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    2. Gosling & Taylor, The Greeks on Pleasure. 69

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    2. DeWitt (Norman) - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" 9

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    2. "A Happy Greek" play by Christos Yapijakis (YouTube) 7

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    2. 2024 Discussion Of Current Books On Epicurus 17

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    2. 'The Hedonicon' Book Trailer (With Nate in the Sugar Mill Gardens - SoFE) 2

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    2. Sedley - Epicurus and The Transformation of Greek Wisdom 5

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    2. Suggested Books for the Next Step After Introductory Texts 2

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      • November 17, 2023 at 3:21 PM
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    2. Crooked Thinking or Straight Talk?: Modernizing Epicurean Scientific Philosophy 4

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      • November 6, 2023 at 3:59 PM
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    2. Hidden Brain episode: Enemies of Gratitude

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    2. Joyful 4

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    2. Clear and Vivid: Can Science Explain Spirituality? 1

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      September 6, 2023 at 11:21 AM

    2. Gordon (Pamela) - The Invention and Gendering Of Epicurus 7

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      • January 30, 2023 at 7:54 PM
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    2. Ada Palmer's "Reading Lucretius in the Renaissance" 9

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      • July 7, 2023 at 12:36 AM
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    2. Summum bonum (Atheist & Bishop podcast) 24

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      June 24, 2023 at 11:38 PM

    2. Tolkien on the pleasure of sub-creation 2

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    2. “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa” by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón 2

      • Don
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    2. The Minds of Animals (Guardian article)

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      • June 2, 2023 at 3:54 PM
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    2. Bryan Caplan defends Epicurus

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    2. Dr. Emily Austin "versus" the Stoics 1

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    2. The Ethics of Epicurus and its Relation to Contemporary Doctrines by Jean-Marie Guyau. Edited by Testa and Ansell-Pearson, translated by Testa 41

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      • May 8, 2023 at 7:39 PM
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    2. A Very Short Introduction to Epicureanism 2

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      • March 5, 2023 at 10:42 AM
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    2. John Sellars The Pocket Epicurean (US) / The Fourfold Remedy (UK) 1

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    2. Retirement Wisdom podcast with Emily Austin 1

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    2. The Fun Habit by Mike Rucker 6

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    2. The Art of Frugal Hedonism 44

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    2. Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness | Dr. Robert Waldinger

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    2. "Epicurean Philosophy: An Introduction from the 'Garden of Athens'" edited by Christos Yapijakis 61

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    2. Donald Hoffman's Fitness-Beats-Truth Theorem Part 1 (Explainer) 1

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    2. Friendship, The Key to Happiness

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    2. Presentation: Epicurus and Lucretius on the gods and the soul

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