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    2. New Users Please Read Here First 1

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    2. "most useless observation ever made by an ancient Greek philosopher" 6

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    2. Epicurus' Favorite Insults 13

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    2. Is there a notion of cultivating "sensitivity" in Epicureanism? 4

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      • May 27, 2022 at 8:34 PM
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    2. Can you seek happiness and be full of joy when there is a war in Europe? Wes Cecil podcast. 42

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    4. Cassius

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    2. Nate's Latest Graphic - "Epicurus Cannot Be Wrestled"

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    2. "Take your pleasure seriously" 5

      • Don
      • May 14, 2022 at 8:49 AM
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    4. Don

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    2. Atlantic article about enjoyment vs. pleasure 47

      • Kalosyni
      • May 5, 2022 at 2:53 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. The Last Words of Charles Darwin 8

      • Joshua
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    4. Don

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    2. The destruction of the ancient world 5

      • Don
      • April 29, 2022 at 7:47 AM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Egypt archaeologists unearth stunning 'Temple of Zeus' dedicated to Greek god 1

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    2. Epicurean Change 13

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      • April 8, 2022 at 8:39 AM
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    4. Godfrey

      April 9, 2022 at 3:08 PM

    2. Battling Ladies of the 19th Century - Fighting Over Epicurus vs Plato - "PHILOTHEA - Or Plato Against Epicurus" - A Response to Frances Wright's "A Few Days In Athens" 10

      • Cassius
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    4. Cassius

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    2. A Challenge To Epicurean Thinking Grounded in Epistemology and Physics 20

      • Cassius
      • March 12, 2022 at 11:32 AM
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    4. Matt

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    2. Rarely read writer DeCasseres on Epicurus' great discovery 8

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      • February 27, 2022 at 8:01 AM
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    2. The 422nd Anniversary of the Execution of Giordano Bruno 2

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    4. Marco

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    2. Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42

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    4. Don

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    2. Greenblatt and his Detractors 13

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    4. Don

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    2. Argumentation Theory of Stephen E. Toulmin 5

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    4. Kalosyni

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    2. Historical References on the School of Epicurean Philosophy - Notable Epicureans From The Ancient World To Today 5

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    4. Cassius

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    2. New Audio Version of Torquatus' Presentation of Epicurean Ethics - Read By Joshua 8

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    4. Cassius

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    2. Participants' Epicurean Book and Artifact Collections 16

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      • January 17, 2022 at 9:16 AM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Updated Alternative Timeline of Epicurean History 1

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      • January 18, 2022 at 4:24 PM
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    2. A thought on duty to the whole world, and why virtue must be an instrument to happiness. 9

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      • January 15, 2022 at 4:38 PM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Supernatural and the Senses 63

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    4. Cassius

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    2. Epicurean kèpos in Autun - France. 7

      • Marco
      • January 12, 2022 at 5:33 AM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Joshua's "Only The Beginning" Observation 23

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    4. Pacatus

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    2. Why Parrhesia is Necessary 5

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    4. smoothiekiwi

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    2. Tim O'Keefe's "Epicurean Guide To Christmas" (An Article And Responses) 27

      • Cassius
      • December 29, 2021 at 2:28 PM
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    4. Matt

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    2. You Have Been Deceived (Video) 6

      • Matt
      • December 29, 2021 at 8:04 PM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. A "Daily Epicurean"? 16

      • A_Gardner
      • December 28, 2021 at 4:32 AM
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    4. Marco

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