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  5. Physics - The Nature of the Universe
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    2. Complete Episode Guide

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      • June 29, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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    2. Episodes Of Lucretius Today Available At Archive.org 4

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      • September 19, 2022 at 4:12 PM
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    4. Cassius

      April 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM

    2. Text And Reference Links - Lucretius Today Podcast 9

      • Cassius
      • December 3, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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    4. Don

      June 17, 2022 at 6:19 AM

    2. Episode 278 2

      • Cassius
      • April 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
      • Cassius
      • April 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM

    2. Episode 276 - Is Memory Evidence For The Divinity Of The Soul? - TD06 3

      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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      • April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM

    2. Episode 272 - TD02 - Is Death An Evil? 4

      • Cassius
      • March 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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      • March 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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    4. Joshua

      March 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM

    2. Episode 266 - The Epicurean Paradigm Shift 3

      • Cassius
      • February 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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      • February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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    4. Bryan

      February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM

    2. Episode 263 - "All Sensations Are True" 1

      • Cassius
      • January 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM

    2. Episode 274 - Is The Soul Held Down By The Body, And Does Death Allow The Soul To Ascend To A Better Place? - TD04 2

      • Cassius
      • March 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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      • April 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM

    2. Episode 264 - "Bread and Water!!?? Debunking The Myth of Epicurean Asceticism" 4

      • Cassius
      • January 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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      • January 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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    4. Don

      January 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM

    2. Special Podcast Episode: Epicurus against the Stoics

      • Cassius
      • February 8, 2020 at 9:14 AM
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      • February 8, 2020 at 9:14 AM
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    2. Episode 31 - Continuation of Episode 30, And the Polyaenus Example

      • Cassius
      • August 1, 2020 at 1:02 PM
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      • August 1, 2020 at 1:02 PM
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    2. Episode 265 - The Deep-Set Boundary Stone - Epicurus and The Perils of Applying the Principles of Geometry to Ethical Philosophy 3

      • Cassius
      • January 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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      • January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM

    2. Episode 255 - Cotta Argues That Epicurean Gods Are As Despicable As Are Epicureans Themselves - CIcero's OTNOTG 30 2

      • Cassius
      • November 13, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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      • November 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM

    2. Episode 260 - The Universe Is Infinite And Eternal And Has No Gods Over It 4

      • Cassius
      • December 18, 2024 at 10:25 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM

    2. Episode 268 - Pleasure Is The Guide Of Life (The Role of Pleasure In Life) 7

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      • February 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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      • February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM

    2. Episode 277 - Platonism Says This World Is Darkness But The Next World Is Light - Epicurus Disagrees! 11

      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. Episode 262 - He Who Says "Nothing Can Be Known" Knows Nothing 4

      • Cassius
      • December 29, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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      • January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

      January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM

    2. Episode 258 - There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity - Part 2 (Conclusion) 3

      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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      • December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM

    2. Episode 261 - Death Is Nothing To Us 3

      • Cassius
      • December 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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      • December 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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      December 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM

    2. Episode 209 - Special Episode - Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy 1

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      • January 1, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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      • January 13, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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    2. Episode 256 - Epicurean Gods: Real, Or Ideal Thought Constructs? 3

      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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      • November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM

    2. Episode 275 - Does Motion Provide Evidence For The Existence of God And Divinity Of The Soul? - TD05 14

      • Cassius
      • April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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    2. Episode 164 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 18 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 05 1

      • Cassius
      • February 27, 2023 at 9:55 PM
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      March 9, 2023 at 5:05 PM

    2. Upcoming Series: The Lucretius Today Podcast Reviews And Responds To Books One And Two of Cicero's On Ends

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      • August 25, 2023 at 8:11 AM
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    2. Episode 187 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 39 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 02 1

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    2. Episodes of Lucretius Today Podcast at Youtube 1

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    2. Episode 232 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 07 - Velleius Attacks The Platonist And Aristotelian Views Of Gods 3

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    2. Episode 170 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 23 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 03 1

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    2. Outline of Episodes - Serves As An Outline of the Poem As Well!

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