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2. What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39
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  - July 10, 2019 at 11:11 PM
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2. 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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2. Can you be an epicurean and use some logic with the senses? 12
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  - December 6, 2018 at 10:53 PM
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  - May 16, 2019 at 9:58 AM
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  May 16, 2019 at 9:58 AM
2. How to Talk to Those Raised on Religion / Virtue 1
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2. Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25
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  - Eoghan Gardiner
  - June 15, 2023 at 2:59 PM
  - Eoghan Gardiner
  - May 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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2. Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7
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  - Don
  - September 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM
  - Don
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4. Cassius
  September 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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
  - Don
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2. Baby Pigs
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2. "Choice" and "Avoidance" 7
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  - Don
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  - Don
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4. Cassius
  March 24, 2020 at 7:58 PM
2. Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6
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  - Chryso
  - April 2, 2024 at 12:11 AM
  - Chryso
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  April 2, 2024 at 8:56 PM
2. The Epicurean Guidebook (Outline) - A project by Gardner and I 1
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  - Charles
  - March 21, 2020 at 5:32 PM
  - Charles
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  March 21, 2020 at 5:34 PM
2. The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4
  - Charles
  - November 4, 2019 at 10:12 AM
  - Charles
  - November 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM
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  November 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM
2. Adage: In A Crisis, We Don't Rise To The Occasion As Much As We Fall To Our Level of Practice
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  - June 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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2. "Issues Worth Fighting Over During Holiday Meals" - An Epicurean List 2
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  - Cassius
  - December 22, 2023 at 1:29 PM
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  - December 24, 2023 at 3:23 PM
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  December 24, 2023 at 3:23 PM
2. Dealing With Friends Who Are Convinced "Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled" and "Armageddon is Around the Corner" 3
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  - Cassius
  - October 11, 2023 at 11:03 AM
  - Cassius
  - October 18, 2023 at 9:31 AM
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4. kochiekoch
  October 18, 2023 at 9:31 AM
2. Not "Where Are We Going" But "Who Or What Will Be Our Guide?"
  - Cassius
  - January 18, 2018 at 2:38 PM
  - Cassius
  - January 18, 2018 at 2:38 PM
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2. Recommendations for Happy Living 26
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  - Cassius
  - March 2, 2021 at 8:10 AM
  - Cassius
  - December 6, 2023 at 6:22 PM
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4. Pacatus
  December 6, 2023 at 6:22 PM
2. What In Your Opinion Are the Most Essential Characteristics Of "Being An Epicurean" (According to Epicurus)? 16
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  - Cassius
  - February 15, 2021 at 10:24 AM
  - Cassius
  - February 16, 2021 at 1:21 PM
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2. Commentary by Elayne On "Ideal Epicurean Jobs" 1
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  - Cassius
  - October 4, 2020 at 6:59 AM
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4. DavidN
  September 8, 2022 at 4:15 AM
2. Musings on A Quick Statement of "What It Means to Be An Epicurean" 9
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  - Cassius
  - July 13, 2020 at 10:57 PM
  - Cassius
  - July 16, 2020 at 4:34 PM
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4. Cassius
  July 16, 2020 at 4:34 PM
2. Dicussion of Elli's Article: On The Ill Health of Epicurus vs. The Insanity Of The Modern World 3
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  - Cassius
  - March 19, 2020 at 3:27 PM
  - Cassius
  - March 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM
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  March 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM
2. Daily Interactions With The Non-Epicurean World 14
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  - Cassius
  - February 26, 2020 at 7:32 AM
  - Cassius
  - July 20, 2022 at 8:16 PM
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4. DavidN
  July 20, 2022 at 8:16 PM
2. Two Types? 13
  - Cassius
  - January 10, 2020 at 12:09 AM
  - Cassius
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2. Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23
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  - Cassius
  - July 5, 2019 at 6:58 PM
  - Cassius
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  November 11, 2019 at 11:05 PM
2. "The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15
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  - Cassius
  - June 17, 2019 at 8:04 AM
  - Cassius
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2. What Makes Someone "An Epicurean?" 20
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  - Cassius
  - March 30, 2019 at 7:49 PM
  - Cassius
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4. Eikadistes
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2. Daily Practices 9
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  - Cassius
  - March 29, 2019 at 11:51 AM
  - Cassius
  - March 5, 2020 at 6:42 AM
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  March 5, 2020 at 6:42 AM
2. On The Need For Scientific Knowledge 1
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  - Cassius
  - October 12, 2018 at 9:45 AM
  - Cassius
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  October 12, 2018 at 3:03 PM
2. New Subforum: Epicurean Advice On Living Independently / Self-Reliantly / Simply / In the Country 2
  - Cassius
  - October 1, 2018 at 9:29 AM
  - Cassius
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4. Cassius
  April 11, 2023 at 1:09 PM
2. 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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2. Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20
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  - Cassius
  - April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM
  - Philodemus On Anger
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  - July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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2. Mocking Epithets 3
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  - 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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2. Best Lucretius translation? 12
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  - Rolf
  - June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
  - 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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  - 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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  June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
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  - Cassius
  - June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
  - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
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