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Featured Threads - If You Are New Here, Check Out Our "Featured Threads" For Discussions Of Particular Interest!
- Kalosyni
December 4, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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New Users Please Read Here First
- Cassius
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Happy Hogmanay (a day late)!
- Don
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- Don
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To Whom Was Epicurus' Last Letter Addressed? 19
- Eikadistes
December 30, 2024 at 10:58 AM
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Give Us an Example of God! 63
- Eikadistes
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Aonius Palearius - Sixteenth Century Figure With Some Epicurean Sympathies
- Cassius
December 30, 2024 at 6:47 AM
- Cassius
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what did epicurean actually mean by free will ? i think the article on the main page is confusing determinism with fatalism 8
- UnPaid_Landlord
December 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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Epicureanism and Scientific Debates Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception - New (2023) Collection of Commentaries 7
- Matteng
October 29, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Video Games For Mental Focus and Relaxation 2
- Cassius
November 9, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Discussion of New Substack Article: "A Gate To Be Burst: Absence of Pain" 29
- Cassius
February 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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How Would Epicurus Analyze The Slogan "Live Free Or Die" As An Ethical Guide? 6
- Cassius
December 4, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Mark Twain Quote (On Death) 10
- Don
December 3, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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November 2024 General Thoughts On What Epicurean Philosophy Means To Me. 6
- Cassius
November 29, 2024 at 11:25 AM
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Prolepsis / Anticipations As Epicurus' Answer to the MENO Problem 34
- Cassius
October 31, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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December 1, 2024 at 6:38 AM
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Stoics Aren't Ascetics... It's Those Epicureans! 9
- Don
November 29, 2024 at 7:41 AM
- Don
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Atoms Make Up the Human Psyche 3
- kochiekoch
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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“Better to lose the money because of me than to lose me because of the money.” 3
- TauPhi
November 19, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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New Slideshow: Nothing Comes From Nothing
- Cassius
November 10, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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Why Do We Consider The Absence of Pain To Be Pleasure? 18
- Cassius
November 7, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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Aspects of Pleasure - Dopamine, Endorphine, Continuity 7
- Matteng
November 8, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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All AI Radio! 2
- kochiekoch
November 6, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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Nothing Ain't Worth Nothing.... 16
- kochiekoch
November 4, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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On Use Of The Term Apikoros / Apiqoros / Bikouros Against Epicureans 25
- Cassius
December 17, 2018 at 9:14 AM
- Cassius
October 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Question on Lucretius 6
- briefvacation
October 30, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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Video: Richard Dawkins v. Jordan Peterson (Mainly on Memes / Archetypes) 7
- Cassius
October 27, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Dating the Works of Epicurus 6
- Eikadistes
October 26, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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What Would Epicurus Say To Someone Who Complains "The World Is Unjust / Life Isn't Fair"? 5
- Cassius
September 22, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Notes on Epicurean Salvation; Recursion and Restructuring 1
- Root304
October 27, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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An Example of Stoic Logical Reasoning - On Divination
- Cassius
October 26, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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Epicurean Philosophy And Boomer Word Associations ("Feeling No Pain") 3
- Cassius
October 24, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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Epicurus Revealed in Modern Science & Technology
- Patrikios
October 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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Yahoo Article: Epicureanism as an alternative to Stoicism 5
- kochiekoch
October 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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New Religious Landscape Study from Pew Research 29
- Don
February 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM - General Discussion
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Diogenes Laertius Book X - public domain translations 3
- TauPhi
April 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM - General Discussion
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"Voices From The Ancient World" Greek and Latin Reference Site
- Cassius
April 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM - General Discussion
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Life Found Elsewhere? 7
- kochiekoch
April 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM - General Discussion
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Must an Epicurean believe in gods? 14
- Rolf
April 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM - General Discussion
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