Ethics - General Discussion

In this section we discuss Epicurean Ethics and how to live as an Epicurean in a world where there are no supernatural gods and no life after death.

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    2. Pathe - Notes On Usage

      • Cassius
      • June 8, 2015 at 11:35 AM
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    2. Major Observations and Conclusions of Epicurean Philosophy - An Outline

      • Cassius
      • September 14, 2015 at 9:13 PM
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      • September 14, 2015 at 9:13 PM
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    2. Doubt is Unpleasant, But It's Not Your Worst Enemy

      • Cassius
      • December 20, 2015 at 11:56 AM
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      • December 20, 2015 at 11:56 AM
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    2. A Discussion Of Eudaemonia - Extracted from the Facebook Group

      • Cassius
      • February 26, 2016 at 6:16 PM
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      • February 26, 2016 at 6:16 PM
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    2. The Full Cup / Fullness of Pleasure Model

      • Cassius
      • February 17, 2017 at 8:02 PM
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      • February 17, 2017 at 8:02 PM
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    2. You Have Been Deceived!

      • Cassius
      • February 18, 2017 at 3:46 PM
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      • February 18, 2017 at 3:46 PM
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    2. Is it true that "ataraxia is not physical pleasure, or even mental pleasure, but a state of inner calm?"

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM
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      • March 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM
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    2. Definitions Of Key Greek Terms

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 3:50 PM
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      • March 11, 2017 at 3:50 PM
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    2. A Debate About Hedonism

      • Cassius
      • January 13, 2018 at 3:35 PM
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      • January 13, 2018 at 3:35 PM
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    2. "Philosophize This" - A Statement of the Position That Ataraxia is "True Pleasure" and that Epicureans Should Have No Ambitions Other than to Remove the Desire For Ambition - Your Focus is the Complete Removal of Pain - Agree or Disagree?

      • Cassius
      • February 14, 2018 at 8:49 AM
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      • February 14, 2018 at 8:49 AM
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    2. A Question of Lives - Which Is To Be Preferred?

      • Cassius
      • February 24, 2018 at 10:26 AM
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      • February 24, 2018 at 10:26 AM
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    2. You Only Live Once

      • Cassius
      • October 6, 2018 at 10:48 AM
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      • October 6, 2018 at 10:48 AM
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    2. Another Example Why I Don't Accept The Term "Hedonism" to Describe Epicurean Philosophy

      • Cassius
      • October 14, 2018 at 8:55 PM
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      • October 14, 2018 at 8:55 PM
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    2. A Five Star Presentation of Epicurus

      • Cassius
      • October 28, 2018 at 5:55 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 28, 2018 at 5:55 PM
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    2. My Best Summary As Of November 2018

      • Cassius
      • November 2, 2018 at 7:01 AM
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      • November 2, 2018 at 7:01 AM
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    2. A Man’s Neighbor And His Dog (PDs' 32 & 39 &40)

      • Elli
      • November 5, 2018 at 10:36 AM
      • Elli
      • November 5, 2018 at 10:36 AM
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    2. Major Controversies In Understanding Epicurean Philosophy

      • Cassius
      • December 11, 2018 at 2:25 AM
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      • December 11, 2018 at 2:25 AM
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    2. A Place to Start

      • Cassius
      • January 21, 2019 at 4:41 PM
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      • January 21, 2019 at 4:41 PM
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    2. On The Relationship of Eudaemonia And Pleasure

      • Cassius
      • July 10, 2019 at 7:02 AM
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    2. From Elli: ""And the pleasure which we daily feel in all these things helps us to banish any sorrow." - Pericles the Athenian.

      • Cassius
      • January 6, 2021 at 10:27 AM
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      • January 6, 2021 at 10:27 AM
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    2. Wanting vs Liking

      • Elayne
      • January 24, 2021 at 9:05 AM
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      • January 24, 2021 at 9:05 AM
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    2. To What Extent Is This Consistent With Epicurean Ethics: "Life is Short - Life Passionately"

      • Cassius
      • October 6, 2021 at 4:08 PM
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      • October 6, 2021 at 4:08 PM
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    2. Identifying And Dealing With Significant Error / Mistakes in Ourselves (and Others)

      • Cassius
      • April 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
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      • April 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
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    2. Wikipedia on "Pleasure"

      • Kalosyni
      • October 18, 2023 at 6:24 PM
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    2. List of Epicurean philosophical remedies

      • Kalosyni
      • November 8, 2023 at 10:52 AM
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    2. Explaining Perspectives - Chart Of Whole Organism vs Discrete Feelings

      • Cassius
      • October 17, 2023 at 8:52 AM
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      • October 17, 2023 at 8:52 AM
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    2. The Argument That the Good Of Animals is Not the Same As The Good of Human Beings

      • Cassius
      • March 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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    2. Driving Away Bad Habits "Like Evil Men Who Have Long Done Us Great Harm" (Including Addictions)

      • Cassius
      • April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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    2. An Exchange On The Issue of How Much Pain To Accept 1

      • Cassius
      • January 10, 2018 at 7:11 PM
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      • January 10, 2018 at 9:13 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 10, 2018 at 9:13 PM

    2. The Meaning of Eudaemonia - "Good Demon" 1

      • Cassius
      • January 22, 2018 at 9:56 AM
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      • January 22, 2018 at 10:50 AM
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    4. Hiram

      January 22, 2018 at 10:50 AM

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    2. Preconceptions and PD24 42

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    2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

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