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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Epicurean Freedom. Enslavement by culture. The mob. 15
- Harrington Andros
April 19, 2018 at 12:42 PM
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Epicurean Golden Rule? 14
- Pacatus
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Epicurean virtues listed by importance 8
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January 28, 2019 at 8:45 PM
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Epicureanism Vs Asceticism 8
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March 12, 2019 at 9:44 AM
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Epicureans On Kingship 15
- Cassius
August 2, 2022 at 10:16 AM
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Epicurus And Pleasure As The Awareness Of Smooth Motion 13
- Cassius
May 10, 2023 at 9:18 AM
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Epicurus On Money, And A Connection With Limits Referenced By A Modern Philosopher 2
- Cassius
June 11, 2021 at 8:29 AM
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Episode 208: Epicurus on Seeking Pleasure (Part Two) 1
- Hiram
February 4, 2019 at 3:12 PM
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Explaining In Summary Form How A Man In Extreme Pain Can Be Said To Be "Happy" 22
- Cassius
April 20, 2024 at 5:38 AM
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Explaining Perspectives - Chart Of Whole Organism vs Discrete Feelings
- Cassius
October 17, 2023 at 8:52 AM
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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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Fundamental Issues In Hedonism 15
- BrainToBeing
December 10, 2023 at 8:18 AM
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Given The Stress That Many Greek Philosophers' Placed On "Virtue" or a perfect view of "The Good" As The Ultimate Goal, To What Extent Would An Epicurus Have Considered That Approach An "Unnatural and Unnecessary Desire?" 4
- Cassius
February 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM
- Cassius
February 26, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Graphic - Cassius To Cicero - A Question of Word Choice 2
- Cassius
February 11, 2018 at 8:53 AM
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February 11, 2018 at 9:50 AM
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Health of the Body and Happiness of the Soul -vs- "The Goal is Pleasure" 4
- Kalosyni
June 4, 2024 at 1:34 PM
- Kalosyni
September 9, 2024 at 6:56 AM
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Hiram Crespo on The Pursuit of Happiness, Epicurean Philosophy, and Changing Your Mindset 6
- Hiram
December 14, 2018 at 2:23 PM
- Hiram
December 17, 2018 at 12:22 PM
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How has the word epicurean come to mean excess? 22
- ThinkingCat
May 13, 2023 at 9:24 AM
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May 19, 2023 at 6:50 PM
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How To Turn Epicurean Philosophy On Its Head As Quickly As Possible - A Quick Comment on Mark 12 3
- Cassius
December 21, 2018 at 8:58 AM
- Cassius
December 21, 2018 at 3:22 PM
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How would you respond to an existentialist who says "You Epicureans have chosen pleasure as your meaning but it's not universal" do Epicureans hold that pleasure is the universal Good? 13
- Eoghan Gardiner
June 13, 2023 at 9:13 AM
- Eoghan Gardiner
June 15, 2023 at 12:36 AM
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Identifying And Dealing With Significant Error / Mistakes in Ourselves (and Others)
- Cassius
April 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
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If Death Is Nothing To Us, Then Life Is Everything to Us 29
- Cassius
October 7, 2023 at 12:06 AM
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October 7, 2023 at 8:22 PM
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If We Agree For The Sake of Argument That "The Perfect Should Not Be The Enemy of The Good," then let's ask "What *Should* We Consider To Be The Proper Relationship Between The Perfect And The Good?" 8
- Cassius
February 26, 2024 at 4:43 PM
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February 29, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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Imagery On The Interplay Between "Pursue Pleasure" and 'Avoid Pain" 33
- Cassius
March 28, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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Inferential Foundations of Epicurean Ethics by David Sedley 1
- Godfrey
June 3, 2021 at 4:18 PM
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Is All "Ataraxia" Equal? 30
- Cassius
November 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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Is All Desire Painful? How Would Epicurus Answer? 25
- Cassius
May 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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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
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM
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Is pleasure as the natural goal of life falsifiable? 30
- waterholic
December 8, 2022 at 6:08 AM
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List of Epicurean philosophical remedies
- Kalosyni
November 8, 2023 at 10:52 AM
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November 8, 2023 at 10:52 AM
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Major Controversies In Understanding Epicurean Philosophy
- Cassius
December 11, 2018 at 2:25 AM
- Cassius
December 11, 2018 at 2:25 AM
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Immutability of Epicurean school in ancient times 11
- TauPhi
July 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
- TauPhi
July 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Recorded Statements of Metrodorus 11
- Cassius
July 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM - Hermarchus
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July 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20
- Cassius
April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM - Philodemus On Anger
- Cassius
July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Mocking Epithets 3
- Bryan
July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
- Bryan
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