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    2. Epitomizing Philosophy and the Critique of Epicurean Popularizers 5

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    2. On The Decline of Epicurean Philosophy In The Ancient World 2

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    2. Epicurus’ On Nature, Books I-X 1

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    2. A Draft Epicurean Pleasure Maximization Worksheet 8

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