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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2. Doubt is Unpleasant, But It's Not Your Worst Enemy
  - Cassius
  - 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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2. The Full Cup / Fullness of Pleasure Model
  - Cassius
  - 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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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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2. Definitions Of Key Greek Terms
  - Cassius
  - 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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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
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  - 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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2. A Five Star Presentation of Epicurus
  - Cassius
  - October 28, 2018 at 5:55 PM
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  - October 28, 2018 at 5:55 PM
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2. My Best Summary As Of November 2018
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  - Cassius
  - 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
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2. Major Controversies In Understanding Epicurean Philosophy
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  - Cassius
  - December 11, 2018 at 2:25 AM
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2. A Place to Start
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  - 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.
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  - Cassius
  - January 6, 2021 at 10:27 AM
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2. Wanting vs Liking
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  - Elayne
  - 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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2. Identifying And Dealing With Significant Error / Mistakes in Ourselves (and Others)
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  - Cassius
  - April 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
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2. Wikipedia on "Pleasure"
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  - Kalosyni
  - October 18, 2023 at 6:24 PM
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2. List of Epicurean philosophical remedies
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  - 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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2. The Argument That the Good Of Animals is Not the Same As The Good of Human Beings
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  - 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)
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  - Cassius
  - April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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2. Cicero's Comparison of the Life of Lucius Balbus (Pleasure) Against That Of Marcus Regulus (VIrtue)
  - Cassius
  - August 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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2. Eikadistes Article Discussion - 'No Politics'
  - Cassius
  - May 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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  - May 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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