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Episode 357 — "A Brief Word On Sextus Empiricus And The Goal Of Skepticism"

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2. Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18
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2. Episode 161 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 15 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 02 (Sensations and Not An Empiricist) 3
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2. Episode 160 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 14 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 01 3
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2. Episode 158 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 12 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 03 3
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2. Lucretius Today - Episodes of Special Note 3
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2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Four - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 4) Virtue Not The Highest Good 3
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2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Three - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 3) The Superiority of The Epicurean Viewpoint on "Gods" 3
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2. Episode Eighty-Eight - The Waters of the Nile And The Sulfur Pits That Are Fatal To Birds 3
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2. Episode Eighty - The Development of Metallurgy And the Art of War 3
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2. Episode Fifty-Four: Reason Is Dependent On The Senses 3
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2. Episode Twenty-Seven: There Is A Limit To The Size of Atoms 3
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2. Episode Twenty-Two - Book Two - Epicurean Philosophy As The Only Way To Defeat Fear of Death And Other Errors As To The Goal of Life 3
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2. What Kinds Of Podcasts Should We Target First? 3
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2. Episode 353 - EATAQ35 - The Worthless Argument of those Men Who Wish to Throw Everything Into Confusion 2
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2. Episode 351 - EATAQ33 - Heap Big Trouble For The Stoic - Platonic Approach To Knowledge 2
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2. Episode 349 - EATAQ31 - Navigating Questions of Knowledge With Ships and Heaps 2
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2. Episode 347 - EATAQ29 - If You Think True And False Are Impossible To Find, Then Don't Talk To Me About True And False 2
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2. Episode 346 - EATAQ28 - Epicurean Defense Of The Senses Against Plato's Cave Analogy 2
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2. Episode 345 - EATAQ27 - We Can't Find True and Complete Happiness Unless We Have Knowledge Of What True and Complete Happiness Is 2
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2. Episode 330 - EATAQ 12 - In Contrast With Epicurus, The Stoics Opt For Virtue At Any Cost And Make Controversial Claims About The Senses 2
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2. Episode 326 - EATAQ 08 - Who Cares About Infinite Divisibility? And Why? 2
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2. Episode 324 - EATAQ 06 - Is Pleasure The Good, Or The Enemy of The Good? 2
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2. Episode 323 - EATAQ 05 - The Pre-Epicurean View: Three Divisions of Philosophy And Three Divisions of Goods 2
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2. Episode 320 - EATAQ 02 - Are the Good of A Sheep And The Good of A Man The Same? 2
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2. Episode 318 - TD44 - In the End It Is Pleasure - Not Virtue - That Gives Meaning To A Happy Life 2
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2. Episode 315 - TD 42 - Preventing Pain From Destroying Happiness 2
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2. Episode 314 - TD41 - Cicero Challenges Epicurus: Can Pleasures Really Overcome Pains? 2
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2. Episode 312 - TD39 - Word Games Are No Substitute For Reality 2
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2. Episode 311 - Is Pain The Only Reason We Should Be Concerned About Any Aspect Of Death And Dying? 2
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2. Episode 307 - TD35 - How The Wise Epicurean Is Always Happy 2
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2. Episode 300 - TD28 - An Epicurean Twist On The Legend of King Canute 2
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Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18

Episode 161 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 15 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 02 (Sensations and Not An Empiricist) 3

Episode 160 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 14 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 01 3

Episode 158 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 12 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 03 3

Lucretius Today - Episodes of Special Note 3

Episode One Hundred Forty-Four - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 4) Virtue Not The Highest Good 3

Episode One Hundred Forty-Three - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 3) The Superiority of The Epicurean Viewpoint on "Gods" 3

Episode Eighty-Eight - The Waters of the Nile And The Sulfur Pits That Are Fatal To Birds 3

Episode Eighty - The Development of Metallurgy And the Art of War 3

Episode Fifty-Four: Reason Is Dependent On The Senses 3

Episode Twenty-Seven: There Is A Limit To The Size of Atoms 3

Episode Twenty-Two - Book Two - Epicurean Philosophy As The Only Way To Defeat Fear of Death And Other Errors As To The Goal of Life 3

What Kinds Of Podcasts Should We Target First? 3

Episode 353 - EATAQ35 - The Worthless Argument of those Men Who Wish to Throw Everything Into Confusion 2

Episode 351 - EATAQ33 - Heap Big Trouble For The Stoic - Platonic Approach To Knowledge 2

Episode 349 - EATAQ31 - Navigating Questions of Knowledge With Ships and Heaps 2

Episode 347 - EATAQ29 - If You Think True And False Are Impossible To Find, Then Don't Talk To Me About True And False 2

Episode 346 - EATAQ28 - Epicurean Defense Of The Senses Against Plato's Cave Analogy 2

Episode 345 - EATAQ27 - We Can't Find True and Complete Happiness Unless We Have Knowledge Of What True and Complete Happiness Is 2

Episode 330 - EATAQ 12 - In Contrast With Epicurus, The Stoics Opt For Virtue At Any Cost And Make Controversial Claims About The Senses 2

Episode 326 - EATAQ 08 - Who Cares About Infinite Divisibility? And Why? 2

Episode 324 - EATAQ 06 - Is Pleasure The Good, Or The Enemy of The Good? 2

Episode 323 - EATAQ 05 - The Pre-Epicurean View: Three Divisions of Philosophy And Three Divisions of Goods 2

Episode 320 - EATAQ 02 - Are the Good of A Sheep And The Good of A Man The Same? 2

Episode 318 - TD44 - In the End It Is Pleasure - Not Virtue - That Gives Meaning To A Happy Life 2

Episode 315 - TD 42 - Preventing Pain From Destroying Happiness 2

Episode 314 - TD41 - Cicero Challenges Epicurus: Can Pleasures Really Overcome Pains? 2

Episode 312 - TD39 - Word Games Are No Substitute For Reality 2

Episode 311 - Is Pain The Only Reason We Should Be Concerned About Any Aspect Of Death And Dying? 2

Episode 307 - TD35 - How The Wise Epicurean Is Always Happy 2

Episode 300 - TD28 - An Epicurean Twist On The Legend of King Canute 2

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