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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 156 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part One 10
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2. Episode 172 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01 6
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2. Episode 181 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 33 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 01 7
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2. Episode 182 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 34 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 02 8
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2. Upcoming Series: The Lucretius Today Podcast Reviews And Responds To Books One And Two of Cicero's On Ends
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2. Episode 190 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 01 12
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2. Episode 203 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 11 - Do The Senses Have Jurisdiction To Pronounce On The Supreme Good? 19
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2. Episode 206 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 14 - More On The Nature of Morality 7
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2. Episode 214 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 21 - Cicero Argues For An Ideal View of Friendship and Happiness Which Epicureans Reject 8
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2. Episode 227 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 02 - Velleius Begins His Attack On Traditional Views Of The Gods 75
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2. Episode 228 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 03 - Velleius Asks "What Woke The Gods To Create The World?" 8
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2. Episode 230 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 05 - Velleius Attacks Misplaced Ideas of Divinity 18
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2. Episode 242 - Cicero's OTNOTG 17 - Is Truth A Matter Of Logic? 11
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2. Episode 247 - Cicero's OTNOTG 22 - Cotta Continues To Attack The Epicurean View That Gods Are Natural Living Beings 9
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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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2. Episode 259 - Nothing Comes From Nothing 16
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2. Episode 266 - The Epicurean Paradigm Shift 3
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2. Episode 268 - Pleasure Is The Guide Of Life (The Role of Pleasure In Life) 7
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2. Episode 271 - TD01 - Understanding Epicurus Through Tusculan Disputations 14
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2. Episode 273 - TD03 - Is The Soul Immortal And Death Actually A Good/ 12
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2. Episode 275 - TD05 - Does Motion Provide Evidence For The Existence of God And Divinity Of The Soul? 14
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2. Episode 277 - TD07 - Platonism Says This World Is Darkness But The Next World Is Light - Epicurus Disagrees! 12
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2. Episode 293 - TD23 - Cicero Accuses Epicurus Of Evasion In Calling "Absence of Pain" A "Pleasure" 9
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2. Episode 296 - Ancient Criticisms Of Epicurean "Absence of Pain" Echo In The Modern World 1
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2. Episode 298 - TD26 - Facts And Feelings In Epicurean Philosophy - Part 1" 20
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2. Episode 300 - TD28 - An Epicurean Twist On The Legend of King Canute 2
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2. Episode 302 - TD30 - Epicurus and Roads Paved With Good Intentions 5
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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 335 - EATAQ 17 - Epicurean Analysis Of Stoic Claims About Notions And Memory 5
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2. Outline of Episodes - Serves As An Outline of the Poem As Well!
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Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18

Episode 156 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part One 10

Episode 172 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01 6

Episode 181 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 33 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 01 7

Episode 182 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 34 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 02 8

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

Episode 203 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 11 - Do The Senses Have Jurisdiction To Pronounce On The Supreme Good? 19

Episode 206 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 14 - More On The Nature of Morality 7

Episode 214 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 21 - Cicero Argues For An Ideal View of Friendship and Happiness Which Epicureans Reject 8

Episode 227 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 02 - Velleius Begins His Attack On Traditional Views Of The Gods 75

Episode 228 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 03 - Velleius Asks "What Woke The Gods To Create The World?" 8

Episode 230 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 05 - Velleius Attacks Misplaced Ideas of Divinity 18

Episode 242 - Cicero's OTNOTG 17 - Is Truth A Matter Of Logic? 11

Episode 247 - Cicero's OTNOTG 22 - Cotta Continues To Attack The Epicurean View That Gods Are Natural Living Beings 9

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

Episode 259 - Nothing Comes From Nothing 16

Episode 266 - The Epicurean Paradigm Shift 3

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

Episode 271 - TD01 - Understanding Epicurus Through Tusculan Disputations 14

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

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

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

Episode 293 - TD23 - Cicero Accuses Epicurus Of Evasion In Calling "Absence of Pain" A "Pleasure" 9

Episode 296 - Ancient Criticisms Of Epicurean "Absence of Pain" Echo In The Modern World 1

Episode 298 - TD26 - Facts And Feelings In Epicurean Philosophy - Part 1" 20

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

Episode 302 - TD30 - Epicurus and Roads Paved With Good Intentions 5

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 335 - EATAQ 17 - Epicurean Analysis Of Stoic Claims About Notions And Memory 5

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