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New Users Please Read Here First 1
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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Erler's view on 'True Epicurean Politics' 7
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Is A Fish Dinner A Better Prescription For Pain Than a Treatise of Socrates? 3
- Cassius
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Martin Gives Us A Great Example of Epicurean "Avoidance of Pain" 4
- Cassius
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what did epicurean actually mean by free will ? i think the article on the main page is confusing determinism with fatalism 8
- UnPaid_Landlord
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Sharing Zoom sessions 6
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Discussion: The Twentieth Feast 2
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Anti-Stoic article at PEL 4
- Hiram
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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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The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett 3
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Lucretius AI 4
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Sir William Temple, "Upon the Gardens of Epicurus", 1685 5
- Joshua
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Aspects of Pleasure - Dopamine, Endorphine, Continuity 7
- Matteng
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Video: Richard Dawkins v. Jordan Peterson (Mainly on Memes / Archetypes) 7
- Cassius
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Principles of Interpretation - (Observation by Collingwood) 2
- Cassius
February 28, 2018 at 1:42 PM
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If only there were an EpicuruCon... 8
- Don
November 5, 2022 at 12:34 PM
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Nuremberg Chronicle in real life 3
- Don
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Did Epicurus Create a Finished Product? 4
- Joshua
August 4, 2019 at 1:31 PM
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Diogenes of Oinoanda And the Timing of Causes 11
- Cassius
October 11, 2022 at 10:51 PM
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Epicurus' On Nature, Books 10, 11 and 12 2
- Hiram
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Images of Polyaenus? 3
- Eikadistes
February 22, 2022 at 8:47 AM
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A Passage That Seems Particularly Appropriate About Now 5
- Cassius
June 19, 2020 at 7:55 AM
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Happy 20th Newsletter and Updates 1
- Hiram
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"Take your pleasure seriously" 5
- Don
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Nope, have not nor plan to try... 5
- Don
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Elayne Reviews Alan Reye's Editorial on Thomas Jefferson 2
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Epicurean Tattoos 6
- Eikadistes
June 20, 2024 at 7:59 AM
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Peace and Safety For Those in The Path of Hurricane Dorian! 4
- Cassius
September 3, 2019 at 6:58 PM
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The Pocket Epicurean by John Sellars 4
- Joshua
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Happy Twentieth of June (2019)! 3
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The Covered Father 8
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The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4
- Kalosyni
June 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
- Kalosyni
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New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
- Cassius
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 19
- Cassius
October 28, 2019 at 9:06 AM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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Best Lucretius translation? 9
- Rolf
June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
- Rolf
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New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1
- Eikadistes
June 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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