By Pleasure We Mean All Experience That Is Not Painful

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    2. Key Citations - Pleasure Is Present When Pain Is Absent

      • Cassius
      • October 4, 2023 at 11:57 AM
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    2. A model of painlessness / aponia consistent with Lucretius' "vessel" analogy and references to the fullness of pleasure

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      • May 3, 2015 at 10:35 PM
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    2. The Meaning of the Greek Word "Ataraxia" 3

      • Cassius
      • December 3, 2023 at 11:07 AM
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    2. The Meaning of the Greek Word "Eudaemonia" 1

      • Cassius
      • December 3, 2023 at 11:08 AM
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      December 3, 2023 at 7:14 PM

    2. Another Exchange on Ataraxia 1

      • Cassius
      • February 2, 2017 at 7:27 AM
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    4. Titus

      October 28, 2023 at 1:29 PM

    2. Pleasure, absence of pain and PD03 2

      • Godfrey
      • September 3, 2023 at 11:13 AM
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      • September 3, 2023 at 2:25 PM
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    4. Don

      September 3, 2023 at 2:25 PM

    2. Slider models of pleasure vs. pain 9

      • Kalosyni
      • April 18, 2023 at 6:15 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      April 18, 2023 at 6:15 PM

    2. Odyssey's example of a drug for mental pains 13

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      • March 29, 2023 at 4:15 PM
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    2. Every Instance of "Ataraxia," "Eudaemonia," and "Tranquilatas" in a Core Epicurean Text 2

      • Cassius
      • December 16, 2018 at 10:47 AM
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      • February 19, 2023 at 10:33 PM
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    4. Don

      February 19, 2023 at 10:33 PM

    2. Why Tranquility Should Not Be the Main Goal for an Epicurean 52

      • Kalosyni
      • December 19, 2021 at 1:56 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      December 19, 2021 at 1:56 PM

    2. An Unfortunate Article Suggesting That Katastematic Pleasure is "Necessary" and Kinetic Pleasure is "Unnecessary" 5

      • Cassius
      • April 14, 2021 at 11:23 AM
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      • April 14, 2021 at 4:15 PM
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    4. Cassius

      April 14, 2021 at 4:15 PM

    2. Discussion of Article "Challenging Ataraxia" by Haris Dimitriadis 6

      • Cassius
      • May 15, 2020 at 8:38 PM
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    2. The Problem of Leaving "Ataraxia" Untranslated 1

      • Cassius
      • May 6, 2020 at 10:10 AM
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    4. Cassius

      May 6, 2020 at 10:10 AM

    2. An Exchange with Haris Dimitriadis on Pleasure vs Ataraxia 3

      • Cassius
      • May 5, 2020 at 8:57 PM
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    4. Cassius

      May 5, 2020 at 8:57 PM

    2. Reducing "Tranquilism" to its Absurd Conclusion 6

      • Cassius
      • February 29, 2020 at 6:38 AM
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      March 7, 2020 at 4:21 PM

    2. Tranquility v Pleasure 24

      • Godfrey
      • February 22, 2020 at 4:59 PM
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      • February 25, 2020 at 4:41 PM
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    4. Mike Anyayahan

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    2. More Thoughts On Removal of Pain And The Letter to Menoeceus

      • Cassius
      • December 17, 2019 at 9:27 AM
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    2. Ataraxia: Tranquility at the End 3

      • Hiram
      • September 14, 2019 at 4:23 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 14, 2019 at 5:45 PM

    2. An Exchange On The Use of Logic To Argue The "Absence of Pain" Issue

      • Cassius
      • March 22, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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    2. Karl Popper and the question: Is it worse to suffer pain than it is good to experience pleasure?

      • Cassius
      • May 16, 2018 at 8:42 AM
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    2. A Graphical Representation of Two Versions of "Absence of Pain" 1

      • Cassius
      • February 19, 2018 at 9:14 AM
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      February 19, 2018 at 9:35 PM

    2. Another Formulation of The "Absence of Pain" Issue, This One in Response to Elevic 1

      • Cassius
      • February 8, 2018 at 2:52 AM
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      February 8, 2018 at 8:59 AM

    2. Comments on "What Epicurus Can Teach Us About Freedom and Happiness"

      • Cassius
      • January 7, 2018 at 7:19 AM
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    2. "Absence of Pain" Discussion in Cicero's Criticism of Epciurus in On Ends

      • Cassius
      • September 24, 2016 at 3:20 PM
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    2. Gorgias - The Leaky Cask Hypothetical

      • Cassius
      • September 24, 2016 at 3:07 PM
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    2. Is "happiness" "prior" to being "tranquil"?

      • Cassius
      • March 23, 2016 at 8:45 AM
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    2. Comments on Painlessness

      • Cassius
      • March 14, 2016 at 9:01 PM
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