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    2. On freedom from distress = full pleasure 9

      • Hiram
      • March 20, 2019 at 6:10 PM
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      • March 21, 2019 at 2:54 PM
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      March 21, 2019 at 2:54 PM

    2. Fasting 7

      • Cassius
      • August 8, 2019 at 11:16 AM
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    4. Cassius

      August 9, 2019 at 4:29 PM

    2. Diet, Fasting, And Anti-Establishmentarian Tactics 4

      • Cassius
      • August 23, 2019 at 2:34 PM
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    4. Martin

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    2. Carnivore Diet 10

      • azbcethananderson
      • November 13, 2019 at 7:04 AM
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    4. Cassius

      November 13, 2019 at 7:04 AM

    2. In Defense of Desire and How to Enjoy It 5

      • Kalosyni
      • January 7, 2022 at 6:31 AM
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    4. smoothiekiwi

      January 7, 2022 at 6:31 AM

    2. On Unhealthy Social Media Use / If Epicurus Were Alive Today, Would He Use A Smartphone? 20

      • Matt
      • January 13, 2021 at 11:40 AM
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    4. smoothiekiwi

      February 21, 2022 at 3:14 PM

    2. Sleep (To Be Retitled When I Think of A Better One - Note That I Am Posting This at 2:30 AM) 16

      • Cassius
      • February 11, 2022 at 2:39 AM
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    4. Godfrey

      April 10, 2022 at 12:33 PM

    2. An Epicurean Journey into Weight Loss and Healthy Eating

      • Kalosyni
      • January 16, 2023 at 1:49 PM
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    2. Pleasure and Pain in the Practice of Smoking 6

      • Joshua
      • May 15, 2021 at 10:07 AM
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      • January 22, 2023 at 8:41 AM
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    4. Little Rocker

      January 22, 2023 at 8:41 AM

    2. Video: 5 Ways to Improve Your Breathing with James Nestor 1

      • Kalosyni
      • May 19, 2023 at 5:18 PM
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      May 19, 2023 at 5:18 PM

    2. Weight Loss Methods - Poll of EpicureanFriends Results 16

      • Cassius
      • January 17, 2023 at 10:00 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

      November 19, 2023 at 7:54 AM

    2. Your Brain Wants the Food—Not Your Body (Article on Overeating)

      • Kalosyni
      • February 10, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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    2. Ancient Wine 2

      • Pacatus
      • November 5, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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      November 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM

    2. Vegetarianism 19

      • Cassius
      • August 8, 2019 at 11:13 AM
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    4. Pacatus

      January 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM

    2. Article: Is one drink a day OK? Here's what to consider 1

      • Kalosyni
      • January 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. Health Benefits of Dancing 9

      • Kalosyni
      • April 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

      April 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM

    2. Highly Palatable Foods and Over-eating 7

      • Kalosyni
      • April 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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    2. Preconceptions and PD24 42

      • Eikadistes
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      April 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM

    2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

      • Kalosyni
      • April 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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    4. Elli

      April 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM

    2. Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags

      • Cassius
      • April 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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    2. Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 6

      • Kalosyni
      • April 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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    4. Don

      April 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM

    2. Diogenes Laertius Book X - public domain translations 5

      • TauPhi
      • April 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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    4. Cassius

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