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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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2. Epicurean substitute for prayer 78
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4. Pacatus
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2. What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39
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  - godek
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4. Cassius
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2. Recommendations for Happy Living 26
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  - Cassius
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4. Pacatus
  December 6, 2023 at 6:22 PM
2. Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25
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  - Eoghan Gardiner
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4. Kalosyni
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2. Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24
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  - Macario
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4. Don
  September 22, 2021 at 6:42 AM
2. Is Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Compatible with Epicureanism? 23
  - Kalosyni
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  - Kalosyni
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4. Don
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2. Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23
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  - Cassius
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  - Cassius
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4. Joshua
  November 11, 2019 at 11:05 PM
2. Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18
  - Mathitis Kipouros
  - September 4, 2020 at 10:15 PM
  - Mathitis Kipouros
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4. Don
  September 6, 2020 at 5:20 PM
2. Son has a question 16
  - bradley.whitley
  - March 10, 2019 at 10:04 PM
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  - March 12, 2019 at 6:39 PM
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4. Cassius
  March 12, 2019 at 6:39 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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4. Cassius
  August 1, 2019 at 5:38 AM
2. Personal Finance from an Epicurean Viewpoint 13
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  - Godfrey
  - January 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM
  - Godfrey
  - February 5, 2019 at 10:02 AM
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4. Hiram
  February 5, 2019 at 10:02 AM
2. Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12
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  - Kalosyni
  - August 30, 2022 at 8:57 AM
  - Kalosyni
  - July 29, 2023 at 9:50 AM
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4. Kalosyni
  July 29, 2023 at 9:50 AM
2. An Epicurean Christmas 11
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  - Matt
  - December 4, 2021 at 3:45 PM
  - Matt
  - December 5, 2023 at 2:50 PM
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4. Eikadistes
  December 5, 2023 at 2:50 PM
2. Lecture on practical application of Epicureanism 10
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  - TauPhi
  - November 25, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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4. Kalosyni
  November 26, 2024 at 2:53 PM
2. Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10
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  - Kalosyni
  - December 14, 2022 at 12:50 PM
  - Kalosyni
  - December 25, 2022 at 11:16 PM
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4. Faunus
  December 25, 2022 at 11:16 PM
2. The Process of Pulling Out Of Facebook 10
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  - Cassius
  - March 24, 2018 at 6:56 AM
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4. Cassius
  April 9, 2018 at 2:43 PM
2. Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9
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  - Godfrey
  - June 7, 2021 at 9:10 PM
  - Godfrey
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4. Godfrey
  June 8, 2021 at 8:28 PM
2. Daily Practices 9
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  - Cassius
  - March 29, 2019 at 11:51 AM
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4. Cassius
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2. ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals 8
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  - Kalosyni
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4. Julia
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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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4. Godfrey
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2. "Choice" and "Avoidance" 7
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  - Don
  - February 28, 2020 at 3:14 PM
  - Don
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4. Cassius
  March 24, 2020 at 7:58 PM
2. Practicing Epicureanism 6
  - JAWS
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4. JAWS
  August 3, 2018 at 9:49 AM
2. What place does "simple" have in Epicureanism? 5
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  - Kalosyni
  - January 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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4. Patrikios
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2. Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5
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  - Kalosyni
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4. Kalosyni
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2. How to live the Epicurean life in today's society (brainstorming an authoritative list) 5
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  - Kalosyni
  - October 24, 2023 at 1:32 PM
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4. Eoghan Gardiner
  November 16, 2023 at 10:01 AM
2. Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4
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  - Kalosyni
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4. warjuning
  July 12, 2023 at 11:25 AM
2. Questions on daily routines 4
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  - timrobbe
  - August 29, 2020 at 1:14 PM
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4. Cassius
  August 29, 2020 at 5:32 PM
2. The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4
  - Charles
  - November 4, 2019 at 10:12 AM
  - Charles
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4. Charles
  November 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM
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
  - March 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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4. Pacatus
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4. Al-Hakiim von Grof
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2. Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 3
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  - Cassius
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  - Cassius
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4. Pacatus
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2. Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9
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  - Kalosyni
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  - Book 5
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2. Preconceptions and PD24 42
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  - Eikadistes
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2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47
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  - Kalosyni
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Epicurean substitute for prayer 78

What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39

Recommendations for Happy Living 26

Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25

Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24

Is Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Compatible with Epicureanism? 23

Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23

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

Son has a question 16

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

Personal Finance from an Epicurean Viewpoint 13

Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12

An Epicurean Christmas 11

Lecture on practical application of Epicureanism 10

Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10

The Process of Pulling Out Of Facebook 10

Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9

Daily Practices 9

ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals 8

Is the art of fashion worthy of the attention of an epicurean? 8

"Choice" and "Avoidance" 7

Practicing Epicureanism 6

What place does "simple" have in Epicureanism? 5

Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5

How to live the Epicurean life in today's society (brainstorming an authoritative list) 5

Epicurean Philosophy for the Sensitive Soul 4

Questions on daily routines 4

The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4

Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life… 3

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