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  5. Physics - The Nature of the Universe
  6. Canonics - The Tests of Truth: The Five Senses, Anticipations, and Feelings of Pleasure and Pain
  7. Ethics - How to Live As An Epicurean
  8. Epicurean Historical Figures - Biographies of Epicureans from Epicurus To The Present
  9. Ancient Epicurean Texts (300 BC to 300 AD)
  10. Epicurean Books, Articles, and Videos (1500's - Present)
  11. Comparisons With Non-Epicurean Philosophies
  12. History, Locations, and Customs Relevant to Ancient Epicureans
  13. Epicurean Symbolism in Art, Music, Literature, and Poetry

    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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      April 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM

    2. Text And Reference Links - Lucretius Today Podcast 9

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      • December 3, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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      • June 17, 2022 at 6:19 AM
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    4. Don

      June 17, 2022 at 6:19 AM

    2. Episode 286 - Not Yet Recorded

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      • June 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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    2. Episode 283 - Philosophy For The Millions 1

      • Cassius
      • May 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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      May 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM

    2. Episode 279 - On "Dying Before One's Time" 2

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      • May 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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      May 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM

    2. Episode 278 - Two Opposite Views On When We Might Be Better Off Dead 4

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      • April 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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      • May 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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      May 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM

    2. Episode 280 - On Death And Daring To Live 3

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      • May 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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      May 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM

    2. Episode 282 - Is A Trifling Pain A Greater Evil Than The Worst Infamy? 7

      • Cassius
      • June 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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    4. DaveT

      June 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM

    2. Special Podcast Episode: Epicurus against the Stoics

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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

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      • August 1, 2020 at 1:02 PM
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    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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      March 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM

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

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

    2. Episode 285 - The Significance Of The Limits Of Pain 2

      • Cassius
      • June 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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      June 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM

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

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

    2. Episode 266 - The Epicurean Paradigm Shift 3

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

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

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

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      • January 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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      January 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM

    2. Episode 281 - Is Pain The Greatest Evil - Or Even An Evil At All? 6

      • Cassius
      • May 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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      May 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM

    2. Episode 284 - In Dealing With Pain, Does Practice Make Perfect? Or Does Practice Make For A Happy Life? 2

      • Cassius
      • June 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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      June 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM

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

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      • November 13, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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    2. Episode 260 - The Universe Is Infinite And Eternal And Has No Gods Over It 4

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      • December 18, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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    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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    2. Episode 262 - He Who Says "Nothing Can Be Known" Knows Nothing 4

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      • December 29, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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      • January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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    2. Episode 258 - There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity - Part 2 (Conclusion) 3

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

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      • January 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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      • January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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      January 26, 2025 at 4:12 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 164 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 18 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 05 1

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    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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    2. Episode 261 - Death Is Nothing To Us 3

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      • December 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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    2. Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 12

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    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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    2. Epicurean Emporium 9

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

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