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    2. Old Tullius Accuses Epicurus of Shirking 2

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    2. Article: "Coming to Know Epicurus' Truth: Distributed Cognition in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, in D. O'Rourke (ed.), Approaches to Lucretius: Traditions and Innovations in Reading De Rerum Natura,

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    2. "Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum." 2

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    2. How Would You Answer Someone New Who Asked You: "What Is Epicurean Philosophy All About?" 4

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    2. A Quick And Dirty Summary Based On Lucretius:

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    2. Epicurean Festival - Italy - Michele Pinto, Coordinator (Fri, Aug 30th 2019, 8:00 am - Sun, Sep 1st 2019, 8:00 pm) 10

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    2. Vesuvius Memorial Day

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

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    2. Amusing Clip of the Day - "Please Stop Posting Epicurus Quotes" 2

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    2. A Quote from Hobbes' "Leviathan" 6

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    2. International Day of Friendship

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    2. "Being," "Becoming," and Epicurus

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    2. Sedley On Diogenes of Oenoanda, Pleasure vs Virtue, and Textual Reconstruction

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    2. A Draft Epicurean Pleasure Maximization Worksheet 8

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    2. "Epicurean Philosphy or Epicureanism" - An Article By Dimitris Atlas

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