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    2. An Observation On Using Opposing Philosophers To Argue Epicurean Positions 6

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    2. Defense of all mental pleasure and pain being based in the body. 6

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    2. Clement on Epicurus' And Other Philosophers Opinions As To The Chief Good 3

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    2. Iliustrations and Analogies For Explaining the "Two And Only Two Feelings" Argument 39

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    2. Eikadistes Article Discussion - 'No Politics'

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    2. Did People Naturally Want to F—k Deities?

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    2. Sidgwickianism - Henry Sidgwick and Utilitarian Analysis vs. Epicurus 1

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    2. Sunday May 17, 2026 - Zoom Discussion 12:30 PM EST - Lucretius Book 1 - 483

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    2. Episode 334 - EATAQ 16 - Further Epicurean Analysis of the Problems With The Stoic "Katalepctic Impression" 15

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    2. Should the Study of Modern Psychology and Positive Psychology be Encouraged? 5

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    2. Discussion of "Untroubled" - Epicurean-Focused Substack 30

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    2. Discussion of New Article - In An AI World, The Epicurean View of Knowledge Is More Important Than Ever 11

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    2. Welcome Griffin! 7

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    2. Welcome Keith! 2

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    2. PD 25 meaning? by Woolf (2004) 65

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    2. Wore a ring of Epicurus to graduation.

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    2. Sunday May 10, 2026 - Zoom Discussion 12:30 PM EST - Lucretius Book 1 - 430 -

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      • May 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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    2. Episode 333 - EATAQ 15 - Epicurus Disputes The Stoic View Of The Sensations And The Anticipations 3

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      • May 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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    2. Superstition Ain't the Way 7

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    2. Diogenes of Oinoanda Inscription - NEW Complete Translation By MFS - March 2026 14

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    2. Sources of Texts: A Substack Bibliography 1

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    2. Stallings Translation of Lucretius

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    2. Should Epicurus be viewed as a pure consequentialist, virtue ethicist, or both? 14

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      • May 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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    2. Considering The Feelings (Pleasure and Pain) and Prolepsis/Anticipations as Sensations 4

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      • May 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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    2. Alex O'Connor made a video about us. 7

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    2. Sunday May 3, 2026 - Zoom Discussion 12:30 PM EST - Lucretius Book 1 - 430 - More On How Everything Fits In The Matter / Void Paradigm

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    2. Episode 332 - EATAQ 14 - The Stoic Failure To Grasp That Judgment Never Happens In The Senses 5

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    2. Welcome Stas! 10

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    2. Discussion of New Article: Let All Who Would Free Themselves From the False Claims Of The Geometers Enter Here

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    2. New Book "Epicurus' Human Beings: Beyond Person and Self" 2

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    2. Discussion of Blog Post: Epicurean Responses To The Intelligent Design Argument 4

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      • May 1, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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    2. The Gods are Blessed and Immortal - Art Video (AI) 2

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    2. Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics 18

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    2. New FAQ Entry - Is Epicurean Philosophy Purely a Matter of Personal Self-Improvement, or Does It Have a Missionary / Outreach Aspect?

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    2. Unfortunate New Film: "The Story Of Everything" (Pushes Intelligent Design) 11

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    2. Does Epicurean Philosophy Remove the Magic and Mystery of Life? 8

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    2. Sunday April 26, 2026 - Zoom Discussion 12:30 PM EST - Lucretius Book 1 - 418 - Putting Matter and Void Together - And Concluding There Is Nothing Else

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    2. Episode 331 - EATAQ 13 - The Self-Defeating Paradox of Radical Skepticism 3

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    2. Plato's Ladder of Beauty from his Symposium 1

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    2. Nietzsche Agreeing With Epicurus That The Senses Do Not Lie

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    2. Happy Twentieth of April 2026

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    2. Recent Discovery of Empedocles Material

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    2. "Self-Evident" Truth

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    2. An Observation On Using Opposing Philosophers To Argue Epicurean Positions 6

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    2. Episode 335 - Not Yet Recorded 2

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    2. Defense of all mental pleasure and pain being based in the body. 6

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    2. Clement on Epicurus' And Other Philosophers Opinions As To The Chief Good 3

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    2. Iliustrations and Analogies For Explaining the "Two And Only Two Feelings" Argument 39

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    2. Discussion of Blog Article 6

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    2. Happy Twentieth of May 2026! 2

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    2. Eikadistes Article Discussion - 'No Politics'

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