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- Cassius
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Estimation of Category Breakdown of Extant Texts 3
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New Forum - "Unsolved Mysteries" of Epicurean History
- Cassius
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The Meaning Of the Story of Sisyphus 3
- Cassius
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Give Us an Example of God! 63
- Eikadistes
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"If You Wish To Be An Epicurean, Get Used To Being Called 'Cockeyed'" - or - "Why Vatican Saying 29 Would Make A Good Epicurean Tatoo" 3
- Cassius
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Would Epicurus say: "Infinite Time contains no more pain than limited time when the limit of pain is measured by reason?" 15
- Cassius
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Technology For Epicureans 5
- Cassius
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How Old Was Epicurus When He Died? 3
- Eikadistes
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Repackaged Epicureanism from a Christian writer? 11
- Robert
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Ancient Epicurean worldview (classes of compounds of atoms) 1
- TauPhi
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Poem in Petronius' Satyricon 2
- Bryan
September 8, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Empedocles Document Found
- kochiekoch
September 10, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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In the Name of the Twelve (By Zeus!) 1
- Eikadistes
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How Would Epicurus Analyze The Faulkner Quotation: "Between Grief And Nothing, I'll Take Grief" 4
- Cassius
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«Embraced (Entangled) Forever and Ever» (Post By Elli At Facebook from Dimitri Liantinis - Excerpt From Gemma) 11
- Cassius
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Brain Damage and Religious Fundamentalism 1
- Eikadistes
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What Would Epicurus Say To Someone Who Complains "The World Is Unjust / Life Isn't Fair"? 5
- Cassius
September 22, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Forward vs Backward Momentum 23
- Julia
September 24, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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The Three Μοῖραι 8
- TauPhi
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Yahoo Article: Epicureanism as an alternative to Stoicism 5
- kochiekoch
October 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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Epicurus Revealed in Modern Science & Technology
- Patrikios
October 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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Epicurean Philosophy And Boomer Word Associations ("Feeling No Pain") 3
- Cassius
October 24, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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Dating the Works of Epicurus 6
- Eikadistes
October 26, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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An Example of Stoic Logical Reasoning - On Divination
- Cassius
October 26, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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Notes on Epicurean Salvation; Recursion and Restructuring 1
- Root304
October 27, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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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
- Matteng
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Question on Lucretius 6
- briefvacation
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Prolepsis / Anticipations As Epicurus' Answer to the MENO Problem 34
- Cassius
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Preconceptions and PD24 47
- Eikadistes
December 14, 2021 at 5:50 PM - General Discussion
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Why pursue unnecessary desires? 41
- Rolf
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Happy Star Wars Day 1
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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
- Cassius
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