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    2. Perspectives On "Proving" That Pleasure is "The Good" 205

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      • November 28, 2023 at 1:28 PM
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    4. Eoghan Gardiner

      November 28, 2023 at 1:28 PM

    2. Discussion of the Society of Epicurus' 20 Tenets of 12/21/19 174

      • Hiram
      • December 9, 2022 at 9:03 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 9, 2022 at 9:03 PM

    2. Do Pigs Value Katastematic Pleasure? ( Summer 2022 K / K Discussion) 167

      • Don
      • October 20, 2022 at 11:57 AM
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    4. Godfrey

      October 20, 2022 at 11:57 AM

    2. Reverence and Awe In Epicurean Philosophy 164

      • Susan Hill
      • January 8, 2021 at 9:06 PM
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    4. Don

      January 8, 2021 at 9:06 PM

    2. Interpretations of PD 10 Discussion 134

      • Don
      • January 13, 2022 at 8:39 AM
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    4. Elli

      January 13, 2022 at 8:39 AM

    2. Epicurus' Birthday 2023 - (The Most Comprehensive Picture Yet!) 131

      • Don
      • January 26, 2023 at 4:28 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      January 26, 2023 at 4:28 PM

    2. Happy Birthday General Thread 129

      • Cassius
      • July 19, 2024 at 9:10 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      July 19, 2024 at 9:10 AM

    2. Where Is Epicurus In The "School of Athens"? 128

      • Cassius
      • November 6, 2021 at 11:34 AM
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    4. Titus

      November 6, 2021 at 11:34 AM

    2. Glossary - What is the Epicurean Definition of "Pleasure?" 125

      • Cassius
      • January 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM
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    4. Hiram

      January 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM

    2. Pros and Cons Of Considering Epicurean Philosophy To Be A "Religion" 119

      • Cassius
      • March 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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    4. Cassius

      March 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty Eight - Letter to Menoeceus 5 - Pleasure Part One 109

      • Cassius
      • September 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM
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    4. DavidN

      September 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM

    2. Toward A Better Understanding of Epicurean Justice And Injustice (With Examples of "Just" and "Unjust") 108

      • Don
      • November 4, 2021 at 9:33 AM
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    4. Don

      November 4, 2021 at 9:33 AM

    2. 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
      • October 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      October 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM

    2. Can Determinism Be Reconciled With Epicureanism? (Admin Edit - No, But Let's Talk About Why Not) 101

      • waterholic
      • March 3, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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    4. Bryan

      March 3, 2024 at 10:25 PM

    2. Letter to Menoikeus translation by Peter Saint-Andre 99

      • Kalosyni
      • July 1, 2023 at 5:58 PM
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    4. Cassius

      July 1, 2023 at 5:58 PM

    2. From The "Golden Mean" to tbe "Summum Bonum" - Useful or Deceptive Frames of Reference? 98

      • Cassius
      • February 20, 2022 at 8:27 AM
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    4. Cassius

      February 20, 2022 at 8:27 AM

    2. PD19 And The Meaning Of No "Greater" Pleasure 96

      • Cassius
      • August 24, 2022 at 2:46 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      August 24, 2022 at 2:46 PM

    2. An Epicurean Understanding of Pleasure 96

      • Kalosyni
      • October 10, 2021 at 4:36 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 10, 2021 at 4:36 PM

    2. Epicureanism as the spiritual essence or 'religion' of an entire community 90

      • Peter Konstans
      • February 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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    4. DavidN

      February 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM

    2. New Sedley Chapter On Ancient Greek Atheism 89

      • Don
      • April 16, 2022 at 1:00 PM
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    4. Cassius

      April 16, 2022 at 1:00 PM

    2. Toward a New Interlinear Gloss of De Rerum Natura 88

      • Joshua
      • July 1, 2023 at 9:51 PM
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    4. Bryan

      July 1, 2023 at 9:51 PM

    2. Episode Ninety-Three: Torquatus Leads Us Forward Into Conflict Over Epicurean Ethics 82

      • Cassius
      • October 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM
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    4. Don

      October 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM

    2. 2022 Epicurus vs Buddhism Compare and Contrast Thread 81

      • Cassius
      • August 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM

    2. The Neglect of Metrodorus’ Economics 81

      • Hiram
      • February 27, 2020 at 8:10 AM
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    4. Elli

      February 27, 2020 at 8:10 AM

    2. Episode 234 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 09 - Dealing With Marcus Aurelius And The Canonical Basis For the Epicurean View Of Divinity 80

      • Cassius
      • July 7, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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    4. Don

      July 7, 2024 at 11:30 AM

    2. Epicurean substitute for prayer 78

      • Mathitis Kipouros
      • November 18, 2022 at 1:35 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      November 18, 2022 at 1:35 PM

    2. The Notre Dame Fire 78

      • Cassius
      • October 28, 2019 at 10:17 PM
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    4. Joshua

      October 28, 2019 at 10:17 PM

    2. Episode 227 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 02 - Velleius Begins His Attack On Traditional Views Of The Gods 75

      • Cassius
      • June 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. An Epicurean Study of Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics 75

      • Don
      • November 9, 2022 at 2:53 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      November 9, 2022 at 2:53 PM

    2. In Epicurean Philosophy Is Suicide (Or voluntary death of any kind) ever warranted? 74

      • Don
      • December 15, 2022 at 9:36 AM
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    4. Cassius

      December 15, 2022 at 9:36 AM

    2. The Twelve Fundamentals - Discussion on Lucretius Today Podcast 73

      • Cassius
      • March 28, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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    4. Bryan

      March 28, 2024 at 6:28 PM

    2. Should Epicurean Philosophy Be Made More Accessible? 73

      • Kalosyni
      • April 30, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

      April 30, 2024 at 2:52 PM

    2. Planning For A Weekly EpicureanFriends Zoom Meeting in 2022 72

      • Cassius
      • February 22, 2022 at 7:57 PM
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    4. Cassius

      February 22, 2022 at 7:57 PM

    2. So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 71

      • burninglights
      • August 30, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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    4. Don

      August 30, 2024 at 8:49 PM

    2. Epicureans and the Ancient Greek Gods (Imagery of "Gods" / "Gods Among Men") 70

      • Matt
      • March 27, 2019 at 6:47 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 27, 2019 at 6:47 PM

    2. Is gratitude a katastematic or kinetic pleasure? 69

      • burninglights
      • November 4, 2023 at 5:13 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      November 4, 2023 at 5:13 PM

    2. Gosling & Taylor, The Greeks on Pleasure. 69

      • Godfrey
      • June 30, 2020 at 8:37 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 30, 2020 at 8:37 AM

    2. Nate's "Allegory of the Oasis" Graphic 69

      • Cassius
      • June 23, 2022 at 12:28 AM
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    4. Root304

      June 23, 2022 at 12:28 AM

    2. Episode 195 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 05 67

      • Cassius
      • October 12, 2023 at 6:12 PM
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    4. Joshua

      October 12, 2023 at 6:12 PM

    2. Issues In The Meaning And Definition of Logic 66

      • Mathitis Kipouros
      • August 27, 2021 at 3:30 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 27, 2021 at 3:30 PM

    2. Tactical Question for the Group Re Terminology In Discussing Reason and Logic 66

      • Cassius
      • January 25, 2021 at 5:49 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 25, 2021 at 5:49 PM

    2. What If Anything Has Changed About Human Nature In the Last 2000 Years? 63

      • BrainToBeing
      • January 27, 2024 at 3:32 AM
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    4. DavidN

      January 27, 2024 at 3:32 AM

    2. Supernatural and the Senses 63

      • Matt
      • January 16, 2022 at 9:11 AM
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    4. Cassius

      January 16, 2022 at 9:11 AM

    2. References to Epicurus' Attitude Toward The "Place of the Sciences And Liberal Arts" 63

      • Cassius
      • July 28, 2020 at 10:18 AM
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    4. Cassius

      July 28, 2020 at 10:18 AM

    2. Episode 196 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 06 62

      • Cassius
      • October 17, 2023 at 7:11 PM
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    4. Don

      October 17, 2023 at 7:11 PM

    2. Dead Reddit / The "Isms" Thread 62

      • Eikadistes
      • December 22, 2019 at 7:08 PM
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    4. Elayne

      December 22, 2019 at 7:08 PM

    2. Modern Neuroscience And The Katastematic / Kinetic Debate 61

      • Don
      • July 28, 2023 at 1:31 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. "Epicurean Philosophy: An Introduction from the 'Garden of Athens'" edited by Christos Yapijakis 61

      • Godfrey
      • January 28, 2023 at 1:49 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      January 28, 2023 at 1:49 PM

    2. Promising New Book ("Living For Pleasure") and Great New Article ("Are The Modern Stoics Really Epicurean?") Both By Emily Austin 60

      • Cassius
      • April 12, 2023 at 2:42 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

      April 12, 2023 at 2:42 PM

    2. An Epicurean Understanding of Valentine's Day: Love, Romance, and Free-will 60

      • Kalosyni
      • March 25, 2023 at 5:47 PM
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    4. Root304

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    2. Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 3

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    2. Studies on Epicurus' Influence on Marx 11

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    2. How Would Epicurus Analyze The Faulkner Quotation: "Between Grief And Nothing, I'll Take Grief" 4

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    2. Looking for constructive feedback on my mostly Epicurean philosophy of life 6

      • philosofer123
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