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    2. Victor Frankl 3

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      • November 25, 2020 at 6:48 AM
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    2. Pleasure slogans 5

      • Godfrey
      • November 13, 2020 at 6:48 PM
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      November 13, 2020 at 9:04 PM

    2. How epicureanism has been helping me deal with overindulgence 6

      • brett
      • January 24, 2018 at 11:54 PM
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      • January 25, 2018 at 8:18 AM
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    4. Cassius

      January 25, 2018 at 8:18 AM

    2. Continuous Pleasure / Sustained Pleasure 6

      • Cassius
      • September 7, 2020 at 4:33 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 8, 2020 at 3:11 AM
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      September 8, 2020 at 3:11 AM

    2. Is Pleasure the Only Good? 7

      • Joshua
      • September 15, 2019 at 2:05 PM
      • Joshua
      • September 15, 2019 at 6:43 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 15, 2019 at 6:43 PM

    2. Pleasure: ruminations from sequestration 7

      • Godfrey
      • May 13, 2020 at 1:38 PM
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      May 13, 2020 at 1:38 PM

    2. Post At Modern Epicurean Blog - "Epicurean Ethics Considered And Defended" 7

      • Cassius
      • September 7, 2020 at 10:33 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 10, 2020 at 12:11 PM
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    4. Don

      September 10, 2020 at 12:11 PM

    2. Journal of happiness studies article on Epicurus 8

      • brett
      • November 26, 2020 at 7:04 PM
      • brett
      • November 27, 2020 at 2:43 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 27, 2020 at 2:43 PM

    2. Nature and Pleasure and Pain 9

      • Dubitator314
      • August 21, 2019 at 3:04 PM
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    4. Elayne

      August 21, 2019 at 3:04 PM

    2. Venus and Mars - "Good" vs. "Evil"? 9

      • Cassius
      • June 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM

    2. Living The Hobo Life? 11

      • brett
      • January 8, 2018 at 11:02 PM
      • brett
      • January 8, 2018 at 11:54 PM
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    4. jbaker

      January 8, 2018 at 11:54 PM

    2. Pleasure over truth 15

      • Mathitis Kipouros
      • September 16, 2020 at 12:45 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 16, 2020 at 12:45 PM

    2. The Difference Between Happiness and Pleasure 18

      • brett
      • January 13, 2018 at 5:45 PM
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      • January 27, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 27, 2023 at 9:40 PM

    2. Collecting Ancient Instances of the Argument: "Pleasure Cannot Be The Highest Good Because It Has No Limit" 19

      • Cassius
      • December 27, 2021 at 9:02 AM
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      • December 30, 2021 at 3:02 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 30, 2021 at 3:02 PM

    2. Comment at the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook Group On Pleasure As The Highest Good 23

      • Cassius
      • September 16, 2020 at 7:48 AM
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      • September 18, 2020 at 2:50 PM
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      September 18, 2020 at 2:50 PM

    2. Consequentialism & Moral Relativism within the context of Pleasure-filled Philosophy 27

      • Charles
      • March 10, 2020 at 5:22 PM
      • Charles
      • October 7, 2020 at 11:51 AM
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      October 7, 2020 at 11:51 AM

    2. Pleasure vs Happiness (?) Discussion of Hiram's "In Defense of Eudaimonia" 36

      • Cassius
      • October 20, 2019 at 12:08 PM
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      • October 28, 2019 at 1:22 PM
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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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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

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    2. Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 19

      • Cassius
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    2. Best Lucretius translation? 9

      • Rolf
      • June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM

    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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