Ethics - How To Live

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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Suggestions For - "What I Wish I Had Known At 21 That I Now Know From Studying Epicurus"
Kalosyni September 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Discussion of Article - "Epicurus And The Pleasure Of Rebelling Against Plato"
Robert September 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM

Happiness Is The Goal Of Life - Happiness Is A Life In Which Pleasure Predominates Over Pain

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A Systematic Review of the Determinants of Happiness (Article)
Kalosyni September 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Evolutionary Psychology and "Happiness"
Cassius September 13, 2026 at 6:32 AM

Pleasure Is The Guide of Life

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All Pleasures Are Not Interchangeable - Pushpin And Comparing The Pleasure of A Great Physicist Making A Discovery To The Pleasure of A Lion Eating A Lamb
Cassius August 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The Completeness (or Fullness) of Pleasure
Matteng August 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM

The Term "Pleasure" Means The Same As "Absence of Pain," And Includes All Experience Which Is Not Painful Not Painful

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Discussion of the Article - Too Long UnPraised And UnAppreciated - Aulus Gellius And The Clearest Ancient Testimony That Absence of Pain Equals Pleasure
Cassius July 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Discussion of Blog Article: "Living For Pleasure, Or Dying For Relief From Pain?"
Don June 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM

Emotion In Epicurean Philosophy - Mental Pleasures And Pains Can Outweigh Physical

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Stoic view of passions / patheia vs the Epicurean view
Kalosyni November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM

Only Two Feelings - Pleasure and Pain - The Term Pleasure Includes Tranquility, Meaningfulness, Katastematic, Kinetic, Etc.

The Term Pleasure Includes Bodily as well as Mental Pleasures Such As Tranquility, Meaningfulness, Katastematic, Kinetic, Etc. Likewise The Term Pain Includes All Bodily and Mental Pains.
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Confusion: "The feelings are only two"
Rolf May 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The “Absence of Pain” Problem
Al-Hakiim von Grof April 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Pain Is Manageable - It Is Short If Intense, Endurable If Long, And Terminable By Death

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Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain?
Cassius July 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
What is terrible is easy to endure
Kalosyni October 18, 2024 at 9:11 AM

Life Is Desirable, But Unlimited Time Contains No Greater Pleasure Than Limited Time

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David Sedley's "Epicurean vs Cyreniac Happiness"
Cassius February 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Key CItations - The Limit of Quantity of Pleasure Is Reached When All Pain Is Eliminated
Cassius October 4, 2023 at 12:20 PM

Choice And Avoidance ("Natural And Necessary"; "Natural and Unnecessary", Etc.)

VS 63 and why we do not pursue only "necessary" desires.
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Desires necessary for Happiness.
Robert August 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Discussion of Article: Living For the Pleasures Of The Moment Isn't Epicurean, It's Lunacy
Cassius July 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM

To Live Unknown or To Engage With Society

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Article: Not A Bunker But A Camp: A Response To “The Garden or the Forum”
Cassius March 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM
What "Live Unknown" means to me (Lathe Biosas)
TauPhi October 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Improvement of Reasoning Ability and Wisdom

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Understanding Confirmation Bias
Matteng September 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Relationships - Family, Marriage, Children, and Romantic Love

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What a Healthy Relationship Looks Like (Article)
Patrikios October 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Marriage, Children, & Personal Relationships - Greater Difficulties and Risk Can Make Them Harder Than Ever. Epicurean Perspectives on Remedies
Titus August 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM

Virtue Is Not Absolute Or An End In Itself - All Good And Evil Consists In Sensation

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Virtues are Entirely Instumental
Godfrey September 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Epicurean Virtue
DaveT June 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Friendship

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What is the difference between friendship and a friendly relationship between you and strangers?
Kalosyni July 31, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Importance of Cultivating Friendships and Further Advice
Kalosyni July 31, 2026 at 12:02 PM

Courage

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Risk Aversion / Risk Management / Risk Avoidance / Risk Assessment in Epicurean Philosophy
Patrikios August 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"Prayer" vs "Choice and Avoidance"
Don February 22, 2026 at 7:34 AM

Justice

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Guilty conscience in Epicurean justice.
wbernys January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Toward A Better Understanding of Epicurean Justice And Injustice (With Examples of "Just" and "Unjust")
Pacatus November 20, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Prudence

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Honesty

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Gratitude

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Positive psychology article of the science of gratitude
Don November 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Key Citations On Gratitude
Cassius October 4, 2023 at 11:41 AM

Benevolence

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Confidence and "Faith"

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Video on "Confidence"
Cassius January 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
"Faith" And Confidence In Epicurean Philosophy
Pacatus August 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Temperance

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Suavity And Consideration

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Suavity - General Discussion
Bryan June 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM

Hope For The Future

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Key Citations On Hope
Cassius October 4, 2023 at 12:14 PM

Living In The Present

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Key Citations On Living In The Present
Cassius October 4, 2023 at 12:15 PM

Remembering Past Pleasures

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The Art of Remembering
Don March 31, 2024 at 8:57 PM

The Tetrapharmakon

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P.Herc. 1005 from Les Epicuriens (A First Draft Translation)
Eikadistes March 26, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Diving Deep Into The History of The Tetrapharmakon / Tetrapharmakos
Patrikios November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Epicurean Life Strategies for Modern Times

For discussion of daily life as an Epicurean.
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Epicurean Pleasure and Enjoyment Differs Depending on Introvert vs. Extrovert Brain Differences
Pacatus October 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Self-Reflection and Decision Making
Kalosyni October 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM

Answering the "Quest For Meaning" In Epicurean Terms

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The "meaning crisis" trend. How do you answer it as an Epicurean philosopher?
Sam_Qwerty July 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
An Anti-Epicurean Article - "The Meaning of Life Is Not Happiness" (For Future Reference)
Pacatus November 19, 2024 at 12:17 PM

Creating Joy and Well-being Through Pleasure

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Joy through Engaging in Hobbies
Kalosyni August 24, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The Joys of Experiencing Novelty
Kalosyni August 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM

Health And Diet

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How SMART Fitness Goals Keep You On Track
Patrikios September 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"Healthy Hedonism - Why Feeling Good Is Good For You" - Book By Erica Oberg
Pacatus July 30, 2026 at 11:52 AM

Dealing with Emotions of Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Sadness

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Lucretius on the emotions
Kalosyni June 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Exercise for the happiness of the modern soul
Kalosyni January 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM

Dealing With Death, Dying, And Old Age

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Terminal illness and assisted dying (Article)
Kalosyni September 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Dignitas founder Ludwig Minelli, dies by assisted suicide aged 92
Kalosyni December 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM

Stress Management

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Minimalism to remove stress caused by too much stuff
Joshua May 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Box Breathing and Prolepsis
kochiekoch December 2, 2024 at 9:32 AM

Productivity and Time Management

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Video: "Reverse Goalsetting"
Cassius December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Increasing your ability to be effective and have good outcomes
Kalosyni August 21, 2024 at 10:25 AM

Material Goods and Money Management

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Natural Wealth and Natural Goods in Epicureanism
Don August 14, 2022 at 9:04 AM
Philodemus' "On Property Management"
Cassius July 21, 2022 at 11:56 AM

Self-Sufficiency - Including Gardening, Farming, Agriculture

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Interesting website that connects people to work-stay vacations - farms
sanantoniogarden July 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Dealing With Electric Grid Disruption
Julia May 13, 2024 at 4:22 AM