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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. 2024 Discussion Of Current Books On Epicurus 17

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    2. Bryan Caplan defends Epicurus

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    2. Les Epicuriens (2010) 11

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    2. On Malte Hossenfelder's book "Epikur" 15

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

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

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    2. Retirement Wisdom podcast with Emily Austin 1

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

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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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    2. The Art of Frugal Hedonism 44

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    2. The Fun Habit by Mike Rucker 8

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

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      • January 9, 2023 at 1:37 AM
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    2. Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke 51

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

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    2. Zanker (Paul) - "The Mask of Socrates" - Section from Chapter 3, "The 'Throne' of Epicurus" 1

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

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    2. Tolkien on the pleasure of sub-creation 2

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    2. Ada Palmer's "Reading Lucretius in the Renaissance" 9

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    2. The Minds of Animals (Guardian article)

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

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    2. The Science of Reading 6

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    2. Hidden Brain episode

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      • April 13, 2022 at 9:28 AM
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    2. The Atlantic: How to Build a Happy Life, episode 1 5

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    2. Ologies episode on Eudemonology

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    2. Herculaneum documentary 3

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    2. Gordan, Suits (Dane, David) - "Epicurus: His Continuing Influence And Contemporary Relevance" 2

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

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    2. Crooked Thinking or Straight Talk?: Modernizing Epicurean Scientific Philosophy 4

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