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Should Epicureans Celebrate Something Else Instead of Celebrating Halloween? 26
- Kalosyni
 October 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM 
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Improvement of Society and the Role of Work 1
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 September 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM 
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Johari windows useful in Epicurean philosophy? (thread started by Adrastus) 5
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 July 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM 
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What place does "simple" have in Epicureanism? 14
- Kalosyni
 January 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM 
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Superstition and Friday the 13th 6
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 June 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM 
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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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What Makes Someone "An Epicurean?" 20
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 March 30, 2019 at 7:49 PM 
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Let's explore and reclaim pleasure 32
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 September 26, 2021 at 12:27 PM 
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Social Media Considered Anti-Epicurean: 101 Reasons Why 8
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 October 21, 2024 at 11:40 PM 
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Anticipation - Modern Research 1
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 December 7, 2024 at 12:02 PM 
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Lecture on practical application of Epicureanism 10
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 November 25, 2024 at 12:35 PM 
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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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Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5
- Kalosyni
 October 19, 2024 at 11:16 AM 
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Childhood trauma recovery & toxic childhood family
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 October 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM 
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Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7
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 September 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM 
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Article: How to Spend Time to Maximize Happiness
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 September 12, 2024 at 10:25 AM 
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ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals (thread started by Julia) 8
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 September 8, 2024 at 9:12 AM 
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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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Practical Exercises: the smartwatch
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 July 26, 2024 at 2:23 PM 
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Philosophical Counseling - Article
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 June 27, 2024 at 10:33 AM 
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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 
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Managing tech "over-use" & keeping your senses sharp 4
- Kalosyni
 June 27, 2023 at 8:51 AM 
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Question from Dusty The Donkey 4
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 May 9, 2024 at 4:55 AM 
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Benefits of Memorizing and Remembering Specific Epicurean Verse 10
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 April 4, 2024 at 11:57 AM 
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Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6
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 April 2, 2024 at 12:11 AM 
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Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13
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 December 6, 2021 at 4:39 PM 
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Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life… 3
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 March 17, 2024 at 1:12 PM 
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Epicureanism as an Ongoing Practice - Multiple Takes 2
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 February 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM 
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Unrealistic Beauty Standards as Groundless Opinions 2
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 January 28, 2024 at 4:48 PM 
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