Justice (Including Security And Social Structures)

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    2. Toward A Better Understanding of Epicurean Justice And Injustice (With Examples of "Just" and "Unjust") 112

      • Don
      • March 21, 2021 at 9:34 PM
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      • November 20, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      November 20, 2024 at 4:35 PM

    2. Key Citations on Justice

      • Cassius
      • October 4, 2023 at 12:09 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 4, 2023 at 12:09 PM
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    2. Justice & Corruption

      • Pacatus
      • November 14, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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      • November 14, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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    2. Epicurean Views On Hierarchy In Social Structures 17

      • Peter Konstans
      • March 20, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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    4. DavidN

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    2. A Short Thought About Applying the Reasoning of "Justice" to "Pleasure" 1

      • Cassius
      • November 20, 2023 at 9:41 AM
      • Cassius
      • November 24, 2023 at 5:57 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

      November 24, 2023 at 5:57 PM

    2. Can killing another human be justified under Epicurean philosophy? 6

      • Kalosyni
      • October 25, 2023 at 6:16 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      October 25, 2023 at 6:16 PM

    2. "Cicero' And His Clamorous Silences" - Paper by Javier Aoiz and Marcelo D. Boeri 1

      • Cassius
      • September 25, 2023 at 9:03 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 25, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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    4. Cassius

      September 25, 2023 at 9:09 AM

    2. Contrasting Traditional Greek vs Platonic vs Epicurean Views of Justice 7

      • Cassius
      • December 22, 2022 at 11:29 AM
      • Cassius
      • December 24, 2022 at 12:14 AM
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    4. Don

      December 24, 2022 at 12:14 AM

    2. Would Epicurus Say That It Is Better to Suffer Harm Than to Harm? 3

      • Cassius
      • September 21, 2022 at 9:32 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 21, 2022 at 5:54 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

      September 21, 2022 at 5:54 PM

    2. Cicero's "Republic" Book III, line XXII - "True Law Is Right Reason In Agreement With Nature"

      • Cassius
      • January 16, 2022 at 12:29 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 16, 2022 at 12:29 PM
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    2. Exploration of Epicurean Concepts of Justice, Contracts, & Not to Harm or Be Harmed 34

      • Kalosyni
      • December 31, 2021 at 11:59 AM
      • Kalosyni
      • January 1, 2022 at 8:57 PM
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    4. Don

      January 1, 2022 at 8:57 PM

    2. The "Non-Aggression Principle" And Its Relationship To Epicurean Philosophy 10

      • Cassius
      • July 21, 2021 at 9:52 AM
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    4. Cassius

      July 21, 2021 at 9:52 AM

    2. Consequence & Justice in Restraint & Reformation in Torquatus (Cicero's On Ends) 1

      • Cassius
      • October 7, 2020 at 12:32 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 7, 2020 at 1:20 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 7, 2020 at 1:20 PM

    2. "Liberty" - As discussed by Socrates and Aristippus vs. Epicurus 1

      • Cassius
      • June 23, 2020 at 12:47 PM
      • Cassius
      • June 23, 2020 at 4:23 PM
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    4. Charles

      June 23, 2020 at 4:23 PM

    2. Tom Stoppard on Human Rights 3

      • Godfrey
      • December 11, 2019 at 11:50 AM
      • Godfrey
      • December 11, 2019 at 1:35 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 11, 2019 at 1:35 PM

    2. Is Every Breach of Every Agreement "Unjust"? 28

      • Cassius
      • October 13, 2019 at 12:24 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 20, 2019 at 10:12 AM
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    4. Todd

      October 20, 2019 at 10:12 AM

    2. How Do The Concepts of "Agreement" and "Harm" Work In Epicurean Justice? 1

      • Cassius
      • June 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM

    2. Epicurean Passages Relevant to Justice / Relations Among Communities 2

      • Cassius
      • March 29, 2019 at 8:38 AM
      • Cassius
      • June 1, 2019 at 2:17 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 1, 2019 at 2:17 PM

    2. Justice As A Behavior That Brings Pleasure

      • Cassius
      • April 2, 2019 at 12:04 PM
      • Cassius
      • April 2, 2019 at 12:04 PM
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    2. Epicurean Perspectives on Cultural Conflict 21

      • Cassius
      • March 26, 2019 at 2:33 PM
      • Cassius
      • March 28, 2019 at 6:36 PM
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    4. Elli

      March 28, 2019 at 6:36 PM

    2. Epicurus As Teacher And Jefferson As Student On "Justice"

      • Cassius
      • November 1, 2018 at 9:34 AM
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      • November 1, 2018 at 9:34 AM
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    2. Justice Is Not Absolute. Definitions Matter.

      • Cassius
      • October 26, 2018 at 8:49 PM
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      • October 26, 2018 at 8:49 PM
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    2. Politics And Epicurean Natural Justice - A Post Devoted To Our Epicurean Facebook Friends

      • Cassius
      • September 29, 2018 at 11:42 AM
      • Cassius
      • September 29, 2018 at 11:42 AM
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    2. Jefferson, Epicurus, and "The Constitution Is Not A Suicide Pact" 1

      • Cassius
      • September 6, 2018 at 5:12 PM
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      • September 6, 2018 at 5:27 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 6, 2018 at 5:27 PM

    2. The Evolution of Law in Epicurus and Nietzsche 1

      • Hiram
      • June 14, 2018 at 12:01 PM
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      • June 14, 2018 at 3:53 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 14, 2018 at 3:53 PM

    2. Would Epicurus Agree With Cicero In Regard To Honesty in Business Practices? ("It is never expedient to do wrong, because wrong is always immoral; and it is always expedient to be good, because goodness is always moral") 2

      • Cassius
      • April 16, 2018 at 9:58 AM
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      • April 18, 2018 at 1:56 PM
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    4. Cassius

      April 18, 2018 at 1:56 PM

    2. Would Epicurus Approve of Money-Lending As An Occupation?

      • Cassius
      • April 16, 2018 at 10:04 AM
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      • April 16, 2018 at 10:04 AM
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    2. Inflicting Pain 9

      • EricR
      • January 23, 2018 at 10:18 AM
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      • January 24, 2018 at 7:03 AM
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      January 24, 2018 at 7:03 AM

    2. The limits of "the Rule of Law" - Cicero and The Cataline Conspiracy

      • Cassius
      • December 5, 2017 at 3:14 PM
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      • December 5, 2017 at 3:14 PM
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    2. Why Is Injustice Not Bad In Itself?

      • Cassius
      • March 11, 2017 at 5:54 PM
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      • March 11, 2017 at 5:54 PM
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    2. What fears does modern science remove, as Epicurean physics did in antiquity? 31

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    2. Daily life of ancient Epicureans / 21st Century Epicureans 38

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