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Toward A Better Understanding of Epicurean Justice And Injustice (With Examples of "Just" and "Unjust") 112
- Don
March 21, 2021 at 9:34 PM
- Don
November 20, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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Key Citations on Justice
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 12:09 PM
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 12:09 PM
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Justice & Corruption
- Pacatus
November 14, 2024 at 4:23 PM
- Pacatus
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Epicurean Views On Hierarchy In Social Structures 17
- Peter Konstans
March 13, 2024 at 9:19 AM
- Peter Konstans
March 20, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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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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Can killing another human be justified under Epicurean philosophy? 6
- Kalosyni
October 25, 2023 at 1:46 PM
- Kalosyni
October 25, 2023 at 6:16 PM
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"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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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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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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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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The "Non-Aggression Principle" And Its Relationship To Epicurean Philosophy 10
- Cassius
July 18, 2021 at 9:16 AM
- Cassius
July 21, 2021 at 9:52 AM
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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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"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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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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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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How Do The Concepts of "Agreement" and "Harm" Work In Epicurean Justice? 1
- Cassius
June 11, 2019 at 8:37 AM
- Cassius
June 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM
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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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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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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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Epicurus As Teacher And Jefferson As Student On "Justice"
- Cassius
November 1, 2018 at 9:34 AM
- Cassius
November 1, 2018 at 9:34 AM
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Justice Is Not Absolute. Definitions Matter.
- Cassius
October 26, 2018 at 8:49 PM
- Cassius
October 26, 2018 at 8:49 PM
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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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Jefferson, Epicurus, and "The Constitution Is Not A Suicide Pact" 1
- Cassius
September 6, 2018 at 5:12 PM
- Cassius
September 6, 2018 at 5:27 PM
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The Evolution of Law in Epicurus and Nietzsche 1
- Hiram
June 14, 2018 at 12:01 PM
- Hiram
June 14, 2018 at 3:53 PM
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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
- Cassius
April 18, 2018 at 1:56 PM
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Would Epicurus Approve of Money-Lending As An Occupation?
- Cassius
April 16, 2018 at 10:04 AM
- Cassius
April 16, 2018 at 10:04 AM
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Inflicting Pain 9
- EricR
January 23, 2018 at 10:18 AM
- EricR
January 24, 2018 at 7:03 AM
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The limits of "the Rule of Law" - Cicero and The Cataline Conspiracy
- Cassius
December 5, 2017 at 3:14 PM
- Cassius
December 5, 2017 at 3:14 PM
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Why Is Injustice Not Bad In Itself?
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 5:54 PM
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 5:54 PM
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Prolepsis / Anticipations As Epicurus' Answer to the MENO Problem 34
- Cassius
October 31, 2024 at 1:20 PM - General Discussion
- Cassius
December 1, 2024 at 6:38 AM
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November 2024 General Thoughts On What Epicurean Philosophy Means To Me. 2
- Cassius
November 29, 2024 at 11:25 AM - General Discussion
- Cassius
November 30, 2024 at 7:33 AM
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Stoics Aren't Ascetics... It's Those Epicureans! 9
- Don
November 29, 2024 at 7:41 AM - General Discussion
- Don
November 29, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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Epicurean Views On How To Integrate "Anger" Into A Healthy Life 17
- Cassius
April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM - Philodemus On Anger
- Cassius
November 27, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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Atoms Make Up the Human Psyche 3
- kochiekoch
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM - General Discussion
- kochiekoch
November 27, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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