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"most useless observation ever made by an ancient Greek philosopher" 6
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Why Parrhesia is Necessary 5
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The Epicurean Alternative to "Cogito Ergo Sum" Would Be? 11
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Thomas Carnes - Keeping the Friend in Epicurean Friendship 6
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Erler's view on 'True Epicurean Politics' 7
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Modern Science Meets the Canon 8
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Senigallia Epicurean Festival Coming Up July 21-23 7
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Test Thread - Please Use This Thread for Test Posts 2
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How NOT To Escape Plato's Cave 3
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How are Epicurean things in Italy, Michele? 8
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Rarely read writer DeCasseres on Epicurus' great discovery 8
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Repackaged Epicureanism from a Christian writer? 11
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God, XI.5; & Theophilus of Antioch, To Autolycus, III.6 8
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Dr. Frans de Waal, Primatologist 16
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Pleasure as a guide 3
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Aspects of Pleasure - Dopamine, Endorphine, Continuity 7
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What Would Epicurus Say To Someone Who Complains "The World Is Unjust / Life Isn't Fair"? 5
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Nate's "Drake Meme" Graphics 5
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Illustrating Epicurean Ethics 17
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A List of Life Pleasures 4
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Post-Philippi Troubles in The Ancient Epicurean World 7
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The Science of Understanding Near Death Experiences -- A very good article to read 2
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Venus: Conceiving The Good 5
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