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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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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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"Setting Before the Eyes" 49
- Don
January 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM
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February 3, 2022 at 10:32 PM
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So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 47
- burninglights
November 17, 2023 at 8:20 PM
- burninglights
March 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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A Draft of A Pie Chart Presentation of Basic Concepts In Epicurean Pleasure 7
- Cassius
November 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM
- Cassius
December 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM
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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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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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Life is Short - Do Stuff that ??? "matters" ??? 2
- Cassius
May 14, 2019 at 1:30 PM
- Cassius
May 15, 2019 at 6:34 AM
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Discussion: The Twentieth Feast 2
- Hiram
April 16, 2019 at 5:07 PM
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April 16, 2019 at 6:24 PM
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In Honor Of The Day! 2
- Cassius
April 1, 2019 at 7:14 AM
- Cassius
April 1, 2019 at 7:36 AM
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What Did Epicurus Include in "Pleasure?" 2
- Cassius
March 31, 2019 at 10:01 AM
- Cassius
March 31, 2019 at 10:32 PM
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Priorities: How To Rank "Pursuing Pleasure" vs. "Avoiding Pain" 2
- Cassius
February 4, 2019 at 5:10 PM
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February 5, 2019 at 5:18 PM
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What does a government based on Epicureanism look like? 2
- Hiram
January 9, 2019 at 9:35 AM
- Hiram
February 24, 2019 at 4:36 PM
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Test Thread - Please Use This Thread for Test Posts 2
- jbaker
December 17, 2018 at 2:08 PM
- jbaker
December 17, 2018 at 2:10 PM
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Mises UK piece "Epicurus, Father of the Enlightenment 2
- Hiram
September 18, 2018 at 10:43 AM
- Hiram
September 18, 2018 at 1:23 PM
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Let's Plan a Recorded Discussion on "Hard Topics In Epicurean Philosophy" or "Why Should I Care About XXX In Epicurean Philosophy" 2
- Cassius
September 1, 2018 at 8:05 PM
- Cassius
September 3, 2018 at 9:22 AM
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A General Thought About The Future Of Epicurean Philosophy - On The Meaning of "Pleasure" 2
- Cassius
April 5, 2018 at 7:50 PM
- Cassius
April 13, 2018 at 12:54 PM
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Happy Twentieth of March! 2
- Cassius
March 19, 2018 at 9:11 PM
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March 20, 2018 at 1:44 PM
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Principles of Interpretation - (Observation by Collingwood) 2
- Cassius
February 28, 2018 at 1:42 PM
- Cassius
February 28, 2018 at 5:15 PM
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A Word To The Wise About Arguments 2
- Cassius
January 13, 2018 at 9:45 PM
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January 14, 2018 at 9:14 AM
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Epicurean Philosophical Tenets That We Can Know With Certainty 1
- Kalosyni
February 22, 2024 at 11:05 AM
- Kalosyni
February 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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We're Are Not Just Our Brains! 1
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January 30, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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January 30, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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For all you Celtic Epicureans! 1
- Don
January 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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January 13, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Happy Holidays to all our Members, Friends and Visitors! 1
- Kalosyni
December 23, 2023 at 5:45 PM
- Kalosyni
December 23, 2023 at 8:09 PM
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French (Burlamaqui and Rousseau) and German (D'Holbach) Followers of Epicurus (?) 1
- Cassius
December 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM
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December 16, 2023 at 2:44 PM
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Ecclesiastes what insights can we gleam from it? 1
- Eoghan Gardiner
December 2, 2023 at 6:11 AM
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December 2, 2023 at 6:30 AM
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Iphigenia (1977 Movie) 1
- Cassius
November 19, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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November 19, 2023 at 4:52 PM
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Article: Chimpanzees observed using human-like warfare tactic 1
- Kalosyni
November 2, 2023 at 7:09 PM
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November 2, 2023 at 7:56 PM
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Moderation Notice 1
- Joshua
October 5, 2023 at 12:18 AM
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October 5, 2023 at 5:15 AM
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Year Calculations 1
- Cassius
September 4, 2023 at 8:09 AM
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September 4, 2023 at 8:21 AM
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Convincing Demonstrations of the God(s) 1
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August 22, 2023 at 2:34 PM
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August 23, 2023 at 5:36 AM
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Happy 20th! What?! 1
- Don
August 6, 2023 at 2:39 PM
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August 6, 2023 at 9:14 PM
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Epicurus in Senigallia - Italy 1
- michelepinto
July 13, 2023 at 5:48 AM
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July 13, 2023 at 6:01 AM
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Virgil's "Felix Qui Potuit Rerum Cognoscere Causas.." 1
- Cassius
July 7, 2023 at 1:00 PM
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July 7, 2023 at 1:19 PM
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Recent Article on Aristippus in Psychology Today 1
- Joshua
July 5, 2023 at 6:49 PM
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July 5, 2023 at 6:51 PM
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Quick Note Re The Vatican Sayings Forums 1
- Cassius
July 4, 2023 at 9:11 PM
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July 4, 2023 at 9:24 PM
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Table Of Key Tags Added to Front Page 1
- Cassius
June 20, 2023 at 6:22 AM
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