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Martin
April 4, 2026 at 12:17 PM Replied to the thread Welcome Lamar!.PostWelcome Lamar! -
Martin
Reaction (Post)April 4, 2026 at 12:16 PM Lamar tells us:
Hi, I’ve been interested in Epicureanism for a while and have been reading
the forums at Epicureanfriends for a while now, but I wanted to create a
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Reaction (Post)April 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM […]
For me, this process does not feel shallow or transactional in a negative sense. First as to the transactional, the positive view is apparent in the old saying: you have to be a friend to have a friend. Is it transactional? In my view, yes it is… -
Eikadistes
April 4, 2026 at 11:10 AM Replied to the thread Is There A "Paradox of Hedonism"?.Post[…]
This is a solid observation, and Epíkouros addresses those exact points. In a nutshell, the Garden observes all friendships starting with two individuals providing each other with mutual utility. In the beginning, you're totally right. Friendship can… -
Cassius
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For me, this process does not feel shallow or transactional in a negative sense. First as to the transactional, the positive view is apparent in the old saying: you have to be a friend to have a friend. Is it transactional? In my view, yes it is… -
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April 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM Replied to the thread Is There A "Paradox of Hedonism"?.Post[…]
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Cassius
ThreadApril 4, 2026 at 9:46 AM These week we will continue around section 1:305 of Lucretius and explore further the implications of the invisibility of atoms and how we can have confidence in something that is not visible. This week we go over Lucretius' specific examples of how we… -
Kalosyni
Reaction (Post)April 4, 2026 at 9:31 AM […]
i think this is a misreading if from it you conclude that Epicurus is deprecating mental experience that is not painful as not being pleasure. Everything about us ultimately arises through the body as we do not exist without it. That means anything…
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