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Top Ten Recognizable Epicurean "Slogans" 6
- Cassius
March 25, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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April 12, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 47
- burninglights
November 17, 2023 at 8:20 PM
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March 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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Major Herculaneum Scroll News: "In the closing section of the text our author takes a parting shot at his adversaries, who 'have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular, when it is a question of definition.'” 12
- Cassius
February 5, 2024 at 12:08 PM
- Cassius
March 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Is All "Ataraxia" Equal? 30
- Cassius
November 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
- Cassius
February 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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Maximum pleasure as absence of all pain: a philosophical question concerning neuroscientific and Epicurean outlook toward the feeling of pleasure 10
- shahabgh66
January 20, 2024 at 4:26 AM
- shahabgh66
January 26, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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Cassius' Latest Single Page Outline Of Epicurean Philosophy 11
- Cassius
December 6, 2023 at 11:09 AM
- Cassius
December 10, 2023 at 5:41 PM
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A Draft of A Pie Chart Presentation of Basic Concepts In Epicurean Pleasure 7
- Cassius
November 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM
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December 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM
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"Absence Of Pain Is Pleasure" - How Would You Articulate That To Someone? 30
- Eoghan Gardiner
November 15, 2023 at 9:32 AM
- Eoghan Gardiner
December 2, 2023 at 12:47 PM
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Would You Rather Live For A Week As (1) Epicurus During the Last Week of His Life or (2) An Anonymous Shepherd Laying In The Grass In The Summertime With No Pain At All? 104
- Cassius
September 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM
- Cassius
October 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM
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Practical Pleasure-Pain Perspectives: How Different is 99% Pleasure From 100% Pleasure? 13
- Cassius
October 5, 2023 at 12:06 PM
- Cassius
October 6, 2023 at 10:24 AM
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Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42
- Joshua
February 7, 2022 at 12:20 AM
- Joshua
February 9, 2022 at 9:55 PM
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"Setting Before the Eyes" 49
- Don
January 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM
- Don
February 3, 2022 at 10:32 PM
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An Epicurean Understanding of Pleasure 96
- Kalosyni
October 4, 2021 at 1:39 PM
- Kalosyni
October 10, 2021 at 4:36 PM
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Opportunities for Activism And Collaboration Here At EpicureanFriends.com 33
- Cassius
April 2, 2020 at 9:59 AM
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August 25, 2021 at 12:16 AM
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New Users Please Read Here First
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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Can You Provide A Simplified Outline of The Most Important Principles Of The Epicurean System?
- Cassius
December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
- Cassius
December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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A Discussion on the Epicurean View of Death 3
- profkesarsarwara
March 12, 2020 at 5:16 AM
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March 12, 2020 at 10:00 AM
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An Analogy 2
- Joshua
March 9, 2020 at 7:12 PM
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March 9, 2020 at 8:29 PM
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Discussion-Starters With Non-Epicureans: Biblical References to Epicurus / Epicurean Philosophy 5
- Cassius
February 29, 2020 at 7:37 AM
- Cassius
March 3, 2020 at 1:32 PM
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How do we feel about Peter Saint-Andre? 6
- Charles
January 14, 2020 at 3:23 PM
- Charles
March 1, 2020 at 5:51 PM
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How NOT To Escape Plato's Cave 3
- Cassius
February 27, 2020 at 8:37 AM
- Cassius
February 29, 2020 at 3:25 AM
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Mike Anyayahan's Blog: Epicureanmindset.blogspot.com 17
- Cassius
February 14, 2020 at 9:23 AM
- Cassius
February 24, 2020 at 5:39 AM
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Report on the 10th Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy, February 8-9, 2020, Cultural Center of Pallini, Athens, Greece (By Christos Yapijakis) 4
- Cassius
February 19, 2020 at 6:08 PM
- Cassius
February 22, 2020 at 10:41 AM
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Does Baloo Speak for Epicurus In the Song "Bare Necessities" from "The Jungle Book" Movie? 5
- Cassius
February 18, 2020 at 8:42 AM
- Cassius
February 18, 2020 at 2:18 PM
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Feedback From A User 51
- Lee
January 16, 2020 at 11:07 PM
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February 18, 2020 at 2:15 PM
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Announcement: An Award For The Best Thesis On Epicurus 1
- michelepinto
February 17, 2020 at 11:13 AM
- michelepinto
February 17, 2020 at 11:19 AM
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An Epicurean Instagram 6
- A_Gardner
February 14, 2020 at 2:30 PM
- A_Gardner
February 15, 2020 at 5:09 AM
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Against the Physicists / Physicians 23
- Hiram
February 1, 2020 at 3:25 PM
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February 13, 2020 at 4:55 PM
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La Mettrie: an Epicurean System 3
- Hiram
February 12, 2020 at 4:05 PM
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February 12, 2020 at 8:21 PM
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Seneca's On Happiness versus La Mettrie's Anti-Seneca 23
- Hiram
February 7, 2020 at 12:28 PM
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February 10, 2020 at 1:40 PM
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Anachronisms In Pictures
- Cassius
February 10, 2020 at 10:20 AM
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February 10, 2020 at 10:20 AM
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A foodie ponders Epicurus the epicurean 6
- Godfrey
February 9, 2020 at 3:38 PM
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February 10, 2020 at 12:34 AM
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Happy Birthday Elayne! 4
- Cassius
February 6, 2020 at 11:11 AM
- Cassius
February 9, 2020 at 10:02 PM
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A scholarship for best work about Epicurus 1
- michelepinto
February 7, 2020 at 4:10 AM
- michelepinto
February 7, 2020 at 6:53 AM
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Parsing The Wikipedia Introduction To Epicurus (As Of February 6, 2020)
- Cassius
February 6, 2020 at 9:48 AM
- Cassius
February 6, 2020 at 9:48 AM
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Article on the "Letter to Marcella" by Porphyry 21
- Cassius
April 17, 2019 at 6:40 AM
- Cassius
February 2, 2020 at 8:46 PM
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Community Health And Wellness Check 10
- Cassius
January 23, 2020 at 10:36 PM
- Cassius
January 28, 2020 at 9:51 PM
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Epicurus and the Art of Land Surveying 2
- Joshua
January 23, 2020 at 10:47 PM
- Joshua
January 24, 2020 at 8:22 AM
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Scheduling of Online Activities As Of January 2020 15
- Cassius
January 20, 2020 at 12:11 PM
- Cassius
January 23, 2020 at 1:15 PM
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Happy Twentieth of January, 2020! 2
- Cassius
January 20, 2020 at 6:23 AM
- Cassius
January 20, 2020 at 10:38 AM
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It was a pleasure 2
- Joshua
January 17, 2020 at 9:17 AM
- Joshua
January 17, 2020 at 11:07 AM
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Poll: Confirm Or Deny This Article About Non-Believers And Pets: Do You Have Dog(s), Cat(s), Both, Neither?
- Cassius
January 7, 2020 at 12:58 PM
- Cassius
January 7, 2020 at 12:58 PM
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How to live a Good Life Featured in PW 5
- Hiram
March 26, 2019 at 8:24 AM
- Hiram
January 7, 2020 at 11:32 AM
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Creative Assistance Needed! "The Twelve Days of Class With Epicurus" 8
- Cassius
January 4, 2020 at 7:54 PM
- Cassius
January 5, 2020 at 4:37 PM
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Happy New Year, But Remember Also That Tomorrow Marks Something Even Bigger - Epicurus' Birthday!
- Cassius
January 1, 2020 at 7:45 AM
- Cassius
January 1, 2020 at 7:45 AM
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An Approach to Reading Philosophy 3
- Elayne
December 31, 2019 at 9:20 AM
- Elayne
December 31, 2019 at 7:16 PM
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