Daily Life As An Epicurean

This category is for discussion of living according to Epicurean principles in a very un-Epicurean modern world.

    2. New Subforum: Epicurean Advice On Living Independently / Self-Reliantly / Simply / In the Country

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    2. Commentary by Elayne On "Ideal Epicurean Jobs"

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    2. Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18

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    2. Epicurean substitute for prayer 38

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    2. Questions on daily routines 4

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    2. Life support literature based on Epicurean philosophy 3

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    2. "Choice" and "Avoidance" 7

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    2. The Epicurean Guidebook (Outline) - A project by Gardner and I 1

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    2. Daily Practices 9

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    2. Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23

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    2. The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4

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    2. "The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15

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    2. What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39

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    2. Personal Finance from an Epicurean Viewpoint 13

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    2. How to Talk to Those Raised on Religion / Virtue 1

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    2. How Would Epicurus Account For Depression? - Main Thread

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    2. Euthanasia And Epicurean Philosophy

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    2. How Would Epicurus Account For Depression? - A Wider Take

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    2. Did Ancient Epicureans Live In Communes? Should We Try To Do That Today?

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    2. Tell Me About Epicurean Self-Sufficiency

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    2. Should Epicurean Philosophy Be Considered An "-ism"

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    2. Could Epicurean Involvement In Politics Have Prevented The Fall of Greco-Roman Civilization?

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    2. Are There Epicurean Role Models?

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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, Reason, And Knowledge 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"
 What Is 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