Practical Exercises In Applied Epicurean Philosophy

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    2. Let's explore and reclaim pleasure 32

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    2. Practical exercises: PD2 12

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      • July 8, 2021 at 6:58 AM
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    2. Implementing Personal Hedonic Calculus 13

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    2. How to Live in Times of Upheaval: The Categories of Desire 25

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    2. Practical exercises: PD4 7

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    4. Don

      July 15, 2021 at 10:25 AM

    2. Training book/framework for new Epicureans 16

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    2. Dance and it's place in Epicureanism? 10

      • Kalosyni
      • January 8, 2022 at 12:46 PM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Benefits of Memorizing and Remembering Specific Epicurean Verse 10

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      • April 9, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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    2. Dealing with the Feeling of Frustration - a practical method 5

      • Kalosyni
      • March 13, 2023 at 5:15 AM
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    2. Practical Epicurean Therapeutics: Tips on dealing with worry 5

      • Kalosyni
      • March 18, 2023 at 6:34 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. Practical exercises: PD1 1

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      • July 8, 2021 at 10:40 AM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Guide to resuming / sustaining activity after being frozen / stuck 4

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    2. Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6

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    2. Practical exercises: PD3 1

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      • July 8, 2021 at 10:27 AM
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    2. Living Unknown Online 3

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    2. A shower thought on pleasure and meals. 2

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    2. Managing tech "over-use" & keeping your senses sharp 4

      • Kalosyni
      • May 18, 2024 at 3:30 AM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. A Happy Life: the Emotional Feeling Tone of the Epicurean Lifestyle 1

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      • March 29, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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    2. Increasing Pleasure Through Fun

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      • February 4, 2023 at 2:31 PM
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    2. Practical Exercises: the smartwatch

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      • July 26, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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    2. Baby Pigs

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    2. Article: How to Spend Time to Maximize Happiness

      • Kalosyni
      • September 12, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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    2. Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 18

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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

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    2. Best Lucretius translation? 9

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    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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