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  1. General Information And Discussion - Start Here
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  5. Physics - The Nature of the Universe
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  8. Epicurean Historical Figures - Biographies of Epicureans from Epicurus To The Present
  9. Ancient Epicurean Texts (300 BC to 300 AD)
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  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. Episode 226 - Cicero's On The Nature of The Gods - Epicurean Section 01 - Introduction 16

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      • April 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM

    2. Episode 194 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 04 16

      • Cassius
      • September 30, 2023 at 11:51 AM
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      • October 3, 2023 at 1:08 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 3, 2023 at 1:08 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-Seven - Letter to Pythocles 02 - The Formation of "Worlds" 16

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      • July 2, 2022 at 3:37 PM
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    4. Martin

      July 2, 2022 at 3:37 PM

    2. Episode Ninety-Seven - The Virtues as Instrumental For Pleasure: Temperance and Courage 16

      • Cassius
      • November 15, 2021 at 7:39 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 10, 2021 at 3:17 PM
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    4. Don

      December 10, 2021 at 3:17 PM

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

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

      October 27, 2024 at 7:20 AM

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

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

      September 19, 2024 at 10:30 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 One Hundred Forty-Seven - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 03 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus 15

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

      November 10, 2022 at 10:26 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 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
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    4. Don

      April 1, 2022 at 7:40 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • November 26, 2021 at 1:51 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 16, 2021 at 11:50 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      December 16, 2021 at 11:50 AM

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

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

      July 22, 2021 at 10:59 AM

    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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      April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM

    2. Episode 271 - Understanding Epicurus Through Tusculan Disputations- TD 01 14

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

      • Cassius
      • 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 Ninety-Six - The Proof That Pleasure (And Not Virtue) Is the Supreme Good 14

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

      November 20, 2021 at 10:02 PM

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

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

      April 10, 2021 at 11:57 AM

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

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

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

      • Cassius
      • 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 One Hundred Forty-Eight - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 04 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus 13

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

      November 16, 2022 at 10:53 AM

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

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

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

    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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    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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    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

    2. An Epicurean Podcast 12

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      July 6, 2019 at 9:17 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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    2. Episode 242 - Cicero's OTNOTG 17 - Is Truth A Matter Of Logic? 11

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      • August 17, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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    2. The “Absence of Pain” Problem 11

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    2. Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9

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    2. Preconceptions and PD24 42

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    2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

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