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What fears does modern science remove, as Epicurean physics did in antiquity? 31
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Confusion: "The feelings are only two" 49
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Daily life of ancient Epicureans / 21st Century Epicureans 38
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Analysing movies through an Epicurean lens 16
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Names of Bits of Reality 4
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Is All Desire Painful? How Would Epicurus Answer? 25
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Author and Title of a Herculaneum Scroll Read
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Why pursue unnecessary desires? 74
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Considering Whether Epicurus Taught Both Exoteric and Esoteric Truths
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Must All Things That Have A Beginning Have An End? 10
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Epicurean Philosophy In Relation To Gulags and the Rack 6
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Establishing a Regular Zoom For Better Coverage Of More Time Zones - Including Europe 3
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The Absence of Sin 10
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"Voices From The Ancient World" Greek and Latin Reference Site
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Life Found Elsewhere? 7
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Must an Epicurean believe in gods? 14
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The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47
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The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4
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Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 19
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Best Lucretius translation? 9
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