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    2. New Users Please Read Here First 1

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    2. ⟐ as the symbol of the philosophy of Epicurus 102

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    2. An Epicurean Understanding of Pleasure 96

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    2. So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 78

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    2. The Notre Dame Fire 78

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    2. An Epicurean Study of Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics 75

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    2. Why pursue unnecessary desires? 74

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    2. Epicureans and the Ancient Greek Gods (Imagery of "Gods" / "Gods Among Men") 70

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    2. Give Us an Example of God! 63

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    2. Supernatural and the Senses 63

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    2. Dead Reddit / The "Isms" Thread 62

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    2. Confusion: "The feelings are only two" 49

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    2. "Setting Before the Eyes" 49

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    2. I'm back.....:-) 49

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    2. Carl Sagan, the 4th dimension, episode 20 of Lucretius Today, physics 48

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    2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

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    2. Atlantic article about enjoyment vs. pleasure 47

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    2. Preconceptions and PD24 47

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    2. George Carlin - You have no rights -- reactions? 47

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    2. Any Application of Epicurean Theology to the Christan God(s) 46

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    2. Does the philosophy change you? 45

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    2. Paul Thyry (Baron D'Holbach / Mirabaud) - French / German Sympathizer With Some Epicurean Ideas 44

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    2. Can you seek happiness and be full of joy when there is a war in Europe? Wes Cecil podcast. 42

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    2. Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42

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    2. Another mainstream article claiming ataraxia is the goal 40

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    2. What Are The Possible Reasons (And Of These, The Most Likely) Why The List of 40 Principal Doctrines Does Not Feature A Statement Explicitly Stating Pleasure To Be The Goal of Life? 39

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    2. New Christos Yapijakis Article: "The Philosophical Management of Stress" 39

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    2. Daily life of ancient Epicureans / 21st Century Epicureans 38

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    2. What Epicurus Offers To The Modern World As Of April, 2024? 37

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    2. Daily life of ancient Epicureans / 21st Century Epicureans 38

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    2. Emily Austin's "LIving For Pleasure" Wins Award. (H/T to Lowri for finding this!)

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    2. Brain-storming Ideas for Future Study Groups 10

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    2. Words of wisdom from Scottish comedian Billy Connolly 5

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