The Lucretius Today Podcast

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  1. General Information And Discussion - Start Here
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  5. Physics - The Nature of the Universe
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  7. Ethics - How to Live As An Epicurean
  8. Epicurean Historical Figures - Biographies of Epicureans from Epicurus To The Present
  9. Ancient Epicurean Texts (300 BC to 300 AD)
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  11. Comparisons With Non-Epicurean Philosophies
  12. History, Locations, and Customs Relevant to Ancient Epicureans
  13. Epicurean Symbolism in Art, Music, Literature, and Poetry

    2. Complete Episode Guide

      • Cassius
      • June 29, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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    2. Episodes Of Lucretius Today Available At Archive.org 4

      • Cassius
      • September 19, 2022 at 4:12 PM
      • Cassius
      • April 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM

    2. Text And Reference Links - Lucretius Today Podcast 9

      • Cassius
      • December 3, 2019 at 10:27 AM
      • Cassius
      • June 17, 2022 at 6:19 AM
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    4. Don

      June 17, 2022 at 6:19 AM

    2. An Epicurean Podcast 12

      • Joshua
      • July 5, 2019 at 2:49 PM
      • Joshua
      • July 6, 2019 at 9:17 AM
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    4. Hiram

      July 6, 2019 at 9:17 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Eighteen - Letter to Herodotus 07 - "Images" - There's More To Them Than Meets The Eye 29

      • Don
      • April 9, 2022 at 3:23 PM
      • Don
      • October 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM

    2. Episode Three - So Great Is the Power of Religion To Inspire Evil Deeds! 18

      • Charles
      • January 11, 2020 at 4:22 PM
      • Charles
      • January 30, 2020 at 7:08 AM
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    4. Cassius

      January 30, 2020 at 7:08 AM

    2. Episode 278 2

      • Cassius
      • April 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
      • Cassius
      • April 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
      • Cassius
      • April 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • April 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
      • Cassius
      • April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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    4. Cassius

      April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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      April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM

    2. Episode 274 - Is The Soul Held Down By The Body, And Does Death Allow The Soul To Ascend To A Better Place? - TD04 2

      • Cassius
      • March 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
      • Cassius
      • April 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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      April 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM

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

      • Cassius
      • March 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
      • Cassius
      • March 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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    4. Bryan

      March 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM

    2. Episode 272 - TD02 - Is Death An Evil? 4

      • Cassius
      • March 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
      • Cassius
      • March 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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    4. Joshua

      March 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM

    2. Episode 271 - Understanding Epicurus Through Tusculan Disputations- TD 01 14

      • Cassius
      • March 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
      • Cassius
      • March 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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    4. Bryan

      March 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM

    2. Episode 270 - Life Is Desirable, But Unlimited Time Contains No Greater Pleasure Than Limited Time 48

      • Cassius
      • February 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
      • Cassius
      • March 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM

    2. Episode 269 - By Pleasure We Mean The Absence of Pain (All Experience That Is Not Painful) 11

      • Cassius
      • February 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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    4. Cassius

      February 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • February 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM

    2. Episode 266 - The Epicurean Paradigm Shift 3

      • Cassius
      • February 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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    4. Bryan

      February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM

    2. Episode 265 - The Deep-Set Boundary Stone - Epicurus and The Perils of Applying the Principles of Geometry to Ethical Philosophy 3

      • Cassius
      • January 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM

    2. Episode 267 - Virtue Is Not Absolute Or An End In Itself - All Good And Evil Consists In Sensation. 34

      • Cassius
      • January 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
      • Cassius
      • February 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      February 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • January 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
      • Cassius
      • January 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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    4. Don

      January 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM

    2. Episode 263 - "All Sensations Are True" 1

      • Cassius
      • January 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM

    2. Episode 262 - He Who Says "Nothing Can Be Known" Knows Nothing 4

      • Cassius
      • December 29, 2024 at 12:06 PM
      • Cassius
      • January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

      January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM

    2. Episode 261 - Death Is Nothing To Us 3

      • Cassius
      • December 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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      December 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM

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

      • Cassius
      • December 18, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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      • December 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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    2. Episode 259 - Nothing Comes From Nothing 16

      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2024 at 2:09 PM
      • Cassius
      • December 23, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      December 23, 2024 at 4:19 PM

    2. Episode 258 - There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity - Part 2 (Conclusion) 3

      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM
      • Cassius
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      December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM

    2. Episode 257 - There Is No Necessity To Live Under Necessity - Part 1 12

      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2024 at 2:06 PM
      • Cassius
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    2. Episode 256 - Epicurean Gods: Real, Or Ideal Thought Constructs? 3

      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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      • November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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    2. Episode 255 - Cotta Argues That Epicurean Gods Are As Despicable As Are Epicureans Themselves - CIcero's OTNOTG 30 2

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      • November 13, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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    2. The “Absence of Pain” Problem 11

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    2. Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius?? 9

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    2. Preconceptions and PD24 42

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    2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

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