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    2. Sports are fun but is exercise really something Epicurus would have lauded? 5

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    2. "All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful" 5

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    2. Chatgpt on how to live the Epicurean life in todays society... overall not great 5

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    2. Julie Giovacchini - "The Tetrapharmakos, Authentic Formula Or Simplistic Summary Of Epicurean Ethics?" 5

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    2. Fill in the Blank: "Epicurus Campaigned Primarily Against _________________" 5

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    2. The Concept of Time: Physics and Perception 5

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    2. Nope, have not nor plan to try... 5

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    2. "Take your pleasure seriously" 5

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    2. The destruction of the ancient world 5

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    2. Sir William Temple, "Upon the Gardens of Epicurus", 1685 5

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    2. Argumentation Theory of Stephen E. Toulmin 5

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 Historical References on the School of Epicurean Philosophy - Notable Epicureans From The Ancient World To Today 5

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    2. Why Parrhesia is Necessary 5

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    2. Martial, Ode on Mount Vesuvius 5

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    2. Claude Adrienne Helvetius 5

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    2. Nate's "Back of the Book" Graphic 5

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    2. Cultivating our own garden [Voltaire Discussion] 5

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    2. Has Anyone Read Catherine Nixey's "Darkening Age: Christian Destruction of the Classical Age"? 5

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    2. A Passage That Seems Particularly Appropriate About Now 5

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    2. Discussion-Starters With Non-Epicureans: Biblical References to Epicurus / Epicurean Philosophy 5

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    2. Does Baloo Speak for Epicurus In the Song "Bare Necessities" from "The Jungle Book" Movie? 5

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    2. Navigating Family Prayer 5

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    2. Quiz 5

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    2. Access to conversation denied 5

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    2. Epitomizing Philosophy and the Critique of Epicurean Popularizers 5

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    2. Epicurus' Dying Wishes - James Warren 5

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    2. Why Epicurean ideas suit the challenges of modern secular life 5

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    2. The Good man is a good financier ... 5

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    2. A Discussion On Pleasure and the Zero State 5

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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

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    2. Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 19

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    2. Best Lucretius translation? 9

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    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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