / Article on Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) 1
- Kalosyni
March 25, 2023 at 4:08 PM
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March 26, 2023 at 8:14 AM
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A Happy Life: the Emotional Feeling Tone of the Epicurean Lifestyle 1
- Kalosyni
March 24, 2023 at 10:34 AM
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Dealing with the Feeling of Frustration - a practical method 5
- Kalosyni
March 8, 2023 at 10:34 AM
- Kalosyni
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Practical Epicurean Therapeutics: Tips on dealing with worry 5
- Kalosyni
February 22, 2023 at 9:19 AM
- Kalosyni
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Increasing Pleasure Through Fun
- Kalosyni
February 4, 2023 at 2:31 PM
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Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10
- Kalosyni
December 14, 2022 at 12:50 PM
- Kalosyni
December 25, 2022 at 11:16 PM
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Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12
- Kalosyni
August 30, 2022 at 8:57 AM
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July 29, 2023 at 9:50 AM
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Is Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Compatible with Epicureanism? 23
- Kalosyni
May 3, 2022 at 5:53 PM
- Kalosyni
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Epicurean Worldview, Personal Identity, and Creating Community 42
- Kalosyni
January 18, 2022 at 12:17 PM
- Kalosyni
January 22, 2022 at 8:11 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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Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13
- Kalosyni
December 6, 2021 at 4:39 PM
- Kalosyni
April 2, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Epicurean Pleaure and Enjoyment Differs Depending on Introvert vs. Extrovert Brain Differences 2
- Kalosyni
October 20, 2021 at 2:45 PM
- Kalosyni
October 20, 2021 at 6:16 PM
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Let's explore and reclaim pleasure 32
- Kalosyni
September 26, 2021 at 12:27 PM
- Kalosyni
January 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Social Media Considered Anti-Epicurean: 101 Reasons Why 8
- Julia
October 21, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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January 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Guide to resuming / sustaining activity after being frozen / stuck 4
- Julia
July 8, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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Question from Dusty The Donkey 4
- Julia
May 9, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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Practicing Epicureanism 6
- JAWS
August 2, 2018 at 8:59 AM
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Hygge and the Landscape of Pleasure: a Book Review 1
- Hiram
March 15, 2019 at 10:55 AM
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March 15, 2019 at 5:52 PM
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How to Live in Times of Upheaval: The Categories of Desire 25
- Godfrey
August 5, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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Practical Exercises: the smartwatch
- Godfrey
July 26, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Practical exercises: PD4 7
- Godfrey
July 13, 2021 at 8:06 PM
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Practical exercises: PD3 1
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Practical exercises: PD2 12
- Godfrey
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Practical exercises: PD1 1
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June 28, 2021 at 9:09 PM
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Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9
- Godfrey
June 7, 2021 at 9:10 PM
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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
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Personal Finance from an Epicurean Viewpoint 13
- Godfrey
January 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM
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February 5, 2019 at 10:02 AM
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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20
- Cassius
April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM - Philodemus On Anger
- Cassius
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Mocking Epithets 3
- Bryan
July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
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Best Lucretius translation? 12
- Rolf
June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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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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