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      • Cassius
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    2. Looking for constructive feedback on my mostly Epicurean philosophy of life 8

      • philosofer123
      • September 17, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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    2. Luck 5

      • MaiTaiNye
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7

      • Don
      • September 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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      • September 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. How Would Epicurus Analyze The Faulkner Quotation: "Between Grief And Nothing, I'll Take Grief" 4

      • Cassius
      • September 14, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. Roman Glass Reconstructions Available 3

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      • September 14, 2024 at 5:43 AM
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    4. Bryan

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    2. In the Name of the Twelve (By Zeus!) 1

      • Eikadistes
      • September 12, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Empedocles Document Found

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      • September 10, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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    2. Poem in Petronius' Satyricon 2

      • Bryan
      • September 8, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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      • September 9, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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    2. Want some good book recommendations like "Living for pleasure" by Emily Austin 4

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      • September 8, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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    4. Eoghan Gardiner

      September 8, 2024 at 9:03 AM

    2. Repackaged Epicureanism from a Christian writer? 11

      • Robert
      • September 1, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. Ancient Epicurean worldview (classes of compounds of atoms) 1

      • TauPhi
      • September 2, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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      • September 2, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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    2. A "Bread and Water" Question 2

      • Cassius
      • September 1, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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    2. So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 71

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    2. Give Us an Example of God! 53

      • Eikadistes
      • August 29, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. How Old Was Epicurus When He Died? 3

      • Eikadistes
      • August 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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    4. Martin

      August 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM

    2. Technology For Epicureans 5

      • Cassius
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      • August 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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    2. Jesus the Epicurean?! 10

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      • August 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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    4. Tgonzalez3790

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    2. Would Epicurus say: "Infinite Time contains no more pain than limited time when the limit of pain is measured by reason?" 15

      • Cassius
      • July 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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    2. The Normal Curve of Pleasure 5

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      • July 23, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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    2. Emily Austin conversation rebroadcast on Next Big Idea! 2

      • Don
      • July 23, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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    2. "If You Wish To Be An Epicurean, Get Used To Being Called 'Cockeyed'" - or - "Why Vatican Saying 29 Would Make A Good Epicurean Tatoo" 3

      • Cassius
      • July 22, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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    4. Joshua

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    2. The Meaning Of the Story of Sisyphus 3

      • Cassius
      • July 5, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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    4. Joshua

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    2. "Democracy, the worst form of government." 7

      • Eikadistes
      • June 29, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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    2. Lucretius Today Podcast - With All Past Episodes - Now Available On Youtube 2

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      • June 26, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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    2. New Forum - "Unsolved Mysteries" of Epicurean History

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      • June 23, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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    2. Estimation of Category Breakdown of Extant Texts 3

      • Kalosyni
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    2. High-Quality Narration of: Cicero - On the Ends of Good and Evil 11

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      • June 22, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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    2. Looking for a book recommendation 10

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    2. Epicurean Tattoos 6

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    2. New "Medium" Post Referencing Epicurus and "Living For Pleasure" 3

      • Cassius
      • June 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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    2. Looking for constructive feedback on my mostly Epicurean philosophy of life 8

      • philosofer123
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      September 17, 2024 at 5:27 PM

    2. Luck 5

      • MaiTaiNye
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    4. Cassius

      September 17, 2024 at 1:20 PM

    2. Unfortunate Use of Bust of Epicurus 7

      • Don
      • September 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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    2. Studies on Epicurus' Influence on Marx 11

      • Titus
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    2. How Would Epicurus Analyze The Faulkner Quotation: "Between Grief And Nothing, I'll Take Grief" 4

      • Cassius
      • September 15, 2024 at 8:04 AM
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      September 15, 2024 at 8:04 AM