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  1. General Information And Discussion - Start Here
  2. Private Section - Includes Level 03 And Above Discussions and 20th Zoom Meeting
  3. The Lucretius Today Podcast and other Projects
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  5. Physics - The Nature of the Universe
  6. Canonics - The Tests of Truth: The Five Senses, Anticipations, and Feelings of Pleasure and Pain
  7. Ethics - How to Live As An Epicurean
  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 Thirty-One - Continuation of Episode Thirty / Polyaenus 9

      • Cassius
      • August 1, 2020 at 1:02 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 10, 2020 at 9:45 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 10, 2020 at 9:45 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • May 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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    4. Bryan

      May 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM

    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

      • Cassius
      • February 6, 2024 at 5:06 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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    4. Bryan

      February 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM

    2. Episode 199 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 08 8

      • Cassius
      • October 28, 2023 at 6:05 AM
      • Cassius
      • November 4, 2023 at 5:35 AM
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    4. Cassius

      November 4, 2023 at 5:35 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 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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    4. Joshua

      June 17, 2023 at 7:33 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 One Hundred Ten - The Epicurean View of Friendship (Part 2) 8

      • Cassius
      • February 19, 2022 at 2:51 PM
      • Cassius
      • February 25, 2022 at 3:51 PM
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    4. Joshua

      February 25, 2022 at 3:51 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Seven - The Epicurean Emphasis on Natural Science 8

      • Cassius
      • January 28, 2022 at 3:32 PM
      • Cassius
      • February 3, 2022 at 4:10 PM
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    4. Cassius

      February 3, 2022 at 4:10 PM

    2. Episode Twenty-Nine - The Earth As Allegorical Mother of All 8

      • Cassius
      • August 2, 2020 at 8:06 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 2, 2020 at 8:06 PM

    2. Episode Thirteen - Properties, Qualities, And the Trojan War 8

      • Cassius
      • March 29, 2020 at 11:05 AM
      • Cassius
      • April 10, 2020 at 4:30 PM
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    4. Don

      April 10, 2020 at 4:30 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • February 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM

    2. Episode 240 - Cicero's OTNOTG 15 - The False Allegation That "General Assent" Was The Epicurean Basis For Divinity 7

      • Cassius
      • August 1, 2024 at 1:04 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 6, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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    4. Don

      August 6, 2024 at 11:03 PM

    2. Episode 239 - Cicero's OTNOTG 14 - The Dishonesty Of Academic Skepticism vs. Epicurus' Commitment To Truth 7

      • Cassius
      • July 30, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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    4. Cassius

      July 30, 2024 at 1:04 PM

    2. Episode 229 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 04 - Velleius Continues His Attack On Intelligent Design 7

      • Cassius
      • May 22, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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    4. Cassius

      May 22, 2024 at 6:39 PM

    2. Episode 223 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 29 - Are Epicureans Undertaking The Exertions Of Life For Nothing More Than A Drop Of Honey? 7

      • Cassius
      • April 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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    4. Titus

      April 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM

    2. Episode 218 Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 25 - Can The Epicurean Not Distinguish Between Greater and Lesser Pleasures and Pains? 7

      • Cassius
      • March 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM
      • Cassius
      • March 16, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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    4. Cassius

      March 16, 2024 at 10:41 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • December 15, 2023 at 9:12 AM
      • Cassius
      • December 23, 2023 at 9:16 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 23, 2023 at 9:16 PM

    2. Episode 184 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 36 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 07 7

      • Cassius
      • July 29, 2023 at 6:36 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      July 29, 2023 at 6:36 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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    4. Onenski

      July 9, 2023 at 10:00 PM

    2. Episode 162 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 16 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 03 7

      • Cassius
      • February 14, 2023 at 6:33 PM
      • Cassius
      • February 21, 2023 at 10:12 AM
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    4. Cassius

      February 21, 2023 at 10:12 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • September 28, 2022 at 5:41 AM
      • Cassius
      • October 10, 2022 at 3:29 PM
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    4. Root304

      October 10, 2022 at 3:29 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-Two - Letter to Herodotus 10 - What it Means to "Exist" - Properties and Qualities 7

      • Cassius
      • May 20, 2022 at 8:13 AM
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    4. Don

      May 20, 2022 at 8:13 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twelve - Epicurus' Letter to Herodotus 01 (Introduction) 7

      • Cassius
      • January 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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    4. Bryan

      January 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred One - Corollaries to the Doctrines - Part One 7

      • Cassius
      • December 17, 2021 at 6:09 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 23, 2021 at 5:12 PM
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      December 23, 2021 at 5:12 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred - Concluding On Justice With A Shout To Keep The Virtues In Their Proper Place 7

      • Cassius
      • December 10, 2021 at 10:43 AM
      • Cassius
      • December 18, 2021 at 8:36 AM
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    4. Don

      December 18, 2021 at 8:36 AM

    2. Episode Eight-Four - Meteorology: Thunder and Lightning - Very Very Frightning Part Two 7

      • Cassius
      • August 14, 2021 at 9:21 AM
      • Cassius
      • August 24, 2021 at 2:21 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 24, 2021 at 2:21 PM

    2. Episode Seventy-Two - Alternative Explanations in Science, and The Size of The Sun 7

      • Cassius
      • May 27, 2021 at 10:31 AM
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    4. Don

      May 27, 2021 at 10:31 AM

    2. Episode Sixty-Six - The End of All Things (But Not Of The Universe Itself!) 7

      • Cassius
      • April 14, 2021 at 10:47 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 14, 2021 at 10:47 AM

    2. Episode Forty - The Mind and Spirit Are Bodily, Composed of Very Fine Atoms 7

      • Cassius
      • October 8, 2020 at 7:27 PM
      • Cassius
      • October 18, 2020 at 4:08 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 18, 2020 at 4:08 PM

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    2. Daily life of an ancient Epicurean 2

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    2. ⟐ as the symbol of the philosophy of Epicurus 93

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    2. "All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful" 5

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    2. Analysing movies through an Epicurean lens 16

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      • May 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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      May 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM

    2. Is All Desire Painful? How Would Epicurus Answer? 24

      • Cassius
      • May 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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