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Cassius
Reaction (Post)February 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM Here is an interesting article from the Psychology Today website, and which would be related to the topic of "Epicurean choice and avoidance"...
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Bryan
Reaction (Post)February 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM I've prepared a new page to make it easier for browsers of the page to identify to what extent they fit with Epicurean Philosophy. This is a first draft which will change, but it's already in usable form. This stems primarily from the recent material… -
Kalosyni
February 18, 2026 at 10:22 AM Replied to the thread "Prayer" vs "Choice and Avoidance".PostHere is an interesting article from the Psychology Today website, and which would be related to the topic of "Epicurean choice and avoidance"...
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Read the full article here:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-pra…resourcefulness -
Eikadistes
February 18, 2026 at 7:58 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)to Cassius’s post in the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.
The Youtube translation to English works fairly well, so I will update the first post in this thread with links to the individual presentations as I find them. If you've already watched the video and know where any of these are, please add to the thread… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)February 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM I have now expanded the old comparison chart we had on the forum through the use of Claude AI to include columns for the Socratics and the Aristotelians. For the new additions I haven't checked each of the sources that that are listed for each point on… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)February 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM I am going to update the master comparison table (which at present is oriented toward comparing with Stoicism and repost it shortly. I will add Aristotle and also the Socratics. -
kochiekoch
Reaction (Post)February 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
One important thing that makes for both good (enjoyable) friendships and good (enjoyable) romantic relationships...emotional validation:
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You can read the full article here:
https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/the-art-of-emotional-validation
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Titus
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)to Cassius’s post in the thread 16th Panhellenic Epicurus Seminar In Athens Greece - February 14, 2026.
The Youtube translation to English works fairly well, so I will update the first post in this thread with links to the individual presentations as I find them. If you've already watched the video and know where any of these are, please add to the thread… -
Cassius
February 17, 2026 at 10:16 AM Posted the thread New Graphic: Epicurus vs. Other Major Philosophies.ThreadI have now expanded the old comparison chart we had on the forum through the use of Claude AI to include columns for the Socratics and the Aristotelians. For the new additions I haven't checked each of the sources that that are listed for each point on… -
Cassius
Reaction (Post)February 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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