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I like the idea of "7 Steps" not for any mystical/metaphysical reason! because: it's the number of days in a week it's a manageable number to get one's head around Even with the "7 days" analogy, it's like the "24 hours to..." book where "24 hours" wasn't one day, it was literally 24 hours as in 1 hour/day for 24 days and you can get through the book and its exercises. I like the idea that this is "Seven Steps to the **Ethics** of Epicurus" because that's what lots of people are coming looking f…

In looking at the PDs for some ideas, I took a clue from Cyril Bailey's summary of the PDs. He categorized them as: 1-4: The tetrapharmakos, the four-fold fundamental principles necessary for a tranquil life 5: The relation of pleasure to virtue 6, 7: Protection from external disturbances 8-10: The selection of pleasures 11-13: The ethical value of physical science 14-21: The wise man’s life in relation to nature, his fellow men, and to true pleasure (can be sub-divided) 22-26: The tests and sta…

I would agree with TauPhi in general that calling out climate change specifically isn't necessary as this falls under the study of how the universe works and of natural science. I see where Kalosyni is coming from though about seeing it as a safety and security issue, but I don't think it necessarily needs its own call-out. Not to say it can't come up in discussions!