The Lucretius Today Podcast

The Lucretius Today Podcast is a weekly panel discussion and presentation of Epicurean philosophy. Each episode of the show has a thread for discussion.

    2. Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18

      • Cassius
      • August 28, 2024 at 9:36 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 4, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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    4. Cassius

      September 4, 2024 at 7:55 AM

    2. Episode 268 - Pleasure Is The Guide Of Life (The Role of Pleasure In Life) 7

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      • February 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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      • February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM

    2. Episode 266 - The Epicurean Paradigm Shift 3

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      • February 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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      • February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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    4. Bryan

      February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM

    2. Episode 259 - Nothing Comes From Nothing 16

      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2024 at 2:09 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 23, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      December 23, 2024 at 4:19 PM

    2. Episode 258 - There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity - Part 2 (Conclusion) 3

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      • November 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM

    2. Episode 247 - Cicero's OTNOTG 22 - Cotta Continues To Attack The Epicurean View That Gods Are Natural Living Beings 9

      • Cassius
      • September 19, 2024 at 3:07 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM

    2. Episode 242 - Cicero's OTNOTG 17 - Is Truth A Matter Of Logic? 11

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      • August 17, 2024 at 2:27 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 21, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 21, 2024 at 2:44 PM

    2. Episode 230 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 05 - Velleius Attacks Misplaced Ideas of Divinity 18

      • Cassius
      • May 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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    4. Bryan

      May 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM

    2. Episode 228 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 03 - Velleius Asks "What Woke The Gods To Create The World?" 8

      • Cassius
      • May 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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    4. Bryan

      May 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM

    2. Episode 227 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 02 - Velleius Begins His Attack On Traditional Views Of The Gods 75

      • Cassius
      • June 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

      June 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM

    2. Episode 214 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 21 - Cicero Argues For An Ideal View of Friendship and Happiness Which Epicureans Reject 8

      • Cassius
      • February 6, 2024 at 5:06 AM
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      • February 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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    4. Bryan

      February 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM

    2. Episode 206 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 14 - More On The Nature of Morality 7

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      • December 15, 2023 at 9:12 AM
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      • December 23, 2023 at 9:16 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 23, 2023 at 9:16 PM

    2. Episode 203 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 11 - Do The Senses Have Jurisdiction To Pronounce On The Supreme Good? 19

      • Cassius
      • November 26, 2023 at 6:58 AM
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      • December 2, 2023 at 6:20 AM
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    4. Cassius

      December 2, 2023 at 6:20 AM

    2. Episode 190 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 01 12

      • Cassius
      • August 28, 2023 at 8:48 PM
      • Cassius
      • July 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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    4. Cassius

      July 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM

    2. Upcoming Series: The Lucretius Today Podcast Reviews And Responds To Books One And Two of Cicero's On Ends

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      • August 25, 2023 at 8:11 AM
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      • August 25, 2023 at 8:11 AM
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    2. Episode 182 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 34 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 02 8

      • Cassius
      • July 19, 2023 at 9:01 PM
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    4. Don

      July 19, 2023 at 9:01 PM

    2. Episode 181 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 33 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 01 7

      • Cassius
      • July 9, 2023 at 10:00 PM
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    4. Onenski

      July 9, 2023 at 10:00 PM

    2. Episode 172 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01 6

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      • April 28, 2023 at 8:43 PM
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      • November 18, 2023 at 5:52 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 18, 2023 at 5:52 PM

    2. Episode 156 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part One 10

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      • January 10, 2023 at 12:58 AM
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      • November 1, 2023 at 3:06 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 1, 2023 at 3:06 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Seven - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 03 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus 15

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      • November 3, 2022 at 9:24 AM
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      • November 10, 2022 at 10:26 AM
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    4. Don

      November 10, 2022 at 10:26 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Five - Part 01 (Chapter 1 of Epicurus And His Philosophy) 17

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      • October 16, 2022 at 8:17 PM
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      • November 2, 2022 at 8:58 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 2, 2022 at 8:58 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-Five - Letter to Herodotus 14 - Purpose and Method of Studying Nature - Completion of the Letter 2

      • Cassius
      • June 11, 2022 at 10:01 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 11, 2022 at 10:01 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Eighteen - Letter to Herodotus 07 - "Images" - There's More To Them Than Meets The Eye 29

      • Don
      • April 9, 2022 at 3:23 PM
      • Don
      • October 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Seventeen - Letter to Herodotus 06 - The Doctrine of Infinity of Worlds And Its Implications 15

      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM
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    4. Don

      April 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Ten - The Epicurean View of Friendship (Part 2) 8

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      • February 19, 2022 at 2:51 PM
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      • February 25, 2022 at 3:51 PM
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    4. Joshua

      February 25, 2022 at 3:51 PM

    2. Episode Ninety-Three: Torquatus Leads Us Forward Into Conflict Over Epicurean Ethics 82

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      • October 18, 2021 at 10:01 AM
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      • October 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM
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    4. Don

      October 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM

    2. Episode Seventy-Eight - Ethical Issues Arising In The Formation of Societies 2

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      • July 10, 2021 at 5:59 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      July 10, 2021 at 5:59 PM

    2. Episode Fifty-Four: Reason Is Dependent On The Senses 3

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      • January 16, 2021 at 8:01 AM
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      • January 17, 2021 at 1:05 PM
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      January 17, 2021 at 1:05 PM

    2. Episode Fifty-Three - The Senses Are Never Deceived, Even By Illusions 1

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      • January 9, 2021 at 8:48 AM
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      • January 16, 2021 at 6:44 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 16, 2021 at 6:44 PM

    2. Episode Forty-Nine - The End of Book Three 4

      • Cassius
      • December 11, 2020 at 10:09 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 22, 2020 at 4:56 PM
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    4. Don

      December 22, 2020 at 4:56 PM

    2. Episode Forty-Eight - Nature Speaks To Us About Death 1

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      • December 5, 2020 at 9:19 AM
      • Cassius
      • December 11, 2020 at 9:07 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 11, 2020 at 9:07 PM

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