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Setting Lucretius to Music - An Example from Catullus
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Epicureans and the Ancient Greek Gods (Imagery of "Gods" / "Gods Among Men") 70
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Newly Found Statue of the Husband of the Epicurean Pompeia Plotina 1
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Are the Gods Totally Painless? Does Calling Us To "Continuous Pleasure" Mean Totally Painless? 21
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Epicurus, Ionia and India. 5
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A little lesson on death in the supermarket... 3
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New Forum For Discussion of Movies / Books / Arts Which Pose Questions on Proper Pursuit of Pleasure 1
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Josh's journal #2 - Vestment and Investment
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A Few Recent Acquisitions 1
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To A Very Happy 20th 6
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Six Key Assertions of Epicurean Thought
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Happy Twentieth of October, 2019: What Would A Local Epicurean Organization Look Like? 9
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Guide of Life, Divine Pleasure - Doc Version 3
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Names Applied to the Epicureans by Themselves Or Others 4
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Is Self Preservation a Virtue? 15
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Discussion Round-Up 1
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An Approach to Reading Philosophy 3
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Discussion-Starters With Non-Epicureans: Biblical References to Epicurus / Epicurean Philosophy 5
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An Analogy 2
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Would An Epicurean Hook Himself Up To An "Experience Machine" or a "Pleasure Machine" If Possible? 27
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The Breakdown Of Our Modern Societies! 1
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The Essential Cicero? 3
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Alciphron, Letters, Letters of the Courtesans: Leontion to Lamia (Fictional Epistle) 8
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Mochus (or Moschus) the Phoenician 1
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Virtual Archeological Tours 3
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Chris Rodda, "Liars for Jesus" 4
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Contemporary Chronology 2
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Immutability of Epicurean school in ancient times 15
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Boris Nikolsky - Article On His Interest in Classical Philosophy (Original In Russian) 1
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Boris Nikolsky's 2023 Summary Of His Thesis About Epicurus On Pleasure (From "Knife" Magazine)
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