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The Epicurean Guidebook (Outline) - A project by Gardner and I 1
- Charles
March 21, 2020 at 5:32 PM
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March 21, 2020 at 5:34 PM
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Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6
- Chryso
April 2, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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"Choice" and "Avoidance" 7
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February 28, 2020 at 3:14 PM
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Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life… 3
- Don
March 17, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7
- Don
September 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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September 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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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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How to Talk to Those Raised on Religion / Virtue 1
- EricR
January 24, 2018 at 7:21 AM
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January 24, 2018 at 8:11 AM
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Can you be an epicurean and use some logic with the senses? 12
- godek
December 6, 2018 at 10:53 PM
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Is the art of fashion worthy of the attention of an epicurean? 8
- godek
June 5, 2019 at 1:11 AM
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What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39
- godek
July 10, 2019 at 11:11 PM
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July 18, 2019 at 3:41 PM
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Personal Finance from an Epicurean Viewpoint 13
- Godfrey
January 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM
- Godfrey
February 5, 2019 at 10:02 AM
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Philosophy as a Way of Life by John Sellars
- Godfrey
May 13, 2021 at 4:24 PM
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May 13, 2021 at 4:24 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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Practical exercises: PD1 1
- Godfrey
June 28, 2021 at 9:09 PM
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July 8, 2021 at 10:40 AM
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Practical exercises: PD2 12
- Godfrey
July 4, 2021 at 1:49 PM
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Practical exercises: PD3 1
- Godfrey
July 8, 2021 at 1:34 AM
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Practical exercises: PD4 7
- Godfrey
July 13, 2021 at 8:06 PM
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July 15, 2021 at 10:25 AM
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Practical Exercises: the smartwatch
- Godfrey
July 26, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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July 26, 2024 at 2:23 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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August 9, 2024 at 12:34 PM
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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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Practicing Epicureanism 6
- JAWS
August 2, 2018 at 8:59 AM
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August 3, 2018 at 9:49 AM
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Question from Dusty The Donkey 4
- Julia
May 9, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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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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November 9, 2024 at 5:30 AM
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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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Let's explore and reclaim pleasure 32
- Kalosyni
September 26, 2021 at 12:27 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 1:21 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
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Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13
- Kalosyni
December 6, 2021 at 4:39 PM
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April 2, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Dance and it's place in Epicureanism? 10
- Kalosyni
January 7, 2022 at 7:12 PM
- Kalosyni
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Epicurean Worldview, Personal Identity, and Creating Community 42
- Kalosyni
January 18, 2022 at 12:17 PM
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January 22, 2022 at 8:11 AM
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Edward Abbey - My Favorite Quotes 4
- Joshua
July 11, 2019 at 7:57 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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A Question About Hobbes From Facebook
- Cassius
August 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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Anti-Natalism: The Opposite of Epicureanism 8
- Don
August 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
- Don
August 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Ecclesiastes what insights can we gleam from it? 4
- Eoghan Gardiner
December 2, 2023 at 6:11 AM - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Eoghan Gardiner
August 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Grumphism? LOL
- Don
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
- Don
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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