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    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty - Letter to Herodotus 09 - Epicurus' Rejection of Infinite Divisibility 10

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      • April 30, 2022 at 9:46 AM
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      • June 22, 2022 at 5:59 AM
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      June 22, 2022 at 5:59 AM

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

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      • June 15, 2022 at 9:06 AM
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      June 15, 2022 at 9:06 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-Five - Letter to Herodotus 14 - Purpose and Method of Studying Nature - Completion of the Letter 2

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      • June 11, 2022 at 10:01 AM
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      June 11, 2022 at 10:01 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-Four - Letter to Herodotus 13 - Life On Other Worlds, Development of Language, And the Regular Motion of the Stars 5

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      • June 3, 2022 at 9:51 PM
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    4. Cassius

      June 3, 2022 at 9:51 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-One - Letter to Herodotus 11 - Atoms, The Soul, And Those Who Are Well Disposed Towards Us 4

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      • May 23, 2022 at 9:35 AM
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    4. Don

      May 23, 2022 at 9:35 AM

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

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

      May 20, 2022 at 8:13 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Seventeen - Letter to Herodotus 06 - The Doctrine of Infinity of Worlds And Its Implications 15

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      • April 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM
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    4. Don

      April 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Sixteen - Letter to Herodotus 05 - More Fundamental Physics 4

      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM
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    4. Joshua

      April 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Fifteen - Letter to Herodotus 04 - Atoms, Void, and Basic Epistemology Issues 15

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      • March 26, 2022 at 8:13 AM
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      • April 1, 2022 at 7:40 AM
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    4. Don

      April 1, 2022 at 7:40 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Fourteen - Letter to Herodotus 03 - The Starting Point of Physics 5

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      • March 18, 2022 at 6:20 AM
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      • March 26, 2022 at 9:56 PM
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    4. Don

      March 26, 2022 at 9:56 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirteen - Letter to Herodotus 02 - Principles of Thinking 4

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      • March 13, 2022 at 8:29 AM
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      • March 18, 2022 at 3:38 PM
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    4. Don

      March 18, 2022 at 3:38 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Eleven - Torquatus Summarizes The Significance of the Epicurus 12

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      • February 22, 2022 at 10:06 PM
      • Cassius
      • March 7, 2022 at 11:21 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      March 7, 2022 at 11:21 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Ten - The Epicurean View of Friendship (Part 2) 8

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

      February 25, 2022 at 3:51 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Nine - The Epicurean View of Friendship 11

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      • February 11, 2022 at 7:45 PM
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      • February 18, 2022 at 7:45 PM
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    4. Cassius

      February 18, 2022 at 7:45 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Eight - The Benefits of A Proper Understanding of the Senses and of Natural Science 42

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      • February 4, 2022 at 8:31 PM
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      • February 13, 2022 at 6:16 AM
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    4. smoothiekiwi

      February 13, 2022 at 6:16 AM

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

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      • 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 One Hundred Six - The Epicurean Attitude Toward Fate / Fortune and the Role of Reason 22

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      • January 20, 2022 at 6:45 AM
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      • January 29, 2022 at 8:55 PM
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    4. Joshua

      January 29, 2022 at 8:55 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Five - More From Torquatus On The Key Doctrines of Epicurus 10

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      • January 14, 2022 at 10:19 AM
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      • January 25, 2022 at 2:26 PM
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    4. Scott

      January 25, 2022 at 2:26 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Four - More Torquatus and a Question: Was The Ancient Epicurean Movement A Cult? 45

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      • January 7, 2022 at 8:18 AM
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      • January 17, 2022 at 4:22 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 17, 2022 at 4:22 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Two - Corollaries to the Doctrines - Part Two 30

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      • December 25, 2021 at 9:42 AM
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      January 9, 2022 at 7:07 PM

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

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      • December 31, 2021 at 11:02 PM
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      • January 8, 2022 at 7:42 PM
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      January 8, 2022 at 7:42 PM

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

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      • December 17, 2021 at 6:09 PM
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      • December 23, 2021 at 5:12 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

      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

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

      December 18, 2021 at 8:36 AM

    2. Episode Ninety-Eight - The Epicurean View of Justice (Part One) 15

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      • November 26, 2021 at 1:51 PM
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      December 16, 2021 at 11:50 AM

    2. Episode Ninety-Nine - The Epicurean View of Justice (Part Two) 22

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      • December 2, 2021 at 4:05 PM
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      December 11, 2021 at 6:08 PM

    2. Episode Ninety-Seven - The Virtues as Instrumental For Pleasure: Temperance and Courage 16

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      • November 15, 2021 at 7:39 PM
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      • December 10, 2021 at 3:17 PM
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    4. Don

      December 10, 2021 at 3:17 PM

    2. Episode Ninety-Six - The Proof That Pleasure (And Not Virtue) Is the Supreme Good 14

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      • November 10, 2021 at 10:57 AM
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      November 20, 2021 at 10:02 PM

    2. Episode Ninety-Five - Understanding The Paradoxical "Absence of Pain" 20

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      • November 5, 2021 at 9:35 PM
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      November 13, 2021 at 6:29 PM

    2. Episode Ninety-Four: Torquatus Explains Pleasure As the Goal of Life 4

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      • October 28, 2021 at 7:01 PM
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      • November 6, 2021 at 10:18 AM
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      November 6, 2021 at 10:18 AM

    2. Episode Ninety-Three: Torquatus Leads Us Forward Into Conflict Over Epicurean Ethics 82

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      • October 18, 2021 at 10:01 AM
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      • October 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM
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    4. Don

      October 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM

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