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    2. Episode 243 Cicero's OTNOTG 18 - From "All Sensations Are True" to Reasoning By Similarity And Analogy 9

      • Cassius
      • August 23, 2024 at 9:34 AM
      • Cassius
      • August 28, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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    4. Cassius

      August 28, 2024 at 2:17 PM

    2. Episode 233 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 08 - An Epicurean Attack On The False God Of Stoicism 9

      • Cassius
      • June 21, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 21, 2024 at 1:49 PM

    2. Episode 215 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 22 - The Epicurean View Of Happiness 9

      • Cassius
      • February 14, 2024 at 9:41 PM
      • Cassius
      • April 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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    4. Bryan

      April 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • July 14, 2023 at 10:27 PM
      • Cassius
      • July 23, 2023 at 11:23 AM
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    4. Don

      July 23, 2023 at 11:23 AM

    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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    4. Joshua

      June 30, 2023 at 6:37 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • March 25, 2023 at 3:42 PM
      • Cassius
      • March 28, 2023 at 10:07 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 28, 2023 at 10:07 PM

    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
      • Cassius
      • February 27, 2023 at 9:33 PM
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    4. Cassius

      February 27, 2023 at 9:33 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-Six - Letter to Pythocles 01 - Introduction - On The Basic Approach of Epicurean Philosophy 9

      • Cassius
      • June 15, 2022 at 9:06 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 15, 2022 at 9:06 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Three - Corollaries to the Doctrines - Part Three 9

      • Cassius
      • December 31, 2021 at 11:02 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 8, 2022 at 7:42 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      January 8, 2022 at 7:42 PM

    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 294 - TD24 - Distinguishing Dogs From Wolves And Pleasure From Absence of Pain 8

      • Cassius
      • August 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
      • Cassius
      • August 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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    4. Cassius

      August 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM

    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 282 - TD13 - Is A Trifling Pain A Greater Evil Than The Worst Infamy? 7

      • Cassius
      • June 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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    4. DaveT

      June 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • February 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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      • 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

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