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Featured Threads - If You Are New Here, Check Out Our "Featured Threads" For Discussions Of Particular Interest!
- Kalosyni
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Phantasmatic Shakespeare, by Suparna Roychoudhury
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Philodemus and Epicurean Philosophy: Changing Perceptions - Sonya Wurster 1
- Hiram
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Philosofy in Italy 4
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Philosophers in the Rain (cartoon)
- Don
December 23, 2020 at 10:54 AM
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Place to Discuss Epicurean Organizational Theory and Practice
- Cassius
February 4, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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Placita by Aetius 5
- Bryan
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Planning for Upcoming Voice Chats on DeWitt's Epicurus and His Philosophy 31
- Cassius
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Please, no dogmatism, no absolute truths 16
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Pleasure and illness 2
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Pleasure and Reality 23
- Elayne
April 8, 2019 at 9:57 AM
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Pleasure as a guide 3
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Pleasure as a Synergy: A Critical Discussion of Ataraxia in Epicurean Ethics 4
- Hiram
September 10, 2019 at 10:53 AM
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Poem - Abonoteichus 6
- Joshua
July 26, 2019 at 8:14 PM
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Poem - Hermarchus 6
- Joshua
July 3, 2019 at 10:12 AM
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Poem - Iowa Fields 3
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July 10, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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Poem - Snow in Montana 2
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November 30, 2019 at 9:30 AM
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Poem - To Boccaccio 3
- Joshua
April 21, 2020 at 9:14 AM
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Poem in Petronius' Satyricon 2
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September 8, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Poll: Confirm Or Deny This Article About Non-Believers And Pets: Do You Have Dog(s), Cat(s), Both, Neither?
- Cassius
January 7, 2020 at 12:58 PM
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Polyaenus quotes 3
- Hiram
July 10, 2019 at 5:45 PM
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Pompeii Then and Now 6
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January 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Post-Philippi Troubles in The Ancient Epicurean World 7
- Cassius
December 15, 2022 at 1:04 PM
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Potty Language
- Eikadistes
March 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Preconceptions and PD24 42
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Preparation of a position statement on near-death experiences 2
- Martin
July 5, 2019 at 10:09 AM
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Principles of Interpretation - (Observation by Collingwood) 2
- Cassius
February 28, 2018 at 1:42 PM
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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
- Cassius
October 27, 2022 at 7:26 PM
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Profile of Past Reading 16
- Cassius
October 21, 2019 at 1:23 PM
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Prolepsis / Anticipations As Epicurus' Answer to the MENO Problem 34
- Cassius
October 31, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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Publicly Funded Superstition - video
- Hiram
May 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM
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Happy Star Wars Day
- Don
May 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM - General Discussion
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Why pursue unnecessary desires? 35
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May 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM - General Discussion
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The Importance Of The Perfect Not Being Allowed To Be The Enemy of The Good 29
- Cassius
May 18, 2023 at 10:30 AM - General Discussion
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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
- Cassius
May 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM - General Discussion
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