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    2. Episode 352 - EATAQ34 - Dogs, Wolves, And What Is That In Sheeps' Clothing? - Not Yet Recorded

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    2. What Happened at an Epicurean Symposium? 1

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    2. Episode 351 - EATAQ33 - Heap Big Trouble For The Stoic - Platonic Approach To Knowledge 2

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    2. A Systematic Review of the Determinants of Happiness (Article) 3

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    2. Evolutionary Psychology and "Happiness" 24

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    2. Episode 350 - EATAQ32 - Addressing A Listener Question On The Flux And Real Life 3

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      • September 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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    4. Joshua

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    2. Feelings Precede Reason/Rational Reflection

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    2. Understanding Confirmation Bias 1

      • Kalosyni
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    2. How SMART Fitness Goals Keep You On Track 6

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    2. New Time Line Of Epicurean History By Twentiers

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      • August 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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    2. Episode 349 - EATAQ31 - Navigating Questions of Knowledge With Ships and Heaps 1

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      • September 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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    2. Discussion of Article - "Epicurus And The Pleasure Of Rebelling Against Plato" 13

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      • September 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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    2. Updates To Home Page - New "Featured Articles" and "Featured Podcasts" Sections 4

      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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    2. Joy through Engaging in Hobbies

      • Kalosyni
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    2. Aristotle on Friendship (Article) 2

      • Kalosyni
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    4. Kalosyni

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    2. Risk Aversion / Risk Management / Risk Avoidance / Risk Assessment in Epicurean Philosophy 2

      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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    2. Episode 348 - EATAQ30 - Neither Logic Nor Logos Are Shortcuts To Truth 5

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      • September 5, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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    2. John Dryden translation of Lucretius

      • Kalosyni
      • August 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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    2. The Joys of Experiencing Novelty 3

      • Kalosyni
      • August 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

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    2. Happy Twentieth of August 2026

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    2. Welcome SpectralOP 3

      • Cassius
      • August 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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    4. Martin

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    2. Understanding Earthquakes

      • Kalosyni
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    2. Episode 347 - EATAQ29 - If You Think True And False Are Impossible To Find, Then Don't Talk To Me About True And False 2

      • Cassius
      • August 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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      August 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM

    2. Welcome Andy! 2

      • Cassius
      • August 11, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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    2. Overview of Epicurean Philosophy - Quick Visual 6

      • Kalosyni
      • August 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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    2. Theme Updates For the Website 4

      • Cassius
      • August 11, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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    2. Episode 346 - EATAQ28 - Epicurean Defense Of The Senses Against Plato's Cave Analogy 2

      • Cassius
      • August 14, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. The Kharites (Charites) or Graces

      • Kalosyni
      • August 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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    2. Discussion Of The Article: "The Completeness Argument, Cicero's Knowledge Of It, And The Epicurean Response"

      • Cassius
      • August 7, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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    2. Complexity, Contradictions, and "Testing Out" Epicurean Philosophy 6

      • Kalosyni
      • August 20, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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    4. Cassius

      August 20, 2026 at 5:08 AM

    2. Welcome EpicuriousDavid! 12

      • Cassius
      • September 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Desires necessary for Happiness. 6

      • wbernys
      • August 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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    4. Robert

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    2. Episode 345 - EATAQ27 - We Can't Find True and Complete Happiness Unless We Have Knowledge Of What True and Complete Happiness Is 2

      • Cassius
      • August 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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    2. August 2026 - Happiness Happens Month

      • Patrikios
      • August 1, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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    2. Hermarchus project 2

      • TauPhi
      • July 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. Heads up: New Book Coming in 2027 3

      • Don
      • July 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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    2. Modern cosmologists and theoretical physicists who think the universe is spatially infinite 1

      • Kalosyni
      • July 27, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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    4. Martin

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    2. "Healthy Hedonism - Why Feeling Good Is Good For You" - Book By Erica Oberg 7

      • Godfrey
      • July 30, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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    4. Pacatus

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    2. Opening Discussion of Kelly Arenson's "Health And Hedonism In Plato And Epicurus" 16

      • Cassius
      • August 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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    4. Robert

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    2. Smiling at Death

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    2. Welcome Randres61! 1

      • Cassius
      • July 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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    2. "Meet-and-Greet" Zoom- August 3rd, 8pm ET & August 9th, 12:30pm ET, 2026 13

      • Kalosyni
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    2. Metrodorus project 8

      • TauPhi
      • July 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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    4. TauPhi

      July 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM

    2. Episode 344 - EATAQ26 - What Is Our Mind's Role In Determining Truth? 5

      • Cassius
      • August 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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    2. Welcome Aristos! 6

      • Cassius
      • July 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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    2. Discussion of the Article - Too Long UnPraised And UnAppreciated - Aulus Gellius And The Clearest Ancient Testimony That Absence of Pain Equals Pleasure 2

      • Cassius
      • July 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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    2. The Completeness (or Fullness) of Pleasure 13

      • Kalosyni
      • August 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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    4. Matteng

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    2. Happy Twentieth of July 2026 1

      • Kalosyni
      • July 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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    2. Episode 343 - EATAQ25 - In The Search For Knowledge, Is "Probable" Good Enough? 1

      • Cassius
      • July 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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    4. Cassius

      July 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM

    2. Discussion of Article: Living For the Pleasures Of The Moment Isn't Epicurean, It's Lunacy

      • Cassius
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    2. Episode 352 - EATAQ34 - Dogs, Wolves, And What Is That In Sheeps' Clothing? - Not Yet Recorded

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    2. Episode 351 - EATAQ33 - Heap Big Trouble For The Stoic - Platonic Approach To Knowledge 2

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    2. A Systematic Review of the Determinants of Happiness (Article) 3

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    2. Evolutionary Psychology and "Happiness" 24

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    2. Episode 350 - EATAQ32 - Addressing A Listener Question On The Flux And Real Life 3

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    2. Feelings Precede Reason/Rational Reflection

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    2. New Time Line Of Epicurean History By Twentiers

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