The Lucretius Today Podcast

The Lucretius Today Podcast is a weekly panel discussion and presentation of Epicurean philosophy. Each episode of the show has a thread for discussion.

    2. Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18

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      • August 28, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 4, 2024 at 7:55 AM

    2. Episode 269 - By Pleasure We Mean The Absence of Pain (All Experience That Is Not Painful) 11

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      • February 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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    4. Cassius

      February 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM

    2. Episode 288 - TD18 - Tusculan Disputations Part 3 - "Will The Wise Man Feel Grief Or Other Strong Emotions?" 11

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      • July 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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    4. Don

      July 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM

    2. Episode 321 - EATAQ 03 - The Epicurean Criticism of Socrates For Denouncing Natural Science 11

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      • February 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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      • February 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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    4. Patrikios

      February 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM

    2. An Epicurean Podcast 12

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      • July 5, 2019 at 2:49 PM
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      • July 6, 2019 at 9:17 AM
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    4. Hiram

      July 6, 2019 at 9:17 AM

    2. Episode Four - Recap of Opening Sections of Book One 12

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      • January 26, 2020 at 8:53 AM
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      • July 20, 2021 at 10:01 AM
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    4. Paquin

      July 20, 2021 at 10:01 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Eleven - Torquatus Summarizes The Significance of the Epicurus 12

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      • February 22, 2022 at 10:06 PM
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      • March 7, 2022 at 11:21 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      March 7, 2022 at 11:21 PM

    2. Episode 189 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 41 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 04 12

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      • August 20, 2023 at 5:12 PM
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      • August 31, 2023 at 6:45 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 31, 2023 at 6:45 PM

    2. Episode 190 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 01 12

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      • August 28, 2023 at 8:48 PM
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      • July 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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      July 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM

    2. Episode 205 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 13 - Addressing Cicero's Contentions On The Nature of Morailty 12

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      • December 9, 2023 at 3:42 PM
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      • December 18, 2023 at 5:57 PM
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    4. Joshua

      December 18, 2023 at 5:57 PM

    2. Episode 257 - There Is No Necessity To Live Under Necessity - Part 1 12

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      • November 18, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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      • December 6, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 6, 2024 at 4:02 PM

    2. Episode 273 - TD03 - Is The Soul Immortal And Death Actually A Good/ 12

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      • March 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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      • March 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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    4. Bryan

      March 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM

    2. Episode 277 - TD07 - Platonism Says This World Is Darkness But The Next World Is Light - Epicurus Disagrees! 12

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      • April 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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      • April 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM

    2. Episode 290 - TD20 - TipToeing Around All Disturbance Is Not Living 12

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      • July 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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      July 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Eight - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 04 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus 13

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      • November 7, 2022 at 7:04 AM
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      • November 16, 2022 at 10:53 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      November 16, 2022 at 10:53 AM

    2. Episode 219 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 26 -Cicero Continues His Attack On Epicurus' Position On Pain 13

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      • March 10, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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      • April 5, 2024 at 3:55 AM
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    4. Titus

      April 5, 2024 at 3:55 AM

    2. Episode 254 - The Skeptic Asks: Does Not Epicurus Undermine Religion As Much As Any Outright Atheist? - Cicero's OTNOTG 29 13

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      • November 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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      • November 11, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 11, 2024 at 4:42 PM

    2. Episode Sixty-Five - Introducing A New Panelist (Don) and Recapping the Opening of Book Five 14

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      • March 30, 2021 at 9:33 PM
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      • April 10, 2021 at 11:57 AM
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    4. Bryan

      April 10, 2021 at 11:57 AM

    2. Episode Ninety-Six - The Proof That Pleasure (And Not Virtue) Is the Supreme Good 14

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      • November 10, 2021 at 10:57 AM
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      • November 20, 2021 at 10:02 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 20, 2021 at 10:02 PM

    2. Episode 253 - How The "Riddle Of Epicurus" FIts Into the Epicurean View of The Gods - Cicero's OTNOTG 28 14

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      • October 27, 2024 at 11:13 AM
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      • November 5, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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      November 5, 2024 at 6:46 PM

    2. Episode 255 - Cotta Argues That Epicurean Gods Are As Despicable As Are Epicureans Themselves - CIcero's OTNOTG 30 14

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      • November 13, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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      • October 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM

    2. Episode 271 - TD01 - Understanding Epicurus Through Tusculan Disputations 14

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      • March 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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      • March 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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    4. Bryan

      March 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM

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

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      • April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM

    2. Episode One - Venus / Pleasure As Guide of Life 15

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      • January 11, 2020 at 11:58 AM
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      • July 22, 2021 at 10:59 AM
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    4. Don

      July 22, 2021 at 10:59 AM

    2. Episode Ninety-Eight - The Epicurean View of Justice (Part One) 15

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      • November 26, 2021 at 1:51 PM
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      • December 16, 2021 at 11:50 AM
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      December 16, 2021 at 11:50 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Fifteen - Letter to Herodotus 04 - Atoms, Void, and Basic Epistemology Issues 15

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      • March 26, 2022 at 8:13 AM
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      April 1, 2022 at 7:40 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Seventeen - Letter to Herodotus 06 - The Doctrine of Infinity of Worlds And Its Implications 15

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      • April 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM
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    4. Don

      April 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Seven - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 03 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus 15

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      • November 3, 2022 at 9:24 AM
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      • November 10, 2022 at 10:26 AM
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    4. Don

      November 10, 2022 at 10:26 AM

    2. Episode 201 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 09 15

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      • November 11, 2023 at 1:46 PM
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      • November 22, 2023 at 1:08 PM
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    4. Joshua

      November 22, 2023 at 1:08 PM

    2. Episode 246 - Cicero's OTNOTG 21 - Examining Epicurean Evidence-Based Reasoning 15

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      • September 13, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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      • September 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM
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      September 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM

    2. Episode 251 - Cicero's OTNOTG 26 - How Niagara Falls Helps Us Understand the Flux, the Heap, and the Epicurean Gods 15

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      • October 18, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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      • October 27, 2024 at 7:20 AM
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      October 27, 2024 at 7:20 AM

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