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The Letter of Epicurus to His Mother

The Letter of Epicurus to His Mother Diogenes of Oinoanda (fr. 125–126) – Free rendering Mother, concerning everything that troubles you, I want you to form clear and confident thoughts. The…
Elli
June 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Living For Pleasure, Or Dying For Relief From Pain?

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/62/]. "For this reason we call pleasure the beginning and end of the blessed…
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June 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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PRINCIPAL DOCTRINE XIV – ANALYSIS & CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION

This work was authored by George Kaplanis, a retired notary and founding member of the Group for the Analysis and Experiential Application of Epicurean Philosophy Today (http://www.epicuros21.gr)…
Elli
June 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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The Uncertainty of Science and the Certainty of Faith

The Uncertainty of Science and the Certainty of Faith By Dimitris Altas, cardiologist and member of the Analysis and Experiential Application Team of Epicurean Philosophy Today…
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May 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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"Epicurean Philosophy and the Deception of Modern Globalist Ideologues"

"Epicurean Philosophy and the Deception of Modern Globalist Ideologues", by Elli Pensa When you write a book and reference Epicurean philosophy as if it were nothing more than…“stones, bricks,…
Elli
May 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy (Video of Epicurean Doctrines)

The following video is a compilation of paraphrased Epicurean quotations organized as a single presentation covering most of the main points of the philosophy. For discussion of this video please go…
Cassius
January 6, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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The "A Few Days In Athens" Book Review

In 2022 EpicureanFriends sponsored a chapter-by-chapter book review of Frances Wright 's "A Few Days In Athens. You can access each week's meeting notes here: A Few Days In Athens - Chapter By…
Cassius
November 5, 2023 at 4:14 PM
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Ten Key Steps In Epicurean Reasoning

Here is a listing of ten key steps of Epicurean reasoning. There is nothing magic about this grouping but it's an effort to combine a manageable set of key points with important citations supporting…
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November 28, 2022 at 8:10 AM
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Epicurus Answers Four of the Great Questions of Human Life

Several conversations lately have led me to want to produce a new article on what I would contend are some of the most important take-aways from the teachings of Epicurus. These are the points with…
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April 20, 2021 at 10:58 AM
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"Challenging Ataraxia" - By Haris Dimitriadis

Haris Dimitriadis is author of “The Pleasant Life – The Philosophy of Epicurus [URL:https://epicurusphilosophy.com/buy-the-book].” Born in Greece, Haris studied Mathematics at the Aristotelian…
Cassius
May 15, 2020 at 1:54 PM
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Michele Pinto: "Friendship: A Natural And Necessary Desire"

Inspired by the considerations on the Epicurean friendship of Phillp Mithis in the book "The Ethical Theory of Epicurus - The pleasures of Invulnerability," I want to summarize the thought of…
Cassius
November 1, 2019 at 3:38 PM
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Classical Epicurean Philosophy: Not Neo-Epicurean, But Epicurean

Read about the Core Aspects of the Epicurean Philosophy [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/terms-standards-rules/] emphasized here at EpicureanFriends by clicking the link: Core Aspects of…
Cassius
July 26, 2019 at 11:23 AM
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On Pain, Pleasure, and Happiness

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/11-on-pain-pleasure-and-happiness/]. Not "absence of pain" as a full statement…
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July 15, 2019 at 7:31 PM
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"Free Will In Epicurean Philosophy" - by Dimitris Liarmakopoulos

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/4-free-will-in-epicurean-philosophy-by-dimitris-liarmakopoulos/]. PREFACE 1.…
Elli
May 17, 2019 at 4:31 PM
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We And The Stoics Today - Or: “To Those from the Stoa”

WE AND THE STOICS TODAY, or “To Those from the Stoa” by Dimitris Liarmakopoulos, member of the Epicurean Garden in Thessaloniki 27.11.2015 A proposition about Stoicism on an Epicurean website…
Elli
April 2, 2019 at 5:54 PM
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A Comparison Chart: Stoic vs. Epicurean Philosophy

This chart comparing the major features of Stoicism vs Epicurean philosophy is a continuing work in progress! It is currently hosted at a Google Docs page to make editing easier. Feel free to make…
Cassius
January 20, 2018 at 10:04 AM
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The Full Cup / Fullness of Pleasure Model

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/51/]. “It is observed too that in his treatise On the Ethical End he writes in…
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January 20, 2018 at 9:56 AM
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Epicurean Responses To The Intelligent Design Argument

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/58/]. Introduction: A Very Old Argument The intelligent design argument is one…
Cassius
April 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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The Continuing Vitality Of Epicurean Physics

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/57/]. Introduction: A Story About the Sun That Is Really About Everything In a…
Cassius
April 27, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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Reality Does Not Require Being Always The Same

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/55/]. This post is also available on Substack…
Cassius
March 31, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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How Is The Wise Epicurean Always Happy?

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/53/]. There are as many opinions about happiness as there are people. Everyone…
Cassius
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Elli's Blog - Articles By Elli Pensa And Other Friends of Epicurus in Greece

The Epic of Epicurus - Ithaca and the Garden: Dialectic and the Canon

E.S. XXXVI (36) The life of Epicurus, when compared with that of other philosophers, seems almost legendary thanks to the calmness and self-sufficiency that distinguished him. ----- In Mytilene,…
Elli
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Duty, Evolution, Neuroscience, Attic Tragedy, and Epicurean Philosophy

An Analysis of a Father’s Death Sentence Against His Own Son - Torquatus and the Roman Recasting of Epicurean Philosophy. Titus Manlius Torquatus, as portrayed in Cicero’s De Finibus, appears as a…
Elli
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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A Gate To Be Burst: "Absence of Pain"

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/10-a-gate-to-be-burst-absence-of-pain/]. It is interesting to think about what…
Cassius
February 11, 2024 at 6:20 AM
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A New Personal Philosophy: Hedonic Pragmatics

Friends, recent discussions have prompted me to finally get around to clarifying my own take on Epicurean Philosophy, which I have named "Hedonic Pragmatics"-- a new philosophy that is still closely…
Elayne
November 22, 2020 at 10:52 AM
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On Pleasure vs. Tranquility - A Dialogue With Southampton

JC: 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…
Cassius
September 26, 2019 at 4:06 PM
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Epicurean Philosophy or Epicureanism?

Epicurean Philosophy or Epicureanism? Ina recent conversation to the Garden of Thessaloniki, a question was raisedwhether the Epicureans could participate as a party to the political scene ofthe…
Elli
June 16, 2019 at 8:41 AM
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"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life"

"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" The purpose of this proposition is a brief introduction to the Canon of Epicurus that will help us to use it in our everyday life. There are, of course,…
Elli
June 16, 2019 at 8:37 AM
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“Online Communication With Cassius”

“Online Communication With Cassius” For the 6th Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy that was held by the Epicurean Gardens of Athens and Thessaloniki, February 2018 1. (OPENING -…
Elli
May 31, 2019 at 3:34 PM
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A Neighbor And His Dog - by Elli Pensa

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 the power to…
Cassius
November 5, 2018 at 10:45 AM
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A Five Star Presentation of Epicurean Philosophy

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 put together this…
Cassius
October 29, 2018 at 7:40 PM
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Major Controversies In Understanding Epicurean Philosophy

Understanding Epicurus takes considerable effort, but not because the doctrines are difficult - they're not! The problem is that Epicurean philosophy has been heavily criticized for more than two…
Cassius
January 27, 2018 at 1:58 PM
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Creating "Blog Articles" Here At EpicuranFriends.com

Creating "Articles" Here At EpicuranFriends.com One of the abilities of the EpicureanFriends.com forum software is that it handles the publishing of longer "Articles" that can then be tagged and…
Cassius
January 24, 2018 at 6:28 AM
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You Have Been Deceived!

You Have Been Deceived! You have been deceived. If you are hearing these words in the early years of the twenty-first century, then you have already wasted much of your life dealing with nonsense.…
Cassius
November 23, 2017 at 4:53 PM
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The Epicurean Critique of Mathematics

The Epicurean Critique of Mathematics I just received this link and have not had a chance to read it but the topic seems fascinating ("The Epicurean Critique of Mathematics") and it comes to us…
Cassius
July 16, 2017 at 11:02 AM
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Epicurean Meetings and Conventions

Epicurean Meetings and Conventions A new Wiki Page devoted to assisting those who want to set up local Epicurean meetup groups or meetings has now been set up. It will be easier to update that page…
Cassius
July 12, 2017 at 8:28 AM
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"On Epicurean Extremes" - at the Menoeceus Blog

"On Epicurean Extremes" - at the Menoeceus Blog [URL:http://menoeceus.blogspot.fi/2017/07/on-epicurean-extremes.html] "On Epicurean Extremes"…
Cassius
July 1, 2017 at 9:07 PM
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Epicurean Basics

Epicurean Basics [URL:http://newepicurean.com/epicurean-basics/] (Discussion of the Article At the Epicurus Facebook Page…
Cassius
June 22, 2017 at 9:19 AM
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Ataraxia And The Issue of Confident Expectation

06/21/17 - The following is excerpted from two posts on the Facebook Group [URL:https://www.facebook.com/groups/EpicureanPhilosophy/permalink/1357004904348466/]: I continue to believe that…
Cassius
June 21, 2017 at 1:37 PM
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Changes to the EpicureanFriends Wiki

06/20/17 - In order to provide maximum flexibility and ease of use in documenting core materials, content is being moved from the Epicureandocs.com [URL:http://www.newepicurean.com/epicureandocs/]…
Cassius
June 20, 2017 at 4:20 PM
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Happy Day-Before-The-Twentieth

06/19/17 - Happy Day-Before-The-Twentieth! In this case, it's also the day before the day before Haris Dimitriadis releases his new book "Epicurus and The Pleasant Life - Living By The Philosophy of…
Cassius
June 19, 2017 at 10:00 AM
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EpicureanFriends To Begin Posting News Items on Home Page

06/18/17 - From here on EpicureanFriends.com will devote its front page to news items, including recent important Articles and Posts in the Forum. The material formerly on this page has been moved…
Cassius
June 18, 2017 at 2:11 PM

We plan in the future for this section to include user-submitted articles organized into personal blogs. You can subscribe to these by RSS and keep up with all blog entries from individual users. Until such time as that system is implemented, past blog entries are being moved to the "Articles" section of the forum. If you look here for an entry and cannot find it, please look in the "Articles" section.

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The Letter of Epicurus to His Mother

The Letter of Epicurus to His Mother Diogenes of Oinoanda (fr. 125–126) – Free rendering Mother, concerning everything that troubles you, I want you to form clear and confident thoughts. The…
Elli
June 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Living For Pleasure, Or Dying For Relief From Pain?

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/62/]. "For this reason we call pleasure the beginning and end of the blessed…
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June 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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PRINCIPAL DOCTRINE XIV – ANALYSIS & CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION

This work was authored by George Kaplanis, a retired notary and founding member of the Group for the Analysis and Experiential Application of Epicurean Philosophy Today (http://www.epicuros21.gr)…
Elli
June 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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The Uncertainty of Science and the Certainty of Faith

The Uncertainty of Science and the Certainty of Faith By Dimitris Altas, cardiologist and member of the Analysis and Experiential Application Team of Epicurean Philosophy Today…
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May 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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"Epicurean Philosophy and the Deception of Modern Globalist Ideologues"

"Epicurean Philosophy and the Deception of Modern Globalist Ideologues", by Elli Pensa When you write a book and reference Epicurean philosophy as if it were nothing more than…“stones, bricks,…
Elli
May 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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The Full Cup / Fullness of Pleasure Model

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/51/]. “It is observed too that in his treatise On the Ethical End he writes in…
Cassius
January 20, 2018 at 9:56 AM
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A Comparison Chart: Stoic vs. Epicurean Philosophy

This chart comparing the major features of Stoicism vs Epicurean philosophy is a continuing work in progress! It is currently hosted at a Google Docs page to make editing easier. Feel free to make…
Cassius
January 20, 2018 at 10:04 AM
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We And The Stoics Today - Or: “To Those from the Stoa”

WE AND THE STOICS TODAY, or “To Those from the Stoa” by Dimitris Liarmakopoulos, member of the Epicurean Garden in Thessaloniki 27.11.2015 A proposition about Stoicism on an Epicurean website…
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"Free Will In Epicurean Philosophy" - by Dimitris Liarmakopoulos

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/4-free-will-in-epicurean-philosophy-by-dimitris-liarmakopoulos/]. PREFACE 1.…
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On Pain, Pleasure, and Happiness

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/11-on-pain-pleasure-and-happiness/]. Not "absence of pain" as a full statement…
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Classical Epicurean Philosophy: Not Neo-Epicurean, But Epicurean

Read about the Core Aspects of the Epicurean Philosophy [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/terms-standards-rules/] emphasized here at EpicureanFriends by clicking the link: Core Aspects of…
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July 26, 2019 at 11:23 AM
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Michele Pinto: "Friendship: A Natural And Necessary Desire"

Inspired by the considerations on the Epicurean friendship of Phillp Mithis in the book "The Ethical Theory of Epicurus - The pleasures of Invulnerability," I want to summarize the thought of…
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November 1, 2019 at 3:38 PM
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"Challenging Ataraxia" - By Haris Dimitriadis

Haris Dimitriadis is author of “The Pleasant Life – The Philosophy of Epicurus [URL:https://epicurusphilosophy.com/buy-the-book].” Born in Greece, Haris studied Mathematics at the Aristotelian…
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May 15, 2020 at 1:54 PM
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Epicurus Answers Four of the Great Questions of Human Life

Several conversations lately have led me to want to produce a new article on what I would contend are some of the most important take-aways from the teachings of Epicurus. These are the points with…
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April 20, 2021 at 10:58 AM
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Ten Key Steps In Epicurean Reasoning

Here is a listing of ten key steps of Epicurean reasoning. There is nothing magic about this grouping but it's an effort to combine a manageable set of key points with important citations supporting…
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November 28, 2022 at 8:10 AM
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The "A Few Days In Athens" Book Review

In 2022 EpicureanFriends sponsored a chapter-by-chapter book review of Frances Wright 's "A Few Days In Athens. You can access each week's meeting notes here: A Few Days In Athens - Chapter By…
Cassius
November 5, 2023 at 4:14 PM
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Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy (Video of Epicurean Doctrines)

The following video is a compilation of paraphrased Epicurean quotations organized as a single presentation covering most of the main points of the philosophy. For discussion of this video please go…
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January 6, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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"Epicurean Philosophy and the Deception of Modern Globalist Ideologues"

"Epicurean Philosophy and the Deception of Modern Globalist Ideologues", by Elli Pensa When you write a book and reference Epicurean philosophy as if it were nothing more than…“stones, bricks,…
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The Uncertainty of Science and the Certainty of Faith

The Uncertainty of Science and the Certainty of Faith By Dimitris Altas, cardiologist and member of the Analysis and Experiential Application Team of Epicurean Philosophy Today…
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May 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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PRINCIPAL DOCTRINE XIV – ANALYSIS & CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION

This work was authored by George Kaplanis, a retired notary and founding member of the Group for the Analysis and Experiential Application of Epicurean Philosophy Today (http://www.epicuros21.gr)…
Elli
June 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Living For Pleasure, Or Dying For Relief From Pain?

This entry has been superseded. Please read the current version here [URL:https://www.epicureanfriends.com/wcf/article/62/]. "For this reason we call pleasure the beginning and end of the blessed…
Cassius
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