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    2. Thomas Jefferson's Epicurean Writing And Development

      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2018 at 10:14 AM
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      • April 15, 2018 at 10:14 AM
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    2. Thomas Jefferson's Epicurean Outline 3

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      • April 19, 2021 at 7:19 AM
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    2. The Long Neglect of William Short 5

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      • October 5, 2020 at 6:48 PM
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    2. Library of Congress 6

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      • September 1, 2022 at 4:03 PM
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    2. Jefferson's Birthday (Wed, Apr 13th 2022)

      • Cassius
      • April 13, 2022 at 11:23 AM
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      • April 13, 2022 at 11:23 AM
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    2. Happy Birthday, Thomas Jefferson 1

      • Joshua
      • April 13, 2022 at 10:33 AM
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      • April 13, 2022 at 11:21 AM
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      April 13, 2022 at 11:21 AM

    2. Thomas Jefferson's Religious Beliefs 46

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      • February 3, 2022 at 6:29 PM
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      February 3, 2022 at 6:29 PM

    2. Jefferson's Usufruct Comment to Madison, Compared to Lucretius

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      • June 10, 2021 at 4:48 PM
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    2. Thomas Jefferson's "Head and Heart" Letter

      • Cassius
      • April 7, 2021 at 11:04 AM
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      • April 7, 2021 at 11:04 AM
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    2. Jefferson on Excesses of Wealth and Poverty 1

      • Hiram
      • January 28, 2019 at 1:22 PM
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      • January 28, 2019 at 3:49 PM
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      January 28, 2019 at 3:49 PM

    2. Jefferson Never Said "That Government Governs Best Which Governs Least" 2

      • Cassius
      • December 13, 2018 at 10:53 AM
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      • December 13, 2018 at 3:31 PM
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    2. Jefferson to John Adams On Skepticism (Pyrrhonism) August 15, 1820

      • Cassius
      • June 21, 2018 at 11:17 AM
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    2. To What Extent Are The Ideas In The "We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident" Paragraph of the Declaration of Independence Consistent With Epicurean Philosophy? 7

      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2018 at 10:27 AM
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      April 18, 2018 at 1:50 PM

    2. Jefferson the Deist? 6

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      • January 17, 2018 at 3:38 PM
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      • January 18, 2018 at 11:27 AM
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      January 18, 2018 at 11:27 AM

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    2. What fears does modern science remove, as Epicurean physics did in antiquity? 31

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    2. Porphyry - Letter to Marcella -"Vain Is the Word of the Philosopher..." 17

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    2. Daily life of ancient Epicureans / 21st Century Epicureans 38

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    2. Emily Austin's "LIving For Pleasure" Wins Award. (H/T to Lowri for finding this!)

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