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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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      • January 9, 2018 at 1:14 PM
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    2. "Epicurean Philosophy: An Introduction from the 'Garden of Athens'" edited by Christos Yapijakis 61

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

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    2. NPR Fresh Air: Dr. Anna Lembke on pleasure, pain, and addiction 46

      • Don
      • August 27, 2021 at 8:02 AM
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    2. The Art of Frugal Hedonism 44

      • Don
      • February 15, 2023 at 11:01 AM
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    2. "Moral Darwinism: How We Became Hedonists." Review. 44

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      • March 31, 2019 at 6:12 AM
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      May 1, 2019 at 12:55 PM

    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

      • Godfrey
      • May 8, 2023 at 7:39 PM
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    2. Summum bonum (Atheist & Bishop podcast) 24

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      • June 24, 2023 at 8:29 AM
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    2. 2024 Discussion Of Current Books On Epicurus 17

      • Don
      • May 26, 2024 at 9:46 AM
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    2. On Malte Hossenfelder's book "Epikur" 15

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      • November 12, 2021 at 5:18 AM
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    2. Vaughn (Lewis) - "Living Philosophy" 13

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      • January 12, 2020 at 12:23 PM
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    2. Les Epicuriens (2010) 11

      • Don
      • February 4, 2022 at 11:51 AM
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      February 5, 2022 at 9:41 AM

    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. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence: Dr. Anna Lembke 8

      • Don
      • December 9, 2021 at 8:06 AM
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    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. "A Happy Greek" play by Christos Yapijakis (YouTube) 7

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      • December 27, 2021 at 10:53 PM
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    2. Stoicism 101 on 10% Happier podcast 7

      • Don
      • September 28, 2021 at 7:56 AM
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    2. In Our Time: Epicureanism (BBC) 7

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      • July 22, 2021 at 2:45 AM
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    4. Don

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    2. The Fun Habit by Mike Rucker 6

      • Don
      • February 15, 2023 at 9:37 AM
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    4. Eikadistes

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    2. Methodological Naturalism 6

      • Don
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    2. The Science of Reading 6

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    2. How to live in the moment 6

      • Don
      • October 27, 2021 at 9:44 AM
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    2. Feeling and Knowing 5

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      • October 30, 2021 at 7:58 AM
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    2. Modern Books on "Practical Advice" On Applying Epicurean Philosophy 5

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      • October 18, 2021 at 9:25 AM
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    2. The Atlantic: How to Build a Happy Life, episode 1 5

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

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

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    2. Joyful 4

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    2. You Can't Always Want What You Like (podcast episode) 4

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    2. Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 19

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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

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    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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