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    2. The Three Documents Governing Posts In All Forums At EpicureanFriends.com:

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    2. Opportunities for Activism And Collaboration Here At EpicureanFriends.com 26

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    2. Major Controversies In Understanding Epicurean Philosophy

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    2. How To Convert A Neo-Epicurean Into A Classical Epicurean 24

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    2. λάθε βιώσας 11

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    2. Your Regular Reminder That Epicurean Philosophy Is About A Lot More Than Ice Cream And Cookies

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    2. You Only Live Once

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    2. You may think that I am crazy to consider Epicurus to be a god...

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    2. You Have Been Deceived!

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    2. Year-End Possibilities - A Friendly "Debate" Show? 3

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    2. Yahweh or Zeus? by John Heath 2

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    2. Wow - I see Hiram likes the calendar feature! 1

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    2. Will Epicurus and Pirrone save Europe? 4

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    2. Why was Epicurus condemned to the sixth circle of hell in Dante's Divine Comedy? 3

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    2. Why Epicurean ideas suit the challenges of modern secular life 5

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    2. Why Does Stoicism Seem to Be More Popular Than Epicureanism, Especially In England? 13

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    2. Why Do We Come Here To Talk With Each Other? 1

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    2. Who are your Persians? 8

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    2. Where To Start? 16

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    2. Where Is Epicurus In The "School of Athens"? 20

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    2. What's Everyone Up To? (Epicurean-wise, that is.) 11

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    2. What Would You Take To Cease To Be An Epicurean? 1

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    2. What was the geographical reach of Ancient Epicurean thought? 8

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    2. What Type of Epicurean Are You?

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    2. What Makes Someone "An Epicurean?"

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    2. What does it mean to have a meaningful life in Epicurean terms?

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    2. What does a government based on Epicureanism look like? 2

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    2. What Do You Think Should Be The Default Theme For The Forum? 3

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    2. What Did Epicurus Include in "Pleasure?" 2

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    2. Welcome to the EpicureanFriends.com Forum

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Key Discussions Table

Physics: Canonics: Ethics:
Materiality:  Ultimate Particles and Void
 The Three Components of The Epicurean Canon Pleasure As the Highest Good
Epicurean Gods And Life Elsewhere In The Universe
 Epicurean Logic And Reason Virtue As Instrumental To Pleasure
The Impossibility of Life After Death
 The Trustworthiness of the Senses The Relationship of Pleasure To Absence of Pain And Disturbance
The Existence of "the Swerve"
 Knowledge And Truth Emotion In Epicurean Philosophy
The Universe As Eternal In Time
 The Significance of "Images" Engagement With The Non-Epicurean World
The Universe As Infinite In Space
Agency / Free Will
The Universe As Having No Center
Friendship in Epicurean Philosophy
The Impossibility of Infinite Divisibility
 Justice in Epicurean Philosophy

Dealing With Adversity