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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. The Epicurean Alternative to "Cogito Ergo Sum" Would Be? 11

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    2. Great Post From Holly At Facebook Crediting Motivation From "Living For Pleasure"

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    2. Another New Book On Epicurus Coming - Dr Ben Gazur - "Epicurus And His Influence On History" 4

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    2. Metaphorically Picturing Epicurean Philosophy 31

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

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    2. Post-Philippi Troubles in The Ancient Epicurean World 7

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    2. How would Epicurus view "differences from the start of life that are out of our control?" 7

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    2. The Appearance of "EpicurusInLove.com" 1

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    2. Probably One Of The Worst Ideas/Questions I Have Ever Posed: "Is There Any Community-Building Opportunity in The On-Line Game Zero AD?" 13

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    2. Diogenes of Oinoanda And the Timing of Causes 11

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    2. More Sluething -This Time Against Cicero 1

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    2. Jefferson's Concluding Salvo In The Battle Between "Heart" and "Head" 1

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    2. John Stuart Mill on Epicurus 9

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    2. Addressing Cicero's Argument That Epicurean Philosophy Cannot Be Spoken In The Senate

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    2. A Challenge To Epicurean Thinking Grounded in Epistemology and Physics 20

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    2. Historical References on the School of Epicurean Philosophy - Notable Epicureans From The Ancient World To Today 5

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    2. Participants' Epicurean Book and Artifact Collections 16

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    2. Joshua's "Only The Beginning" Observation 23

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    2. The Importance Of The Perfect Not Being Allowed To Be The Enemy of The Good 29

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    2. Considering Whether Epicurus Taught Both Exoteric and Esoteric Truths

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    2. Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 6

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