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- Cassius
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Dating the Works of Epicurus 6
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November 2024 General Thoughts On What Epicurean Philosophy Means To Me. 6
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How Would Epicurus Analyze The Slogan "Live Free Or Die" As An Ethical Guide? 6
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Pompeii Then and Now 6
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Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 6
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Epicurus Discussed On The PartiallyExaminedLife.com Podcast 7
- Hiram
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Herculaneum preservation 7
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Happy Twentieth of September 2019! 7
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Thanks to Nate For The Recent Meme Additions 7
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Finding Cultural / Artistic / Musical Variations on Four Key Epicurean Themes 7
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Epicurean kèpos in Autun - France. 7
- Marco
January 12, 2022 at 5:33 AM
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Senigallia Epicurean Festival Coming Up July 21-23 7
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Thoughts on Categorizing Desires: Natural, Necessary, and Vain 7
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How would Epicurus view "differences from the start of life that are out of our control?" 7
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Post-Philippi Troubles in The Ancient Epicurean World 7
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A Draft of A Pie Chart Presentation of Basic Concepts In Epicurean Pleasure 7
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November 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM
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Joseph Thompson - "Lucretius Or Paul?" 1875 7
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Erler's view on 'True Epicurean Politics' 7
- Peter Konstans
March 22, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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Video: Richard Dawkins v. Jordan Peterson (Mainly on Memes / Archetypes) 7
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Epicureanism and Scientific Debates Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception - New (2023) Collection of Commentaries 7
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Aspects of Pleasure - Dopamine, Endorphine, Continuity 7
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Epicurean Emporium 7
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Life Found Elsewhere? 7
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Marshal de Saint Evremond on Epicurus 8
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Who are your Persians? 8
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What was the geographical reach of Ancient Epicurean thought? 8
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Interesting! #Epicurean interior design?! 8
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Modern Science Meets the Canon 8
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Why pursue unnecessary desires? 36
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Happy Star Wars Day
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The Importance Of The Perfect Not Being Allowed To Be The Enemy of The Good 29
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Must All Things That Have A Beginning Have An End? 10
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Considering Whether Epicurus Taught Both Exoteric and Esoteric Truths
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May 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM - General Discussion
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