Epicurus vs. Aristotle and The Peripatetics

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    2. Aristotle's Virtue as Goal compared to Epicurus' Pleasure as Goal 2

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      • July 13, 2023 at 7:30 AM
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    2. A Video on Artistotle's Views of Pleasure "Pleasure What's the Limit"

      • Kalosyni
      • September 21, 2024 at 9:39 AM
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    2. The Problem With "Flourishing"

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    2. "Classical Wisdom Speaks" Podcast Discussing Differences Between Plato And Aristotle (Helpful Even Though From Ayn Rand Perspective) 1

      • Cassius
      • May 27, 2020 at 10:07 PM
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    4. Charles

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    2. Against Ayn Rand and the Objectivists

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      • May 18, 2015 at 10:59 AM
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    2. External "Goods" Impact Eudaimonia 26

      • Kalosyni
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    2. What Do You Take From The "Golden Mean" of Aristotle? 26

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      • February 9, 2022 at 11:22 AM
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      • February 15, 2022 at 8:52 AM
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    4. Cassius

      February 15, 2022 at 8:52 AM

    2. From The "Golden Mean" to tbe "Summum Bonum" - Useful or Deceptive Frames of Reference? 98

      • Cassius
      • February 13, 2022 at 5:30 AM
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      • February 20, 2022 at 8:27 AM
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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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      • 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"

      • Cassius
      • June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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    2. Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 19

      • Cassius
      • June 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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    2. Best Lucretius translation? 9

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      • June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

      • Eikadistes
      • June 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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