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- Kalosyni
December 4, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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Mythological Discussions - Greek mythology and other myths compared and analyzed 3
- Matt
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"Epicurus, Father of the Enlightenment" Article Review 9
- Mathitis Kipouros
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Ten (10) commandments 22
- Mathitis Kipouros
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Confusing quote? 2
- Mathitis Kipouros
July 3, 2022 at 7:20 PM
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The Importance of the Sense of Smell 1
- Mathitis Kipouros
June 19, 2022 at 12:25 AM
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Artificial Intelligence, Sentience, Sapience 9
- Mathitis Kipouros
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Romantic Materialism, Materialist Romanticism 2
- Mathitis Kipouros
October 31, 2021 at 10:10 AM
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Gods meme 3
- Mathitis Kipouros
September 16, 2021 at 9:11 AM
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Carl Sagan, the 4th dimension, episode 20 of Lucretius Today, physics 48
- Mathitis Kipouros
August 14, 2021 at 11:41 AM
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Cultivating our own garden [Voltaire Discussion] 5
- Mathitis Kipouros
September 17, 2020 at 12:09 AM
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Classification of Epicurean Philosophy 4
- Mathitis Kipouros
June 27, 2020 at 12:49 AM
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Bookcase project 17
- Martin
October 24, 2022 at 4:46 AM
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International festival of philosophy phil. Cologne 2021 (Thu, Sep 2nd 2021, 8:30 pm-Wed, Sep 8th 2021, 11:00 pm)
- Martin
August 28, 2021 at 5:25 AM
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To A Very Happy 20th 6
- Martin
August 20, 2019 at 11:28 AM
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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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A painting from Daniel Op De Beeck 2
- Marco
June 11, 2022 at 1:07 AM
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Can you seek happiness and be full of joy when there is a war in Europe? Wes Cecil podcast. 42
- Marco
May 15, 2022 at 4:06 AM
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Epicurean kèpos in Autun - France. 7
- Marco
January 12, 2022 at 5:33 AM
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Essentialism? 3
- Marco
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Feedback From A User 51
- Lee
January 16, 2020 at 11:07 PM
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Life Found Elsewhere? 7
- kochiekoch
April 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Pompeii Then and Now 6
- kochiekoch
January 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Atoms Make Up the Human Psyche 3
- kochiekoch
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All AI Radio! 2
- kochiekoch
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Nothing Ain't Worth Nothing.... 16
- kochiekoch
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Yahoo Article: Epicureanism as an alternative to Stoicism 5
- kochiekoch
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Empedocles Document Found
- kochiekoch
September 10, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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Ninon de l'Enclos site
- kochiekoch
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Early homo sapiens and sociability.
- kochiekoch
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The “Absence of Pain” Problem 11
- Rolf
April 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM - General Discussion
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Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 3
- Cassius
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Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9
- Kalosyni
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Preconceptions and PD24 42
- Eikadistes
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The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47
- Kalosyni
April 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM - General Discussion
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