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    1. To What Extent Are The Ideas In The "We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident" Paragraph of the Declaration of Independence Consistent With Epicurean Philosophy? 7

      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2018 at 10:27 AM
      • Thomas Jefferson
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      • April 18, 2018 at 1:50 PM
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    1. Thomas Jefferson's Epicurean Writing And Development

      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2018 at 10:14 AM
      • Thomas Jefferson
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    1. Responses to Nussbaum's Criticism That Epicureanism Is Not A Real Philosophy; That Epicureanism Numbs Intellect And Critical Thinking 1

      • Cassius
      • April 12, 2018 at 6:18 AM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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      • April 12, 2018 at 6:37 AM
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      April 12, 2018 at 6:37 AM
    1. A Thread For Encouraging Thoughts 1

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      • April 11, 2018 at 7:10 AM
      • Epicurean Life Strategies for Modern Times
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      • April 11, 2023 at 1:03 PM
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    3. Pacatus

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    1. Welcome Matthaios! 2

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      • April 9, 2018 at 6:27 PM
      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. Talking About Epicurus With Someone Who Is A Stoic (Or Of Some Other Anti-Epicurean Philosophy) 16

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      • April 8, 2018 at 8:49 PM
      • Resources for Creating Epicurean Groups
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      • May 5, 2022 at 5:54 AM
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    1. Talking About Epicurus With Someone Who Is Secular Humanist / Atheist 4

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      • April 8, 2018 at 8:47 PM
      • Resources for Creating Epicurean Groups
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      October 5, 2021 at 5:57 AM
    1. Talking About Epicurus With Someone Who Is Religious

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      • April 8, 2018 at 8:38 PM
      • Resources for Creating Epicurean Groups
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    1. Planning for Upcoming Voice Chats on DeWitt's Epicurus and His Philosophy 31

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      • April 7, 2018 at 11:58 AM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
      • Cassius
      • June 11, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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    1. A General Thought About The Future Of Epicurean Philosophy - On The Meaning of "Pleasure" 2

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      • April 5, 2018 at 7:50 PM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
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      • April 13, 2018 at 12:54 PM
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    3. Hiram

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    1. "Easter Sunday 2018" - Epicurean Philosophy Doesn't Start And End With "Pleasure" 1

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      • April 1, 2018 at 10:53 AM
      • News And Forum Updates
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      • April 9, 2018 at 6:24 AM
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    1. AFewDaysInAthens.com Back Online

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      • March 31, 2018 at 3:53 PM
      • General Discussion of "A Few Days In Athens"
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    1. "Are We Indifferent to Death?"

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      • Cassius
      • March 27, 2018 at 3:16 PM
      • Dealing With Death, Dying, And Old Age
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    1. Welcome Eoghan Gardiner! 3

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      • March 27, 2018 at 7:46 AM
      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. How To Help The Forum - Start New Threads! 4

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      • News And Forum Updates
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    1. Welcome KDF! 1

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      • March 25, 2018 at 11:43 AM
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      • March 26, 2018 at 8:19 AM
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      March 26, 2018 at 8:19 AM
    1. The Process of Pulling Out Of Facebook 10

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      • March 24, 2018 at 6:56 AM
      • Epicurean Life Strategies for Modern Times
      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2018 at 2:43 PM
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      April 9, 2018 at 2:43 PM
    1. Happy Twentieth of March! 2

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      • Twentieth, Holidays, & Birthday Greetings
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      • March 20, 2018 at 1:44 PM
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      March 20, 2018 at 1:44 PM
    1. General Discussion of Arguments Against Pleasure As the Goal / Good / Guide Prior to Epicurus) 1

      • Cassius
      • March 1, 2018 at 7:48 AM
      • Major Arguments Against Epicurean Philosophy And Responses To Them
      • Cassius
      • March 1, 2018 at 7:51 AM
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      March 1, 2018 at 7:51 AM
    1. Principles of Interpretation - (Observation by Collingwood) 2

      • Cassius
      • February 28, 2018 at 1:42 PM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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      • February 28, 2018 at 5:15 PM
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      February 28, 2018 at 5:15 PM
    1. A Question of Lives - Which Is To Be Preferred?

      • Cassius
      • February 24, 2018 at 10:26 AM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
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    1. A Graphical Representation of Two Versions of "Absence of Pain" 1

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      • February 19, 2018 at 9:14 AM
      • Absence of Pain - By Pleasure We Mean All Experience That Is Not Painful
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      • February 19, 2018 at 9:35 PM
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      February 19, 2018 at 9:35 PM
    1. De Lacy - Limit and Variation in Epicurean Philosophy

      • Cassius
      • February 18, 2018 at 8:22 AM
      • He Who Says Nothing Can Be Known Knows Nothing - Rejection of Skepticism
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      • February 18, 2018 at 8:22 AM
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    1. "Philosophize This" - A Statement of the Position That Ataraxia is "True Pleasure" and that Epicureans Should Have No Ambitions Other than to Remove the Desire For Ambition - Your Focus is the Complete Removal of Pain - Agree or Disagree?

      • Cassius
      • February 14, 2018 at 8:49 AM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
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    1. Graphic - Cassius To Cicero - A Question of Word Choice 2

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      • February 11, 2018 at 8:53 AM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
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      February 11, 2018 at 9:50 AM
    1. 2018 Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy - Athens Greece 10

      • Cassius
      • February 10, 2018 at 8:06 AM
      • Friends of Epicurean Philosophy Garden of Athens
      • Cassius
      • October 16, 2018 at 3:55 AM
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      October 16, 2018 at 3:55 AM
    1. Another Formulation of The "Absence of Pain" Issue, This One in Response to Elevic 1

      • Cassius
      • February 8, 2018 at 2:52 AM
      • Absence of Pain - By Pleasure We Mean All Experience That Is Not Painful
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      • February 8, 2018 at 8:59 AM
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    1. A Hypothetical To Assist Self-Awareness And Understanding - "Which Shall It Be?" 1

      • Cassius
      • February 3, 2018 at 10:32 AM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
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      February 6, 2018 at 2:24 PM
    1. Responding to the Arguments Against Pleasure In Cicero's "On Ends" Book 2 9

      • Cassius
      • February 2, 2018 at 10:00 PM
      • Major Arguments Against Epicurean Philosophy And Responses To Them
      • Cassius
      • February 3, 2018 at 2:06 PM
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    1. Nussbaum (Martha) - "Therapy of Desire"

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