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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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    4. Joshua

      June 24, 2023 at 11:38 PM

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

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    4. Cassius

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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
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    4. Cassius

      May 1, 2019 at 12:55 PM

    2. In Our Time: Epicureanism (BBC) 7

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      • July 22, 2021 at 2:45 AM
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      • July 25, 2021 at 1:47 PM
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    4. Don

      July 25, 2021 at 1:47 PM

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

      • Don
      • August 27, 2021 at 8:02 AM
      • Don
      • September 7, 2021 at 6:52 PM
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    4. Don

      September 7, 2021 at 6:52 PM

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

      • Don
      • September 13, 2021 at 7:52 AM
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      • September 13, 2021 at 3:41 PM
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    4. Don

      September 13, 2021 at 3:41 PM

    2. Emergence (Epicurean "accidents") 3

      • Don
      • September 17, 2021 at 9:12 AM
      • Don
      • September 17, 2021 at 12:50 PM
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    4. Don

      September 17, 2021 at 12:50 PM

    2. Feeling and Knowing 5

      • Don
      • October 30, 2021 at 7:58 AM
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      • October 30, 2021 at 8:01 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      October 30, 2021 at 8:01 PM

    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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      • December 10, 2021 at 5:06 AM
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    4. Don

      December 10, 2021 at 5:06 AM

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

      • Kalosyni
      • December 27, 2021 at 10:53 PM
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      • November 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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    4. Patrikios

      November 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM

    2. Intuitive Eating 3

      • Don
      • January 14, 2022 at 8:43 AM
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      • January 14, 2022 at 10:06 PM
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      January 14, 2022 at 10:06 PM

    2. Next Big Idea episode on emotions and feelings 1

      • Don
      • April 21, 2022 at 9:25 AM
      • Don
      • April 21, 2022 at 9:33 AM
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    4. Don

      April 21, 2022 at 9:33 AM

    2. "Fun feels good" (Next Big Idea podcast episode)

      • Don
      • May 5, 2022 at 7:32 AM
      • Don
      • May 5, 2022 at 7:32 AM
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    2. Love After Love 1

      • Scott
      • May 8, 2022 at 1:10 AM
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      • May 10, 2022 at 4:30 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      May 10, 2022 at 4:30 PM

    2. Our Minds Are Physical: Reframing Your Reality

      • Don
      • July 28, 2022 at 7:00 PM
      • Don
      • July 28, 2022 at 7:00 PM
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    2. Presentation: Epicurus and Lucretius on the gods and the soul

      • Kalosyni
      • January 6, 2023 at 7:23 PM
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    2. Friendship, The Key to Happiness

      • Don
      • January 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM
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      • January 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM
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    2. Gordon (Pamela) - The Invention and Gendering Of Epicurus 7

      • Cassius
      • January 30, 2023 at 7:54 PM
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      • September 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      September 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM

    2. John Sellars The Pocket Epicurean (US) / The Fourfold Remedy (UK) 1

      • Kguilfoy
      • March 5, 2023 at 10:27 AM
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    4. Don

      March 5, 2023 at 10:27 AM

    2. A Very Short Introduction to Epicureanism 2

      • Don
      • March 5, 2023 at 10:42 AM
      • Don
      • March 5, 2023 at 12:29 PM
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    4. Don

      March 5, 2023 at 12:29 PM

    2. Joyful 4

      • Don
      • August 17, 2023 at 11:29 AM
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      • September 20, 2023 at 9:34 PM
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    4. Don

      September 20, 2023 at 9:34 PM

    2. Hidden Brain episode: Enemies of Gratitude

      • Don
      • October 27, 2023 at 2:29 PM
      • Don
      • October 27, 2023 at 2:29 PM
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    2. Crooked Thinking or Straight Talk?: Modernizing Epicurean Scientific Philosophy 4

      • Matteng
      • November 6, 2023 at 3:59 PM
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      • November 6, 2023 at 6:01 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      November 6, 2023 at 6:01 PM

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

      • Pacatus
      • November 17, 2023 at 3:21 PM
      • Pacatus
      • November 17, 2023 at 3:58 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      November 17, 2023 at 3:58 PM

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

      • Charles
      • November 5, 2019 at 12:50 PM
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      • November 5, 2019 at 2:09 PM
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    4. Joshua

      November 5, 2019 at 2:09 PM

    2. Herculaneum documentary 3

      • Don
      • July 26, 2021 at 9:58 AM
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      • July 26, 2021 at 5:10 PM
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    4. Cassius

      July 26, 2021 at 5:10 PM

    2. Ologies episode on Eudemonology

      • Don
      • September 10, 2021 at 7:48 AM
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      • September 10, 2021 at 7:48 AM
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    2. The Atlantic: How to Build a Happy Life, episode 1 5

      • Don
      • September 24, 2021 at 6:21 AM
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    2. Hidden Brain episode

      • Don
      • April 13, 2022 at 9:28 AM
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    2. The Science of Reading 6

      • Don
      • May 12, 2022 at 11:42 PM
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      • May 15, 2022 at 11:29 AM
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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. Best Lucretius translation? 9

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    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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