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    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-Nine - Letter to Pythocles 03 - The Implications Of the Epicurean Position On The Size of the Sun 17

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      • July 9, 2022 at 6:32 AM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty - Letter to Pythocles 04 - More on the Sun and Moon 4

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      • July 17, 2022 at 8:11 AM
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      July 17, 2022 at 8:11 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-One - Letter to Pythocles 05 - Weather Phenomena 1

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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty Two - Letter to Pythocles 06 - More On The Weather 5

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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Three - Letter to Pythocles 07 - Conclusion Of The Letter 6

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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Four - The Letter to Menoeceus 01- Context and Opening of the Letter 37

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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Five - The Letter to Menoeceus 02 - On The Nature of the Gods 41

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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Six - The Letter to Menoeceus 03 - On Death (Part One) 10

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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Seven - The Letter to Menoeceus 04 - On Death (Part Two) 33

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      September 2, 2022 at 9:11 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty Eight - Letter to Menoeceus 5 - Pleasure Part One 109

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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Nine - The Letter to Menoeceus 06 - Pleasure Part Two 28

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      September 14, 2022 at 8:08 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty - The Letter to Menoeceus 07 - Completion of the Letter 18

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      November 8, 2024 at 10:23 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-One - Proclaiming Epicurus To The World: Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part One) 37

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    2. Episode One Hundred Forty Two - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 2) "Reality" 7

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      October 10, 2022 at 3:29 PM

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

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      • October 5, 2022 at 10:51 AM
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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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      • October 11, 2022 at 5:21 PM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Six - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 02 - The Three Divisions of Epicurean Philosophy 10

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      November 4, 2022 at 11:20 AM

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

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    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Nine - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 05 - The Early Years of Epicurus 4

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      November 23, 2022 at 10:23 AM

    2. Episode 150 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 06 - Development of the School in Mytilene and Lampsacus 4

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      • November 23, 2022 at 8:23 AM
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    2. Episode 151 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 07 - "The New School In Athens" 20

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      • December 3, 2022 at 3:36 PM
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      December 11, 2022 at 7:27 AM

    2. Episode 152 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 08 - The New Education 01 6

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    2. Episode 153 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 09 - The New Education 02 6

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    2. Episode 154 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 10 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 01 50

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

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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 159 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 13 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 04 5

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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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      • January 31, 2023 at 7:19 AM
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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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