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    2. Latest Podcast Posted - "Facts And Feelings In Epicurean Philosophy - Part 1"

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    2. "Easter Sunday 2018" - Epicurean Philosophy Doesn't Start And End With "Pleasure" 1

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    2. Welcome To EpicureanFriends.com!

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    2. Current Restructuring of Forum Categories and Threads 2

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    2. Old Prototype For FAQ - Superceded

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    2. Lucretius Today Podast #291 Is Now Available - Epicurus Pushes Back Against "Expect The Worst And You'll Never Be Disappointed."

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    2. Added: Web Version of Boris Nikolsky's "Epicurus On Pleasure" Examining the Kinetic / Katastematic Question

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    2. Happy Epicurean New Year

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    2. Latest Lucretius Today Podcast - Episode 293 - Cicero Accuses Epicurus Of Evasion In Calling "Absence of Pain" a Pleasure

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    2. Subforum Merger (Consolidation of Ethics Forums, and Encouragement to Post in "The Big Three" When Possible)

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    2. Status Update on EpicureanFriends Forum Technology And Use 1

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