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2. New Subforum: Epicurean Advice On Living Independently / Self-Reliantly / Simply / In the Country 2
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2. Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5
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2. Childhood trauma recovery & toxic childhood family
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2. ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals 8
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2. Philosophical Counseling - Article
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2. Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25
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2. Epicureanism as an Ongoing Practice - Multiple Takes 2
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2. Unrealistic Beauty Standards as Groundless Opinions 2
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2. Recommendations for Happy Living 26
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4. Pacatus
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2. An Epicurean Christmas 11
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4. Eikadistes
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2. How to live the Epicurean life in today's society (brainstorming an authoritative list) 5
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2. Elegant Choices 3
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2. A Thread For Encouraging Thoughts 1
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2. Sensory Overload Article / Article on Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) 1
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2. Epicurean substitute for prayer 78
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2. Commentary by Elayne On "Ideal Epicurean Jobs" 1
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2. Epicurean Pleaure and Enjoyment Differs Depending on Introvert vs. Extrovert Brain Differences 2
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2. Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24
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2. Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9
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2. Philosophy as a Way of Life by John Sellars
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2. Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18
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2. Questions on daily routines 4
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2. Life support literature based on Epicurean philosophy 3
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2. "Choice" and "Avoidance" 7
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2. The Epicurean Guidebook (Outline) - A project by Gardner and I 1
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2. Daily Practices 9
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2. Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23
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2. The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4
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2. "The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15
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2. What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39
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2. “Better to lose the money because of me than to lose me because of the money.” 3
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2. An Anti-Epicurean Article - "The Meaning of Life Is Not Happiness" (For Future Reference) 12
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2. Was De Rerum Natura intended as satire? A lecture by THM Gellar-Goad. 14
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2. New Slideshow: Nothing Comes From Nothing
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Latest Lucretius Today Podcast: #255 - "CIcero's Cotta Argues That Epicurean Gods Are As Despicable As Are Epicureans Themselves" | Member Announcements | The Epicurean Paradigm Shift

New Subforum: Epicurean Advice On Living Independently / Self-Reliantly / Simply / In the Country 2

Thoughts on Halloween 2024 5

ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals 8

Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25

Epicureanism as an Ongoing Practice - Multiple Takes 2

Unrealistic Beauty Standards as Groundless Opinions 2

Recommendations for Happy Living 26

An Epicurean Christmas 11

How to live the Epicurean life in today's society (brainstorming an authoritative list) 5

Elegant Choices 3

A Thread For Encouraging Thoughts 1

Sensory Overload Article / Article on Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) 1

Epicurean substitute for prayer 78

Commentary by Elayne On "Ideal Epicurean Jobs" 1

Epicurean Pleaure and Enjoyment Differs Depending on Introvert vs. Extrovert Brain Differences 2

Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24

Ruminating on desires and on the absence of pain…. 9

Retirement (Financial Independence, Early Retirement, etc.) 18

Questions on daily routines 4

Life support literature based on Epicurean philosophy 3

"Choice" and "Avoidance" 7

The Epicurean Guidebook (Outline) - A project by Gardner and I 1

Daily Practices 9

Practical Daily Pleasure-- Creating Pleasurable Habits 23

The Hedonistic Calculus - explained through an equation 4

"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15

What Would An Epicurean Use In Their Toolkit For Making Their Hedonic Calculus? 39

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Evidence of Survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum 1

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Was De Rerum Natura intended as satire? A lecture by THM Gellar-Goad. 14

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