The Proper Attitude Toward Personal Freedom And Responsibility - "Fate" / "Luck" / "Determinism"
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Subjectivity And Freedom To Find Pleasure In Various Things 3
- Cassius
May 18, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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Can Determinism Be Reconciled With Epicureanism? (Admin Edit - No, But Let's Talk About Why Not) 101
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September 24, 2022 at 8:46 AM
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An Anti-Stoic Analysis Of Free Will That May (Or May Not) Be Helpful To Us 4
- Cassius
September 15, 2021 at 10:00 PM
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July 16, 2023 at 4:55 PM
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The Atomic Billiard Board, or: Understanding the Swerve to Mechanistic Determinism 7
- Charles
November 11, 2022 at 3:06 PM
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Thoughts about Humean Compatibilism 4
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January 28, 2022 at 6:01 PM
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January 28, 2022 at 7:31 PM
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Analysis of Video By Sabine Hossenfelder ("You Don't Have Free Will But Don't Worry") 14
- Mathitis Kipouros
July 30, 2021 at 7:20 AM
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November 12, 2021 at 5:28 AM
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Free Will Again 11
- Mathitis Kipouros
August 18, 2021 at 11:32 PM
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August 22, 2021 at 5:43 PM
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Pierre-Marie Morel - "The Epicurean 'Up To Us' - Not To Be Proved"
- Cassius
June 27, 2021 at 8:53 AM
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June 27, 2021 at 8:53 AM
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Big Think Video on Free Will
- Don
March 29, 2021 at 10:10 PM
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March 29, 2021 at 10:10 PM
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Graphic - Arch-Enemy of Determinism and Skepticism 2
- Cassius
June 5, 2020 at 9:11 AM
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June 20, 2020 at 9:32 AM
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Sedley: "Epicurus' Refutation of Determinism" 4
- Cassius
June 3, 2020 at 8:43 AM
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June 3, 2020 at 10:38 AM
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Free Will and the Recognition of Pleasure, or the Role of Desire 9
- Charles
April 19, 2020 at 8:53 AM
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On Terminology In Discussing "Free Will"
- Cassius
July 10, 2019 at 9:16 AM
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July 10, 2019 at 9:16 AM
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Free Will And The Stoics 1
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June 26, 2019 at 8:22 AM
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June 26, 2019 at 8:23 AM
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On Free Will And Its Mockers 3
- Cassius
June 14, 2019 at 4:56 PM
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June 17, 2019 at 1:47 AM
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What's the Difference Between Chance and Fate to an Epicurean? 12
- Cassius
January 22, 2019 at 5:56 PM
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January 27, 2019 at 9:40 AM
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Starting Discussion of "Free Will" 18
- Cassius
January 29, 2018 at 5:49 PM
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Would Epicurus say: "Infinite Time contains no more pain than limited time when the limit of pain is measured by reason?" 15
- Cassius
July 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM - General Discussion
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The Normal Curve of Pleasure 5
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July 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM - General Discussion
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Emily Austin conversation rebroadcast on Next Big Idea! 2
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July 23, 2024 at 9:33 AM - General Discussion
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"If You Wish To Be An Epicurean, Get Used To Being Called 'Cockeyed'" - or - "Why Vatican Saying 29 Would Make A Good Epicurean Tatoo" 3
- Cassius
July 9, 2024 at 7:57 AM - General Discussion
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Does PD26 imply personal responsibility beyond oneself? 4
- Godfrey
July 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM - PD 26 - Of desires, all that do not lead to a sense of pain...
- Godfrey
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