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Episode 357 — "A Brief Word On Sextus Empiricus And The Goal Of Skepticism"

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2. "Choice" and "Avoidance" 11
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2. "Issues Worth Fighting Over During Holiday Meals" - An Epicurean List 2
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2. "Religion is a part of me"... how to deal with that? 27
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2. "The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15
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2. A Happy Life: the Emotional Feeling Tone of the Epicurean Lifestyle 1
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2. A shower thought on pleasure and meals. 2
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2. A Thread For Encouraging Thoughts 1
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2. ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals (thread started by Julia) 8
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  - Julia
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2. Adage: In A Crisis, We Don't Rise To The Occasion As Much As We Fall To Our Level of Practice
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2. Am I an Epicurean? 3
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2. An Epicurean Christmas 11
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4. Eikadistes
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2. Anticipation - Modern Research 1
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4. Don
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2. Are There Epicurean Role Models?
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2. Article: How to Spend Time to Maximize Happiness
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2. Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24
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4. Don
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2. Baby Pigs
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2. Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25
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2. Benefits of Memorizing and Remembering Specific Epicurean Verse 10
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4. Cassius
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2. Can you be an epicurean and use some logic with the senses? 12
  - godek
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4. Hiram
  May 16, 2019 at 9:58 AM
2. Childhood trauma recovery & toxic childhood family
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  - October 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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2. Cognitive Bias and Decision Making
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2. Commentary by Elayne On "Ideal Epicurean Jobs" 1
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2. Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12
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2. Could Epicurean Involvement In Politics Have Prevented The Fall of Greco-Roman Civilization?
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2. Daily Interactions With The Non-Epicurean World 14
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2. Daily Practices 9
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2. Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6
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2. Dance and it's place in Epicureanism? 10
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  - Kalosyni
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2. Dealing With Friends Who Are Convinced "Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled" and "Armageddon is Around the Corner" 3
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  - Cassius
  - October 11, 2023 at 11:03 AM
  - Cassius
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2. Dealing With Friends Who Are Struggling 9
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  - Marco
  - June 24, 2021 at 2:36 AM
  - Marco
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"Choice" and "Avoidance" 11

"Issues Worth Fighting Over During Holiday Meals" - An Epicurean List 2

"Religion is a part of me"... how to deal with that? 27

"The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15

A Happy Life: the Emotional Feeling Tone of the Epicurean Lifestyle 1

A shower thought on pleasure and meals. 2

A Thread For Encouraging Thoughts 1

ACT - a bridge which translates Epicurean philosophy into life goals (thread started by Julia) 8

Am I an Epicurean? 3

An Epicurean Christmas 11

Anticipation - Modern Research 1

Autarkia And Epicurean Living In The Modern World 24

Being content in your situation or taking a risk for greater pleasure. 25

Benefits of Memorizing and Remembering Specific Epicurean Verse 10

Can you be an epicurean and use some logic with the senses? 12

Commentary by Elayne On "Ideal Epicurean Jobs" 1

Compatibility of Epicureanism and Existential Therapy 12

Daily Interactions With The Non-Epicurean World 14

Daily Practices 9

Daily Reflection from an Epicurean View 6

Dance and it's place in Epicureanism? 10

Dealing With Friends Who Are Convinced "Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled" and "Armageddon is Around the Corner" 3

Dealing With Friends Who Are Struggling 9

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