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    2. Episode 185 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 37 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 08 4

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      • August 4, 2023 at 7:51 PM
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    2. Episode 184 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 36 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 07 7

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    2. Episode 183 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 35 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 06 - Honesty 9

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      • July 14, 2023 at 10:27 PM
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    4. Don

      July 23, 2023 at 11:23 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • July 19, 2023 at 9:01 PM
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    4. Don

      July 19, 2023 at 9:01 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • July 9, 2023 at 10:00 PM
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      July 9, 2023 at 10:00 PM

    2. Episode 157 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part Two 6

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      • January 19, 2023 at 10:13 AM
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    2. Episode 180 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 32 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 03 9

      • Cassius
      • June 30, 2023 at 6:37 PM
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    2. Episode 179 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 31 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 02 10

      • Cassius
      • June 24, 2023 at 8:54 PM
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      June 24, 2023 at 8:54 PM

    2. Episode 178 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 30 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 01 8

      • Cassius
      • June 17, 2023 at 7:33 PM
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      June 17, 2023 at 7:33 PM

    2. Episode 177 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 29 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 06 6

      • Cassius
      • June 8, 2023 at 7:32 AM
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      June 8, 2023 at 7:32 AM

    2. Episode 176 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 28 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 05 30

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      • June 5, 2023 at 8:15 AM
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    2. Episode 175 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 27 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 04 3

      • Cassius
      • May 24, 2023 at 10:20 PM
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      May 24, 2023 at 10:20 PM

    2. Episode 174 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 26 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 03 8

      • Cassius
      • May 19, 2023 at 7:30 PM
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    4. Don

      May 19, 2023 at 7:30 PM

    2. Episode 173 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 26 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 02 4

      • Cassius
      • May 13, 2023 at 10:25 AM
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      May 13, 2023 at 10:25 AM

    2. Episode 171 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 24 - Chapter 11 - Soul, Sensation, and Mind 01 4

      • Cassius
      • April 21, 2023 at 4:01 PM
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      • April 27, 2023 at 10:14 PM
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      April 27, 2023 at 10:14 PM

    2. Episode 170 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 23 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 03 1

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      • April 15, 2023 at 5:30 PM
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    2. Episode 169 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 22 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 02 3

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    2. Episode 168 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 21 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 01 22

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      • March 31, 2023 at 3:17 PM
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    2. Lucretius Today - Episodes of Special Note 3

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      • January 10, 2023 at 1:19 PM
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    4. Joshua

      March 29, 2023 at 7:19 PM

    2. Episode 167 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 20 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 02 9

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      • March 25, 2023 at 3:42 PM
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    2. Episode Twenty-Six - The Atoms Are Not Uniform 4

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      • March 27, 2023 at 1:05 PM
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    2. Episode 165 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 19 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 01 1

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      • March 8, 2023 at 10:14 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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      • February 27, 2023 at 9:55 PM
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    2. Episode 163 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 17 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 04 9

      • Cassius
      • February 21, 2023 at 3:49 PM
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    2. Episode 162 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 16 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 03 7

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      • February 14, 2023 at 6:33 PM
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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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      • February 10, 2023 at 5:27 PM
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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 159 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 13 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 04 5

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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. Episode 155 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 11 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 02 20

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    2. Best Lucretius translation? 12

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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

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