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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Health of the Body and Happiness of the Soul -vs- "The Goal is Pleasure" 4
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When Epicureans Choose Pain / When Epicureans Treat Pain As Good 4
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 December 22, 2024 at 8:51 AM 
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After Religion and Death, The Third Greatest Threat To Happiness As The Highest Goal of Life 5
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 December 27, 2018 at 4:33 PM 
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The Normal Curve of Pleasure 5
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 July 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM 
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Hiram Crespo on The Pursuit of Happiness, Epicurean Philosophy, and Changing Your Mindset 6
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 December 14, 2018 at 2:23 PM 
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A Fable on Unattainable Expectations 6
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Do you believe in psychological hedonism/egoism? Any philosophers on this? 6
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 October 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM 
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Some Epicurean conclusions 7
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 May 19, 2018 at 7:23 PM 
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Regarding categories | Will to Power: a natural or un-natural desire? 7
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 August 7, 2021 at 6:02 AM 
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Things that happen after we die 7
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 February 4, 2022 at 6:29 AM 
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A Pleasant Life instead of Pleasure 7
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 August 4, 2023 at 8:14 AM 
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"Peace and Safety" vs. "Conflict and Danger" 7
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 February 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM 
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Epicurean virtues listed by importance 8
- godek
 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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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
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 February 26, 2024 at 4:43 PM 
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 February 29, 2024 at 12:22 AM 
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Pleasure vs pain - example and thoughts! 10
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 May 20, 2023 at 4:02 AM 
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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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 January 20, 2024 at 4:26 AM 
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Elena Nicoli - An Excellent Presentation On Epicurean Pleasure 11
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 April 16, 2018 at 4:18 PM 
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Natural versus Unnatural 12
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 December 30, 2020 at 8:54 AM 
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Epicurus And Pleasure As The Awareness Of Smooth Motion 13
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 May 10, 2023 at 9:18 AM 
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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 
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Practical Pleasure-Pain Perspectives: How Different is 99% Pleasure From 100% Pleasure? 13
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 October 5, 2023 at 12:06 PM 
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An Epicurean "Sanity Check" 14
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 February 2, 2019 at 11:55 PM 
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Epicurean Golden Rule? 14
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 July 5, 2023 at 5:55 PM 
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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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Epicureans On Kingship 15
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 August 2, 2022 at 10:16 AM 
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Fundamental Issues In Hedonism 15
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 December 10, 2023 at 8:18 AM 
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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
- Cassius
 January 1, 2024 at 7:03 AM 
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Valueless Virtue in Modern Stoicism 16
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 January 10, 2019 at 8:48 AM 
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Would There Be Benefit In Adapting the "Benjamin Franklin Journaling Model" To Our Discussion of Practical Exercises? 16
- Cassius
 July 8, 2021 at 11:07 AM 
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