The Lucretius Today Podcast

The Lucretius Today Podcast is a weekly panel discussion and presentation of Epicurean philosophy. Each episode of the show has a thread for discussion.

    2. Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18

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      • August 28, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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      • September 4, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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    2. Episode Eleven - More On The Void And Its Implications 4

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      • March 17, 2020 at 6:42 AM
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      • March 28, 2020 at 2:20 PM
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      March 28, 2020 at 2:20 PM

    2. Episode Eighty-Two - The Opening Of Book Six - Restatement of the Goal of the Poem 5

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      • August 6, 2021 at 11:02 PM
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    4. Don

      August 6, 2021 at 11:02 PM

    2. Episode Eighty-Three - Meteorology: Thunder and Lightning Part One 2

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      • August 6, 2021 at 5:19 PM
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      • August 14, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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      August 14, 2021 at 9:13 AM

    2. Episode Eighty-Six - Typhoons and Whirlwinds 6

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      • August 28, 2021 at 7:52 AM
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      • September 5, 2021 at 5:11 PM
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    4. Don

      September 5, 2021 at 5:11 PM

    2. Episode Eighty-One - Development of the Arts - The End of Book Five 23

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      • August 2, 2021 at 10:53 AM
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    4. Cassius

      August 2, 2021 at 10:53 AM

    2. Episode Eighty-Nine - Unusual Geological Phenomena - Springs That Change From Hot to Cold And Back Again 2

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      • September 17, 2021 at 5:10 PM
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      • September 25, 2021 at 11:05 AM
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      September 25, 2021 at 11:05 AM

    2. Episode Eighty-Five - Thunder and Lightning Part Three - Why Do The Gods Send Thunderbolts Onto Their Own Temples? 6

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      • August 21, 2021 at 5:20 PM
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      • August 30, 2021 at 7:52 AM
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    4. Don

      August 30, 2021 at 7:52 AM

    2. Episode Eighty-Eight - The Waters of the Nile And The Sulfur Pits That Are Fatal To Birds 3

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      • September 10, 2021 at 12:07 PM
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      • September 18, 2021 at 9:23 AM
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    4. Cassius

      September 18, 2021 at 9:23 AM

    2. Episode Eighty - The Development of Metallurgy And the Art of War 3

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      • July 18, 2021 at 10:44 PM
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    4. Cassius

      July 18, 2021 at 10:44 PM

    2. Episode Eighteen - All Things Are Not Made of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water 4

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      • May 18, 2020 at 2:02 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      May 18, 2020 at 2:02 PM

    2. Episode Eight-Seven - Earthquakes And The Water Cycle - The Reason The Seas Never Fill Up Over Time 5

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      • September 3, 2021 at 10:33 AM
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      • September 6, 2021 at 7:57 PM
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      September 6, 2021 at 7:57 PM

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

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

    2. Episode Eight - Step Two: Nothing Goes To Nothing 5

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      • February 24, 2020 at 7:59 AM
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      • July 22, 2021 at 5:13 AM
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    4. Cassius

      July 22, 2021 at 5:13 AM

    2. Episode 349 - EATAQ31 - Navigating Questions of Knowledge With Ships and Heaps 1

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      • August 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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      • September 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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      September 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM

    2. Episode 348 - EATAQ30 - Neither Logic Nor Logos Are Shortcuts To Truth 3

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      • August 22, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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      • August 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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      August 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM

    2. Episode 347 - EATAQ29 - If You Think True And False Are Impossible To Find, Then Don't Talk To Me About True And False 2

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      • August 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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      • August 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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      August 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM

    2. Episode 346 - EATAQ28 - Epicurean Defense Of The Senses Against Plato's Cave Analogy 2

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      • August 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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      • August 14, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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      August 14, 2026 at 8:50 AM

    2. Episode 345 - EATAQ27 - We Can't Find True and Complete Happiness Unless We Have Knowledge Of What True and Complete Happiness Is 2

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      • August 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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      August 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM

    2. Episode 344 - EATAQ26 - What Is Our Mind's Role In Determining Truth? 5

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      • August 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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      August 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM

    2. Episode 343 - EATAQ25 - In The Search For Knowledge, Is "Probable" Good Enough? 1

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      • July 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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      July 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM

    2. Episode 342 - EATAQ24 - Were Our Minds Designed To Be Good At Pursuing Knowledge? 1

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      • July 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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      July 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM

    2. Episode 341 - EATAQ23 - Is It True That No One Dies For A Lie? 1

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      • July 10, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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      July 10, 2026 at 9:33 AM

    2. Episode 340 - EATAQ22 - The Fatal Flaw in Socratic Skepticism 3

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      • July 2, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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      July 2, 2026 at 5:01 AM

    2. Episode 339 - EATAQ21 - Stoic Views of Knowledge And The Emperor's New Clothes 1

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      • June 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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      June 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM

    2. Episode 338 - EATAQ20 - Are Knowledge And Wisdom Available Only To Gods? 1

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      • June 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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      June 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM

    2. Episode 337 - EATAQ19 - Confidence In Knowledge And The Epicurean Attitude Toward Pascal's Wager 1

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      • June 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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      June 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM

    2. Episode 336 - EATAQ18 - A Coherent Whole Or An Arbitrary Mess - The Necessity of The Study of Nature and Knowledge In Addition To Ethics 6

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      • June 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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      June 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM

    2. Episode 335 - EATAQ 17 - Epicurean Analysis Of Stoic Claims About Notions And Memory 5

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      • May 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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    2. Episode 334 - EATAQ 16 - Further Epicurean Analysis of the Problems With The Stoic "Katalepctic Impression" 15

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      • May 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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      May 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM

    2. Episode 333 - EATAQ 15 - Epicurus Disputes The Stoic View Of The Sensations And The Anticipations 3

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      • May 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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