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    2. Another mainstream article claiming ataraxia is the goal 40

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    2. Scientific Knowledge for Modern Epicureans - the Means to Dispel Fear and Anxiety 1

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    2. Neuroscience of Happiness and Pleasure -- Morten L. Kringelbach and Kent C. Berridge 8

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    2. Natural Goods in Epicureanism 10

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    2. Atlantic article about enjoyment vs. pleasure 47

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    2. Multiple Components Comprise the Epicurean Life 30

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