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Practical exercises: PD1 1
- Godfrey
June 28, 2021 at 9:09 PM
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Practical exercises: PD3 1
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Practical exercises: PD2 12
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Dealing With Friends Who Are Struggling 9
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June 24, 2021 at 2:36 AM
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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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Philosophy as a Way of Life by John Sellars
- Godfrey
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What In Your Opinion Are the Most Essential Characteristics Of "Being An Epicurean" (According to Epicurus)? 16
- Cassius
February 15, 2021 at 10:24 AM
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Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18
- Mathitis Kipouros
September 4, 2020 at 10:15 PM
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Questions on daily routines 4
- timrobbe
August 29, 2020 at 1:14 PM
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Life support literature based on Epicurean philosophy 3
- Titus
August 9, 2020 at 3:41 PM
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Musings on A Quick Statement of "What It Means to Be An Epicurean" 9
- Cassius
July 13, 2020 at 10:57 PM
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July 16, 2020 at 4:34 PM
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"Choice" and "Avoidance" 7
- Don
February 28, 2020 at 3:14 PM
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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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The Epicurean Guidebook (Outline) - A project by Gardner and I 1
- Charles
March 21, 2020 at 5:32 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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Two Types? 13
- Cassius
January 10, 2020 at 12:09 AM
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January 11, 2020 at 8:27 AM
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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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The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4
- Charles
November 4, 2019 at 10:12 AM
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November 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM
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"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15
- Cassius
June 17, 2019 at 8:04 AM
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August 1, 2019 at 5:38 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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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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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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May 16, 2019 at 9:58 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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Son has a question 16
- bradley.whitley
March 10, 2019 at 10:04 PM
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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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On The Need For Scientific Knowledge 1
- Cassius
October 12, 2018 at 9:45 AM
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If You're Looking For Happiness You're Well On Your Way to Being An Epicurean
- Cassius
September 30, 2018 at 8:02 PM
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What Type of Epicurean Are You?
- Cassius
September 25, 2018 at 1:57 PM
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September 25, 2018 at 1:57 PM
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Using The Discretion of A Goat In Choosing Friends
- Cassius
August 29, 2018 at 2:20 PM
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August 29, 2018 at 2:20 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
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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
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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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