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Episode 357 — "A Brief Word On Sextus Empiricus And The Goal Of Skepticism"

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2. Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18
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2. Episode 276 - TD06 - Is Memory Evidence For The Divinity Of The Soul? 3
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2. Episode 278 - TD08 - Two Opposite Views On When We Might Be Better Off Dead 4
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2. Episode 279 - TD10 - On "Dying Before One's Time" 2
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2. Episode 280 - TD11 - On Death And Daring To Live 3
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2. Episode 281 - TD12 - Is Pain The Greatest Evil - Or Even An Evil At All? 6
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2. Episode 282 - TD13 - Is A Trifling Pain A Greater Evil Than The Worst Infamy? 7
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2. Episode 284 - TD14 - In Dealing With Pain, Does Practice Make Perfect? Or Does Practice Make For A Happy Life? 2
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2. Episode 285 - TD15 - The Significance Of The Limits Of Pain 4
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2. Episode 286 - TD16 - Confronting Pain With Reason Rather Than With "Virtue" 2
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2. Episode 287 - TD17 - The Fear of Pain Is Overrated, But Cicero and Epicurus Disagree As To Why. 3
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2. Episode 288 - TD18 - Tusculan Disputations Part 3 - "Will The Wise Man Feel Grief Or Other Strong Emotions?" 11
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2. Episode 289 - TD19 - "Epicureans Are Not Spocks!" 5
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2. Episode 290 - TD20 - TipToeing Around All Disturbance Is Not Living 12
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2. Episode 291 - TD21 - Epicurus Pushes Back Against "Expect The Worst And You'll Never Be Disappointed" 6
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2. Episode 292 - TD22 - Is Virtue Or Pleasure The Key To Overcoming Grief? 6
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2. Episode 294 - TD24 - Distinguishing Dogs From Wolves And Pleasure From Absence of Pain 8
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2. Episode 295 - Plutarch's Absurd Interpretation of Epicurean Absence of Pain 66
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2. Episode 297 - TD25 - Is Philosophy At War With Perfume? 2
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2. Episode 299 - TD27 - Was Epicurus Right That There Are Only Two Feelings - Pleasure And Pain? 23
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2. Episode 301 - TD29 - Epicurus And The Question Of Ends Justifying Means 4
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2. Episode 303 - TD31 - Is It Truly Impossible To Advocate For Epicurus In The Public Sphere? 10
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2. Episode 304 - TD32 - Epicurus vs. The Stoics On Strong Emotions 1
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2. Episode 305 - TD33 - Shall We Stoically Be A Spectator To Life And Content Ourselves With "Virtue?" 1
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2. Episode 306 - TD34 - Is A Life That Is 99 Percent Happy Really Happy? 3
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2. Episode 307 - TD35 - How The Wise Epicurean Is Always Happy 2
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2. Episode 308 - TD36 - Tracing Epicurus' Key Ideas From the Principal Doctrines To The Tetrapharmakon To Cicero's Epicurean Speakers 19
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2. Episode 309 - TD37 - The Error of Basing Happiness On The Alleged Divinity Of The Human Mind 3
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2. Episode 310 - TD38 - Neither Happiness Nor Virtue Are Binary States 4
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2. Episode 311 - Is Pain The Only Reason We Should Be Concerned About Any Aspect Of Death And Dying? 2
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2. Episode 312 - TD39 - Word Games Are No Substitute For Reality 2
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Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18

Episode 276 - TD06 - Is Memory Evidence For The Divinity Of The Soul? 3

Episode 278 - TD08 - Two Opposite Views On When We Might Be Better Off Dead 4

Episode 279 - TD10 - On "Dying Before One's Time" 2

Episode 280 - TD11 - On Death And Daring To Live 3

Episode 281 - TD12 - Is Pain The Greatest Evil - Or Even An Evil At All? 6

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

Episode 284 - TD14 - In Dealing With Pain, Does Practice Make Perfect? Or Does Practice Make For A Happy Life? 2

Episode 285 - TD15 - The Significance Of The Limits Of Pain 4

Episode 286 - TD16 - Confronting Pain With Reason Rather Than With "Virtue" 2

Episode 287 - TD17 - The Fear of Pain Is Overrated, But Cicero and Epicurus Disagree As To Why. 3

Episode 288 - TD18 - Tusculan Disputations Part 3 - "Will The Wise Man Feel Grief Or Other Strong Emotions?" 11

Episode 289 - TD19 - "Epicureans Are Not Spocks!" 5

Episode 290 - TD20 - TipToeing Around All Disturbance Is Not Living 12

Episode 291 - TD21 - Epicurus Pushes Back Against "Expect The Worst And You'll Never Be Disappointed" 6

Episode 292 - TD22 - Is Virtue Or Pleasure The Key To Overcoming Grief? 6

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

Episode 295 - Plutarch's Absurd Interpretation of Epicurean Absence of Pain 66

Episode 297 - TD25 - Is Philosophy At War With Perfume? 2

Episode 299 - TD27 - Was Epicurus Right That There Are Only Two Feelings - Pleasure And Pain? 23

Episode 301 - TD29 - Epicurus And The Question Of Ends Justifying Means 4

Episode 303 - TD31 - Is It Truly Impossible To Advocate For Epicurus In The Public Sphere? 10

Episode 304 - TD32 - Epicurus vs. The Stoics On Strong Emotions 1

Episode 305 - TD33 - Shall We Stoically Be A Spectator To Life And Content Ourselves With "Virtue?" 1

Episode 306 - TD34 - Is A Life That Is 99 Percent Happy Really Happy? 3

Episode 307 - TD35 - How The Wise Epicurean Is Always Happy 2

Episode 308 - TD36 - Tracing Epicurus' Key Ideas From the Principal Doctrines To The Tetrapharmakon To Cicero's Epicurean Speakers 19

Episode 309 - TD37 - The Error of Basing Happiness On The Alleged Divinity Of The Human Mind 3

Episode 310 - TD38 - Neither Happiness Nor Virtue Are Binary States 4

Episode 311 - Is Pain The Only Reason We Should Be Concerned About Any Aspect Of Death And Dying? 2

Episode 312 - TD39 - Word Games Are No Substitute For Reality 2

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