r/Epicureanism is a subreddit with 20k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses epicureanism, philosophy, pleasure, epicurus, and epicurean.
Place for discussion of the philosophy of Epicurus.
Popular Themes in r/Epicureanism
#1
Advice Requests
: "Book recommendation: Is 'Living for Pleasure - an epicurean guide to life' worth the read?"
23 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Do not mistake for happiness the mere absence of pain — Thomas Jefferson"
9 posts
#3
Ideas
: "My hypothesis..."
1 post
#4
News
: "An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time | Vesuvius Challenge"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Epicureanism
#1
Epicureanism
: "Epicureanism sounds way more reasonable than stoicism, why isn't more popular?"
105 posts
#2
Philosophy
: "After decades of Philosophy I'm ready to sum up an old argument that persists today"
48 posts
#3
Pleasure
: "What are some ways you seek Pleasure while avoiding pain in daily life? "
32 posts
#4
Epicurus
: "Epicurus, a major Ancient Greek philosopher, thought that death was nothing for us at all and that it shouldn’t be feared. Let’s talk about why he thought this."
26 posts
#5
Epicurean
: "Philodemus, an Epicurean philosopher, found to be author of a charred scroll found from Pompeii"
20 posts
#6
Stoicism
: "epicureanism sounds way more reasonable than Stoicism, why isn't more popular?"
14 posts
#7
Pleasures
: "Does Epicurus want us to analyze our Pleasures ?"
9 posts
#8
Happiness
: "A great introduction to Epicurus's four part cure to unHappiness"
7 posts
#9
Life
: "Is it such a bad Life?"
7 posts
#10
Book
: "Book recommendation: Is 'Living for Pleasure - an epicurean guide to life' worth the read?"
7 posts
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Last updated: June 29, 2026