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Featured Threads - If You Are New Here, Check Out Our "Featured Threads" For Discussions Of Particular Interest!
- Kalosyni
December 4, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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New Users Please Read Here First
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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Finding Cultural / Artistic / Musical Variations on Four Key Epicurean Themes 7
- Cassius
October 20, 2021 at 8:55 AM
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Five Doses That Trump Four Every Time - The "Five-Part Cure" 23
- Cassius
February 9, 2023 at 9:04 AM
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For all you Celtic Epicureans! 1
- Don
January 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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Fortune cookie 1
- Don
January 27, 2023 at 11:49 PM
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Forward vs Backward Momentum 23
- Julia
September 24, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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Frank Rose and Narrative Thinking
- Don
September 17, 2021 at 6:15 AM
- Don
September 17, 2021 at 6:15 AM
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Free Epicurean Materials Torrent Content Suggestions 5
- godek
December 12, 2018 at 7:05 PM
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December 13, 2018 at 5:26 PM
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French (Burlamaqui and Rousseau) and German (D'Holbach) Followers of Epicurus (?) 1
- Cassius
December 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM
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December 16, 2023 at 2:44 PM
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Friendship Commentary By Elli (At Facebook 02/25/23)
- Cassius
January 26, 2023 at 7:58 PM
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Fun with Ambigrams 3
- Joshua
October 3, 2021 at 12:45 PM
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Future Podcasting Plans - Lucretius Today and Otherwise 8
- Cassius
September 11, 2021 at 9:55 AM
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Garden-Variety Happiness: Epicurus had a simple recipe for happiness
- Hiram
June 24, 2019 at 10:55 AM
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June 24, 2019 at 10:55 AM
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George Carlin - You have no rights -- reactions? 47
- Hiram
June 27, 2019 at 9:28 AM
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Give Us an Example of God! 63
- Eikadistes
July 7, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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December 31, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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Gods meme 3
- Mathitis Kipouros
September 16, 2021 at 9:11 AM
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September 16, 2021 at 7:18 PM
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Goethe and Epicurus / Lucretius
- Cassius
September 4, 2021 at 8:23 PM
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September 4, 2021 at 8:23 PM
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Great Post From Holly At Facebook Crediting Motivation From "Living For Pleasure"
- Cassius
January 20, 2023 at 11:54 AM
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Greenblatt and his Detractors 13
- Joshua
February 1, 2022 at 2:08 PM
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Growth Through Sharing Graphics / Memes 4
- Cassius
February 6, 2019 at 8:45 AM
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February 7, 2019 at 11:18 AM
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Guide of Life, Divine Pleasure - Doc Version 3
- Cassius
October 24, 2019 at 9:05 AM
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October 24, 2019 at 10:34 AM
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Guyau - Interesting Summary Essay - The Morality of Epicurus And Its Relationship To Contemporary Doctrines 5
- Cassius
May 2, 2019 at 1:21 PM
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May 2, 2019 at 4:18 PM
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Happiness Lab episode on Daoism 3
- Don
May 4, 2021 at 7:12 AM
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Happy 20 with a lot of news from Italy 20
- michelepinto
July 20, 2019 at 3:50 AM
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Happy 20th Newsletter and Updates 1
- Hiram
June 20, 2019 at 10:57 AM
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Happy Birthday Elayne! 4
- Cassius
February 6, 2020 at 11:11 AM
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Happy Blasphemy Day 2
- Hiram
September 30, 2019 at 11:35 AM
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September 30, 2019 at 2:10 PM
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Happy Hogmanay (a day late)!
- Don
January 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Happy Holidays To All! 1
- Cassius
December 23, 2019 at 1:57 PM
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December 23, 2019 at 2:32 PM
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Happy National Pig Day (US)!
- Don
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Must All Things That Have A Beginning Have An End? 8
- Cassius
May 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM - General Discussion
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Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 6
- Cassius
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The “Absence of Pain” Problem 11
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Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9
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Preconceptions and PD24 42
- Eikadistes
December 14, 2021 at 5:50 PM - General Discussion
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