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    2. Are There Epicurean Role Models?

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 4:00 PM
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    2. Could Epicurean Involvement In Politics Have Prevented The Fall of Greco-Roman Civilization?

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 4:02 PM
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    2. Should Epicurean Philosophy Be Considered An "-ism"

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 5:35 PM
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    2. Tell Me About Epicurean Self-Sufficiency

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 6:04 PM
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      • March 11, 2017 at 6:04 PM
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    2. Did Ancient Epicureans Live In Communes? Should We Try To Do That Today?

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 6:12 PM
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    2. Euthanasia And Epicurean Philosophy

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 6:31 PM
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      • March 11, 2017 at 6:31 PM
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    2. A Thread For Encouraging Thoughts 1

      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2018 at 7:10 AM
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      • April 11, 2023 at 1:03 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      April 11, 2023 at 1:03 PM

    2. 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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    4. JAWS

      August 3, 2018 at 9:49 AM

    2. 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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    2. 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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    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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      • September 30, 2018 at 8:02 PM
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    2. New Subforum: Epicurean Advice On Living Independently / Self-Reliantly / Simply / In the Country 2

      • Cassius
      • October 1, 2018 at 9:29 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 11, 2023 at 1:09 PM

    2. 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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    4. Hiram

      May 16, 2019 at 9:58 AM

    2. Son has a question 16

      • bradley.whitley
      • March 12, 2019 at 6:39 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 12, 2019 at 6:39 PM

    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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      • June 7, 2019 at 6:02 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      June 7, 2019 at 6:02 PM

    2. 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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    4. Charles

      November 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM

    2. 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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    4. Elli

      January 11, 2020 at 8:27 AM

    2. Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18

      • Mathitis Kipouros
      • September 6, 2020 at 5:20 PM
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    4. Don

      September 6, 2020 at 5:20 PM

    2. "Religion is a part of me"... how to deal with that? 27

      • smoothiekiwi
      • January 12, 2022 at 11:11 AM
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    4. Matt

      May 6, 2022 at 6:05 PM

    2. Is Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Compatible with Epicureanism? 23

      • Kalosyni
      • May 4, 2022 at 10:53 PM
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    4. Don

      May 4, 2022 at 10:53 PM

    2. Not "Where Are We Going" But "Who Or What Will Be Our Guide?"

      • Cassius
      • January 18, 2018 at 2:38 PM
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    2. Johari windows useful in Epicurean philosophy? (thread started by Adrastus) 5

      • Adrastus
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    4. Eikadistes

      July 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM

    2. 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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    4. Cassius

      January 24, 2018 at 8:11 AM

    2. Am I an Epicurean? 3

      • KDF
      • April 28, 2018 at 3:18 PM
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      • May 4, 2018 at 2:39 PM
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    4. Hiram

      May 4, 2018 at 2:39 PM

    2. On The Need For Scientific Knowledge 1

      • Cassius
      • October 12, 2018 at 9:45 AM
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      • October 12, 2018 at 3:03 PM
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    4. Elli

      October 12, 2018 at 3:03 PM

    2. 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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    4. Hiram

      February 5, 2019 at 10:02 AM

    2. 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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    4. Godfrey

      March 15, 2019 at 5:52 PM

    2. "The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15

      • Cassius
      • August 1, 2019 at 5:38 AM
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    4. Cassius

      August 1, 2019 at 5:38 AM

    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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      • March 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM
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    4. Don

      March 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM

    2. 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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    4. Cassius

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