The Lucretius Today Podcast

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    2. Episodes Of Lucretius Today Available At Archive.org 4

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    2. Text And Reference Links - Lucretius Today Podcast 9

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      • December 3, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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    2. Complete Episode Guide

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    2. Episode 200 - Lucretius Today 200th Episode - Retrospective, Recap, and Looking To The Future 17

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    2. Episode 166 - The Lucretius Today Podcast Interviews Dr. David Glidden on "Epicurean Prolepsis" 46

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    2. Lucretius Today Podcast Interview Questions (Interviews Project Starting 2023) 6

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    2. An Epicurean Podcast 12

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      • July 5, 2019 at 2:49 PM
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      • July 6, 2019 at 9:17 AM
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    2. Episode 283 - Philosophy For The Millions 1

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    2. Episode 264 - "Bread and Water!!?? Debunking The Myth of Epicurean Asceticism" 4

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      • January 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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      January 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM

    2. Episodes of Lucretius Today Podcast at Youtube 1

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      • September 9, 2023 at 7:19 PM
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      • September 19, 2023 at 11:02 AM
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    2. Lucretius Today - Episodes of Special Note 3

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    2. Promo And Highlights For The Lucretius Podcast 1

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    2. Episode 260 - The Universe Is Infinite And Eternal And Has No Gods Over It 4

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      • December 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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      December 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM

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

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    2. Episode 224 - Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi 5

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    2. Episode 222 - Revisiting the Relationship Between Happiness and Pleasure 10

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      • April 8, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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    2. Episode 209 - Special Episode - Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy 1

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    2. Outline of Episodes - Serves As An Outline of the Poem As Well!

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    2. Episode 302 - TD30 - Epicurus and Roads Paved With Good Intentions 5

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    2. Episode 300 - TD28 - An Epicurean Twist On The Legend of King Canute 2

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    2. Episode 298 - TD26 - Facts And Feelings In Epicurean Philosophy - Part 1" 20

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    2. Episode 296 - Ancient Criticisms Of Epicurean "Absence of Pain" Echo In The Modern World 1

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    2. Episode 293 - TD23 - Cicero Accuses Epicurus Of Evasion In Calling "Absence of Pain" A "Pleasure" 9

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    2. Episode 277 - TD07 - Platonism Says This World Is Darkness But The Next World Is Light - Epicurus Disagrees! 12

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    2. Episode 275 - TD05 - Does Motion Provide Evidence For The Existence of God And Divinity Of The Soul? 14

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    2. Episode 273 - TD03 - Is The Soul Immortal And Death Actually A Good/ 12

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    2. Episode 271 - TD01 - Understanding Epicurus Through Tusculan Disputations 14

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

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    2. Episode 266 - The Epicurean Paradigm Shift 3

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    2. Episode 259 - Nothing Comes From Nothing 16

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