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. "Absence Of Pain Is Pleasure" - How Would You Articulate That To Someone? 37

      • Eoghan Gardiner
      • April 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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    4. Rolf

      April 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM

    2. "Living Life Full Measure" as an Epicurean Metaphor 3

      • Cassius
      • May 15, 2023 at 2:28 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      May 15, 2023 at 2:28 PM

    2. "Objective Morality" 3

      • Hiram
      • December 26, 2018 at 11:51 AM
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      • December 26, 2018 at 5:52 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 26, 2018 at 5:52 PM

    2. "Peace and Safety" vs. "Conflict and Danger" 7

      • Cassius
      • February 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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    4. Cassius

      February 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM

    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
      • Cassius
      • February 14, 2018 at 8:49 AM
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    2. “How Epicurean Science Saves Humanity” 3

      • Pacatus
      • September 8, 2022 at 6:13 PM
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      • September 8, 2022 at 6:54 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 8, 2022 at 6:54 PM

    2. A Debate About Hedonism

      • Cassius
      • January 13, 2018 at 3:35 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 13, 2018 at 3:35 PM
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    2. A Discussion Of Eudaemonia - Extracted from the Facebook Group

      • Cassius
      • February 26, 2016 at 6:16 PM
      • Cassius
      • February 26, 2016 at 6:16 PM
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    2. A Fable on Unattainable Expectations 6

      • Pacatus
      • October 16, 2024 at 5:12 PM
      • Pacatus
      • November 22, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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    4. Don

      November 22, 2024 at 11:32 AM

    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. A General Thought About The Future Of Epicurean Philosophy - On The Meaning of "Pleasure" 2

      • Cassius
      • April 13, 2018 at 12:54 PM
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    4. Hiram

      April 13, 2018 at 12:54 PM

    2. A Hypothetical To Assist Self-Awareness And Understanding - "Which Shall It Be?" 1

      • Cassius
      • February 3, 2018 at 10:32 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 6, 2018 at 2:24 PM
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    4. Cassius

      February 6, 2018 at 2:24 PM

    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. A Place to Start

      • Cassius
      • January 21, 2019 at 4:41 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 21, 2019 at 4:41 PM
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    2. A Pleasant Life instead of Pleasure 7

      • EricR
      • August 4, 2023 at 8:14 AM
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      • August 5, 2023 at 8:27 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

      August 5, 2023 at 8:27 PM

    2. A Question of Lives - Which Is To Be Preferred?

      • Cassius
      • February 24, 2018 at 10:26 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 24, 2018 at 10:26 AM
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    2. After Religion and Death, The Third Greatest Threat To Happiness As The Highest Goal of Life 5

      • Cassius
      • December 27, 2018 at 4:33 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 28, 2018 at 10:42 AM
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    4. Cassius

      December 28, 2018 at 10:42 AM

    2. An Epicurean "Sanity Check" 14

      • Cassius
      • February 2, 2019 at 11:55 PM
      • Cassius
      • February 5, 2019 at 8:20 AM
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    4. Cassius

      February 5, 2019 at 8:20 AM

    2. An Exchange On The Issue of How Much Pain To Accept 1

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

      January 10, 2018 at 9:13 PM

    2. Another Example Why I Don't Accept The Term "Hedonism" to Describe Epicurean Philosophy

      • Cassius
      • October 14, 2018 at 8:55 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 14, 2018 at 8:55 PM
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    2. Are You Epicurean Or Hieronymian? 26

      • Cassius
      • October 1, 2019 at 2:08 PM
      • Cassius
      • June 30, 2022 at 5:44 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 30, 2022 at 5:44 AM

    2. As to the Term "Hedonic Calculus" or the "Calculus of Advantage" 22

      • Cassius
      • February 27, 2022 at 7:26 AM
      • Cassius
      • March 1, 2022 at 12:03 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      March 1, 2022 at 12:03 PM

    2. ‪Could #Epicurus save us?‬ ‪A #philosophy of #pleasure could cure our modern ills 1

      • Hiram
      • March 5, 2019 at 5:06 PM
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      • March 5, 2019 at 5:59 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 5, 2019 at 5:59 PM

    2. Criticisms of An Article Entitled "Epicurean Pleasure" (October 1, 2018) 4

      • Cassius
      • October 2, 2018 at 9:28 AM
      • Cassius
      • October 9, 2018 at 8:40 AM
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    4. Cassius

      October 9, 2018 at 8:40 AM

    2. Definitions Of Key Greek Terms

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 3:50 PM
      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 3:50 PM
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    2. Desiderata 2

      • Pacatus
      • August 2, 2023 at 7:02 PM
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      • August 2, 2023 at 7:45 PM
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    4. Pacatus

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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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    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. Elena Nicoli - An Excellent Presentation On Epicurean Pleasure 11

      • Cassius
      • April 16, 2018 at 4:18 PM
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      • May 7, 2018 at 10:50 AM
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    4. Eoghan Gardiner

      May 7, 2018 at 10:50 AM

    2. Empathy vs pleasure 1

      • azbcethananderson
      • May 24, 2020 at 2:27 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. The “Absence of Pain” Problem 11

      • Rolf
      • April 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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    4. Al-Hakiim von Grof

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    2. Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 3

      • Cassius
      • April 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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    4. Pacatus

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    2. Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9

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    2. Preconceptions and PD24 42

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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

      • Kalosyni
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    4. Elli

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