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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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An Epicurean Understanding of Pleasure 96
- Kalosyni
October 4, 2021 at 1:39 PM
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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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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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Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42
- Joshua
February 7, 2022 at 12:20 AM
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February 9, 2022 at 9:55 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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"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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Is All "Ataraxia" Equal? 30
- Cassius
November 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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February 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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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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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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Cassius' Latest Single Page Outline Of Epicurean Philosophy 11
- Cassius
December 6, 2023 at 11:09 AM
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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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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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Can You Provide A Simplified Outline of The Most Important Principles Of The Epicurean System?
- Cassius
December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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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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Why Does Stoicism Seem to Be More Popular Than Epicureanism, Especially In England? 13
- Cassius
May 11, 2019 at 11:28 AM
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October 3, 2020 at 9:41 PM
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Multiple Components Comprise the Epicurean Life 30
- Kalosyni
October 21, 2021 at 7:59 PM
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October 23, 2021 at 1:53 PM
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As To The Three Legs Of The Canon (Sensations, Feelings, Anticipations) Is it Possible to Experience (Receive Data?) From One Without The Others? 39
- Cassius
February 5, 2023 at 4:23 PM
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February 15, 2023 at 2:04 PM
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My latest author blog on Goodreads: Epicurean Economics and a Few Updates 13
- Hiram
May 23, 2019 at 10:54 AM
- Hiram
May 30, 2019 at 8:57 PM
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Does the philosophy change you? 45
- EricR
June 13, 2023 at 7:56 AM
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June 16, 2023 at 1:05 PM
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News from Italy - you'll love it! 18
- michelepinto
October 7, 2020 at 3:36 PM
- michelepinto
October 26, 2020 at 9:47 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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New (October 1 2019) Catherine Wilson Speech Video on Epicurean Philosophy 10
- Cassius
October 8, 2019 at 4:15 PM
- Cassius
October 13, 2019 at 2:02 PM
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The Continuing Challenge of Epicureanism - Michael Wilson 14
- Hiram
August 11, 2019 at 12:31 PM
- Hiram
August 12, 2019 at 7:28 AM
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October 15 Birthday of Lucretius and Virgil? 14
- Cassius
October 15, 2019 at 9:32 AM
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October 18, 2019 at 9:01 PM
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New Christos Yapijakis Article: "The Philosophical Management of Stress" 39
- Cassius
January 6, 2023 at 2:37 PM
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January 8, 2023 at 7:05 PM
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Joshua's "Only The Beginning" Observation 23
- Cassius
January 8, 2022 at 4:49 PM
- Cassius
January 12, 2022 at 12:50 AM
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A Draft Epicurean Pleasure Maximization Worksheet 8
- Cassius
July 11, 2019 at 10:25 PM
- Cassius
November 4, 2019 at 10:46 AM
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Encouragement Toward Pleasure at the Holidays -- Share your thoughts and experiences 10
- Kalosyni
December 14, 2022 at 12:50 PM
- Kalosyni
December 25, 2022 at 11:16 PM
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Summarizing Epicurean Philosophy vs Objectivism 10
- Cassius
July 5, 2019 at 6:48 PM
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July 7, 2019 at 12:13 PM
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The Advice of Marcus The Golden 12
- Cassius
June 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
- Cassius
June 13, 2019 at 11:07 AM
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How To Help The Forum - Start New Threads! 4
- Cassius
March 26, 2018 at 5:49 AM
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July 15, 2018 at 5:27 PM
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⟐ as the symbol of the philosophy of Epicurus 9
- michelepinto
March 18, 2021 at 11:59 AM
- michelepinto
March 26, 2021 at 9:14 AM
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Tim O'Keefe's "Epicurean Guide To Christmas" (An Article And Responses) 27
- Cassius
December 29, 2021 at 2:28 PM
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December 30, 2021 at 10:21 AM
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Question On Forum Operation 12
- Cassius
June 14, 2019 at 9:10 AM
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June 17, 2019 at 5:49 AM
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Evaluating "In Defense of Being Average" 11
- Cassius
June 14, 2019 at 8:57 AM
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June 14, 2019 at 7:19 PM
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Albert Einstein, "Foreword to Lucretius" 16
- Joshua
March 5, 2021 at 7:28 PM
- Joshua
March 14, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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The Nature of Work 14
- isychos
February 20, 2021 at 5:00 AM
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February 22, 2021 at 12:40 PM
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The Ethical Implications Of Epicurus' Theology 5
- Hiram
April 2, 2019 at 10:21 AM
- Hiram
April 23, 2019 at 9:54 AM
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Thanksgiving Holiday in The USA - 2019 12
- Cassius
November 25, 2019 at 8:41 PM
- Cassius
November 26, 2019 at 5:01 PM
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Some Epicurean conclusions 7
- Stan85
May 19, 2018 at 7:23 PM
- Stan85
May 25, 2018 at 4:38 AM
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Epicurean Festival - Italy - Michele Pinto, Coordinator (Fri, Aug 30th 2019, 8:00 am - Sun, Sep 1st 2019, 8:00 pm) 10
- Cassius
August 25, 2019 at 11:17 AM
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September 4, 2019 at 5:57 AM
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New Annual Event - The "Bread And Water Multimedia Award" - Nominations for 2021 Award (to be selected in December) Now Open! 10
- Cassius
April 26, 2021 at 3:35 PM
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April 27, 2021 at 3:02 PM
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What In Your Opinion Are the Most Essential Characteristics Of "Being An Epicurean" (According to Epicurus)? 16
- Cassius
February 15, 2021 at 10:24 AM
- Cassius
February 16, 2021 at 1:21 PM
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Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold 10
- Joshua
November 20, 2019 at 9:24 PM
- Joshua
November 21, 2019 at 2:41 PM
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