[Cassius: I write the following article clearly stating that it is my own personal opinion, without representation that it is or should be "the Epicurean position." I do not believe that I or…

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Hi Cassius. I'm sorry to badger you about this again, but I'm still trying to get my head around the pleasure principle. From my reading, all scholars agree that Epicurus divides pleasure into…

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Read about the Core Aspects of the Epicurean Philosophy emphasized here at EpicureanFriends by clicking the link: Core Aspects of the Epicurean Philosophy. For a "compare and contrast version of…

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Positive Mental Health And Well-Being - Epicurus's Use Of The Greek Word "EUDAEMONIA"

Hi to all the epicurean friends ,

To a Greek website called as "psychology now. gr" I found an interesting…

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Christos Yapijakis: "Mistakes of Cognitive Perception and Epicurean Prudence"

From Christos Yapijakis: I have translated for you and our international friends my Greek presentation slides at the…

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Epicurean Philosophy, Modern Science, and Life

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Source for the following article:  Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

A live conversation between Christos Yapijakis, geneticist…

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The Epicurean Viewpoint

by George Kaplanis founding member of the Epicurean Garden in Thessaloniki



Now I ask you: what is the “Epicurean Viewpoint”?

- It is the view…

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A Neighbor And His Dog

I have a story to tell you about a neighbor and his dog, but first I would like to share with you some thoughts on Epicurean Doctrine 40: “As many as possess…

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A Five Star Presentation of Epicurean Philosophy

I think it's important that we begin to present Epicurean philosophy through podcasts and other audio-video means, so as a test I…

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Selection_999(359).jpg Understanding Epicurus takes considerable effort, but not because the doctrines are difficult - they're not! The problem is that Epicurean philosophy has been heavily…

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