Society of Epicurus

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    2. "The maternalizing of matter and the materializing of the mother”—A poetic, supreme fiction for our age

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      • April 11, 2019 at 3:07 PM
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    2. Happy Twentieth! “Antiquity has never felt so alive”

      • Hiram
      • September 21, 2018 at 2:23 PM
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      • September 21, 2018 at 2:23 PM
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    2. Unitarian discussion of Epicurus

      • Hiram
      • September 2, 2018 at 11:38 AM
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      • September 2, 2018 at 11:38 AM
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    2. Anti-Platonic portion of RotA 1

      • Hiram
      • June 27, 2018 at 10:08 AM
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    4. Cassius

      June 28, 2018 at 4:28 PM

    2. Notes, The Sculpted Word 1

      • Hiram
      • April 28, 2017 at 11:23 AM
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      • November 20, 2017 at 5:02 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 20, 2017 at 5:02 PM

    2. SOE15 - Diathesis 1

      • Hiram
      • December 31, 2019 at 11:15 AM
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      • December 31, 2019 at 11:42 AM
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    4. Cassius

      December 31, 2019 at 11:42 AM

    2. SOE9: Laws of nature apply everywhere 4

      • Hiram
      • December 31, 2019 at 11:02 AM
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      • December 31, 2019 at 3:17 PM
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    4. Hiram

      December 31, 2019 at 3:17 PM

    2. SOE19 - on Philos / Friendship 2

      • Hiram
      • December 30, 2019 at 11:17 AM
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      • December 30, 2019 at 1:15 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 30, 2019 at 1:15 PM

    2. SOE13: The goal of religion 26

      • Hiram
      • December 30, 2019 at 10:56 AM
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      • January 2, 2020 at 7:54 PM
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    4. Elayne

      January 2, 2020 at 7:54 PM

    2. SOE20 - On mutual advantage 9

      • Hiram
      • December 30, 2019 at 10:21 AM
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      • December 31, 2019 at 11:30 AM
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    4. Hiram

      December 31, 2019 at 11:30 AM

    2. SOE5 - On Attestations 4

      • Hiram
      • December 30, 2019 at 10:04 AM
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      • December 30, 2019 at 6:34 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 30, 2019 at 6:34 PM

    2. Discussion of the Society of Epicurus' 20 Tenets of 12/21/19 174

      • Hiram
      • December 22, 2019 at 12:14 PM
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      • December 9, 2022 at 9:03 PM
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    4. Cassius

      December 9, 2022 at 9:03 PM

    2. Happy Twentieth! – The Black Hole and Incidental Properties of Nature

      • Hiram
      • April 20, 2019 at 9:25 AM
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      • April 20, 2019 at 9:25 AM
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    2. Society of Epicurus now has a sub-reddit 1

      • Hiram
      • November 9, 2018 at 12:20 PM
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      • November 9, 2018 at 1:54 PM
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    4. Cassius

      November 9, 2018 at 1:54 PM

    2. Michel Onfray: A Transcendental Epicureanism 9

      • Hiram
      • July 6, 2018 at 10:27 AM
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      • July 19, 2018 at 9:11 AM
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    4. Cassius

      July 19, 2018 at 9:11 AM

    2. Global Ethics Day (Fri, Oct 19th 2018, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm)

      • Hiram
      • January 13, 2018 at 1:33 PM
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      • January 13, 2018 at 1:33 PM
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    2. Society of Epicurus Releases EPITOME - Press Release in Spanish, Article in English

      • Hiram
      • May 18, 2015 at 11:50 AM
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      • May 18, 2015 at 11:50 AM
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