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    2. New Users Please Read Here First

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    2. An Example of the Translation Issues We Have To Deal With: Does The Wise Man Cry Out When On The Rack? (Answer: Yes!)

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    2. The Notre Dame Fire 78

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    2. Epicurus' Birthday 2020 (Thu, Jan 2nd 2020 - Fri, Jan 3rd 2020)

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      • November 1, 2019 at 2:07 PM
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    2. Epicurus' Birthday 2021 (Wed, Jan 20th 2021 - Thu, Jan 21st 2021)

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      • November 1, 2019 at 2:09 PM
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    2. A Draft Epicurean Pleasure Maximization Worksheet 8

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    2. Profile of Past Reading 16

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    2. Is Self Preservation a Virtue? 15

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    4. Martin

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    2. Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold 10

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    2. Thanksgiving Holiday in The USA - 2019 12

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    2. Poem - Snow in Montana 2

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    2. Someone Who Understands What Makes Epicurean Philosophy Unique. 3

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      • December 2, 2019 at 9:19 AM
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    2. Not Virtue, But Vigor 3

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    2. Richard Dawkins Channels The Spirit of Epicurus!

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      • December 16, 2019 at 10:08 PM
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    2. Pewdiepie Gets it Wrong - The Problem Isn't "Virtue Signaling" - The Problem is "Virtue" Itself

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      • December 17, 2019 at 1:15 PM
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    2. Dead Reddit / The "Isms" Thread 62

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    2. Navigating Family Prayer 5

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    2. Happy Holidays To All! 1

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    2. Greetings 6

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    2. Discussion Round-Up 1

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    2. An Approach to Reading Philosophy 3

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    2. Happy New Year, But Remember Also That Tomorrow Marks Something Even Bigger - Epicurus' Birthday!

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    2. Creative Assistance Needed! "The Twelve Days of Class With Epicurus" 8

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    2. How to live a Good Life Featured in PW 5

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    2. Poll: Confirm Or Deny This Article About Non-Believers And Pets: Do You Have Dog(s), Cat(s), Both, Neither?

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    2. It was a pleasure 2

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    2. Happy Twentieth of January, 2020! 2

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    2. Epicurus and the Art of Land Surveying 2

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    2. Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 6

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    2. Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9

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