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. Sedley paper on Plato with interesting Epicurean implications 2

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      • April 30, 2022 at 7:32 AM
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    2. Are You Epicurean Or Hieronymian? 26

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

    2. Pleasure, Desire and Limits 36

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    4. Godfrey

      July 20, 2022 at 8:34 PM

    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. Epicureans On Kingship 15

      • Cassius
      • August 2, 2022 at 10:16 AM
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      • October 10, 2022 at 5:11 AM
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    4. Sid

      October 10, 2022 at 5:11 AM

    2. We Need A Game Show With A Lightning Round Question: "Happiness or Pleasure? - Why?" 28

      • Cassius
      • February 2, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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      February 5, 2023 at 3:43 PM

    2. Is pleasure as the natural goal of life falsifiable? 30

      • waterholic
      • December 8, 2022 at 6:08 AM
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      • February 10, 2023 at 11:02 PM
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    4. Don

      February 10, 2023 at 11:02 PM

    2. Imagery On The Interplay Between "Pursue Pleasure" and 'Avoid Pain" 33

      • Cassius
      • March 28, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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      • March 31, 2023 at 10:10 AM
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    4. Don

      March 31, 2023 at 10:10 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • May 15, 2023 at 2:28 PM
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      May 15, 2023 at 2:28 PM

    2. Social feelings/actions to not-friends(or strangers, animals) (Philantropy /compassion /sympathy / kindness / charity /) 4

      • Matteng
      • May 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM
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    4. Joshua

      May 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM

    2. How has the word epicurean come to mean excess? 22

      • ThinkingCat
      • May 19, 2023 at 6:50 PM
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    4. Cassius

      May 19, 2023 at 6:50 PM

    2. Pleasure vs pain - example and thoughts! 10

      • ThinkingCat
      • May 21, 2023 at 9:08 PM
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    4. Don

      May 21, 2023 at 9:08 PM

    2. Ruminations on leading with “Pleasure and Pain as the Guide” v “The Goal is Pleasure” 4

      • Godfrey
      • June 9, 2023 at 7:07 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 9, 2023 at 7:07 AM

    2. 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 15, 2023 at 12:36 AM
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    4. Root304

      June 15, 2023 at 12:36 AM

    2. Desiderata 2

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

      August 2, 2023 at 7:45 PM

    2. A Pleasant Life instead of Pleasure 7

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

      August 5, 2023 at 8:27 PM

    2. Practical Pleasure-Pain Perspectives: How Different is 99% Pleasure From 100% Pleasure? 13

      • Cassius
      • October 5, 2023 at 12:06 PM
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      October 6, 2023 at 10:24 AM

    2. 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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    4. Cassius

      October 7, 2023 at 8:22 PM

    2. Explaining Perspectives - Chart Of Whole Organism vs Discrete Feelings

      • Cassius
      • October 17, 2023 at 8:52 AM
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    2. Wikipedia on "Pleasure"

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    2. Would You Rather Live For A Week As (1) Epicurus During the Last Week of His Life or (2) An Anonymous Shepherd Laying In The Grass In The Summertime With No Pain At All? 104

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      • September 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM
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    4. Pacatus

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    2. List of Epicurean philosophical remedies

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    2. Perspectives On "Proving" That Pleasure is "The Good" 205

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      • December 19, 2022 at 4:34 PM
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    2. Tips On Offsetting Pleasures Against Pains 24

      • Cassius
      • November 28, 2023 at 8:27 AM
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      November 29, 2023 at 9:56 AM

    2. Mental pleasure/pain more intense and longer lasting than physical pleasure/pain 33

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      • December 13, 2023 at 10:19 PM
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      December 13, 2023 at 10:19 PM

    2. Fundamental Issues In Hedonism 15

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      • December 14, 2023 at 9:52 AM
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      December 14, 2023 at 9:52 AM

    2. Maximum pleasure as absence of all pain: a philosophical question concerning neuroscientific and Epicurean outlook toward the feeling of pleasure 10

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    2. My 2024 Resolution: Get A More Accurate Picture of Epicurean Pleasure To The World Rather Than "Tranquility" or "Live Unkown"(Comment on Irish Times Article) 15

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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. Epicurus And Pleasure As The Awareness Of Smooth Motion 13

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    2. Is All "Ataraxia" Equal? 30

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      • November 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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    2. Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 17

      • Cassius
      • June 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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    4. Don

      June 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM

    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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    2. Superstition and Friday the 13th 6

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    2. Epicurean Emporium 9

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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 2

      • Kalosyni
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