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Episode 358 — "The Hypocrisy And Darkness of Academic Skepticism"

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2. Nature Didn't Give Us A Faculty of "Something Else"
  - Cassius
  - December 17, 2018 at 8:13 PM
  - Cassius
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2. Nature and Pleasure and Pain 9
  - Dubitator314
  - August 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM
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2. More on "Simple Pleasures" 3
  - Cassius
  - January 15, 2018 at 8:33 PM
  - Cassius
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  January 16, 2018 at 8:10 AM
2. Loving Life? Or Loving Anesthesia?
  - Cassius
  - June 1, 2015 at 9:47 AM
  - Cassius
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2. Living The Hobo Life? 11
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  - brett
  - January 8, 2018 at 11:02 PM
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  - January 8, 2018 at 11:54 PM
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2. Journal of happiness studies article on Epicurus 8
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  - brett
  - November 26, 2020 at 7:04 PM
  - brett
  - November 27, 2020 at 2:43 PM
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4. Cassius
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2. Is Pleasure the Only Good? 7
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  - Joshua
  - September 15, 2019 at 2:05 PM
  - Joshua
  - September 15, 2019 at 6:43 PM
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2. In Life, There is No Antidote to Pain But Pleasure
  - Cassius
  - December 10, 2017 at 11:22 AM
  - Cassius
  - December 10, 2017 at 11:22 AM
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2. How Much Pleasure Is Needed For A Happy Life? 1
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  - Cassius
  - November 11, 2019 at 9:13 AM
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2. How epicureanism has been helping me deal with overindulgence 6
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  - brett
  - January 24, 2018 at 11:54 PM
  - brett
  - January 25, 2018 at 8:18 AM
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  January 25, 2018 at 8:18 AM
2. Getting Oriented - Where To Start For NewComers
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  - Cassius
  - May 16, 2019 at 9:01 AM
  - Cassius
  - May 16, 2019 at 9:01 AM
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2. For Those Who Dispute That Pleasurable Living Is the Goal of Life, What Would You Say Is The Goal Instead?
  - Cassius
  - March 11, 2017 at 6:02 PM
  - Cassius
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2. Excellent Article on the Nature of Pleasure
  - Cassius
  - February 3, 2016 at 9:19 PM
  - Cassius
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2. Epicurean Virtue 13
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  - wbernys
  - February 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
  - wbernys
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  June 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
2. Elli On Arete / Virtue
  - Cassius
  - March 15, 2019 at 11:36 AM
  - Cassius
  - March 15, 2019 at 11:36 AM
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2. David Sedley on The Epicurean Separation of Virtue And Pleasure
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  - Cassius
  - July 20, 2019 at 9:38 AM
  - Cassius
  - July 20, 2019 at 9:38 AM
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2. Continuous Pleasure / Sustained Pleasure 6
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  - Cassius
  - September 7, 2020 at 4:33 PM
  - Cassius
  - September 8, 2020 at 3:11 AM
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2. Considering the Importance of Mental Pleasures 3
  - Cassius
  - May 29, 2018 at 1:48 PM
  - Cassius
  - May 30, 2018 at 2:09 PM
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2. Consequentialism & Moral Relativism within the context of Pleasure-filled Philosophy 27
  - Charles
  - March 10, 2020 at 5:22 PM
  - Charles
  - October 7, 2020 at 11:51 AM
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2. Common Objections and Responses
  - Cassius
  - April 29, 2015 at 4:00 PM
  - Cassius
  - April 29, 2015 at 4:00 PM
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2. Commentary on "The Ultimate Tranquilizer"
  - Cassius
  - September 24, 2018 at 11:14 AM
  - Cassius
  - September 24, 2018 at 11:14 AM
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2. Comment at the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook Group On Pleasure As The Highest Good 23
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  - Cassius
  - September 16, 2020 at 7:48 AM
  - Cassius
  - September 18, 2020 at 2:50 PM
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2. Collecting Ancient Instances of the Argument: "Pleasure Cannot Be The Highest Good Because It Has No Limit" 19
  - Cassius
  - December 27, 2021 at 9:02 AM
  - Cassius
  - December 30, 2021 at 3:02 PM
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2. Cicero’s Presentation of Epicurean Ethics – Fake News?
  - Cassius
  - March 11, 2017 at 6:10 PM
  - Cassius
  - March 11, 2017 at 6:10 PM
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2. Cicero's Criticism of Stoicism's Doctrine of "Preferreds"
  - Cassius
  - September 24, 2016 at 3:24 PM
  - Cassius
  - September 24, 2016 at 3:24 PM
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2. Cicero's Criticism of Stoicism in "On Ends"
  - Cassius
  - September 24, 2016 at 3:22 PM
  - Cassius
  - September 24, 2016 at 3:22 PM
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2. Cicero's Criticism of Stoicism - Book 4 of On Ends
  - Cassius
  - September 24, 2016 at 3:23 PM
  - Cassius
  - September 24, 2016 at 3:23 PM
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2. Cicero Attributing To Epicurus The View That Virtuous Action Is Itself Pleasurable 9
  - Cassius
  - September 3, 2023 at 9:56 PM
  - Cassius
  - September 4, 2023 at 7:56 AM
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2. Another Summary, This Time Prompted by Eoghan
  - Cassius
  - April 28, 2018 at 10:07 AM
  - Cassius
  - April 28, 2018 at 10:07 AM
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2. Another Aspect of PD3's "The Limit of Quantity In Pleasures..." - Pleasure Is A Matter For Individual / Flexible Measurement
  - Cassius
  - July 6, 2019 at 9:29 AM
  - Cassius
  - July 6, 2019 at 9:29 AM
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Nature and Pleasure and Pain 9

More on "Simple Pleasures" 3

Living The Hobo Life? 11

Journal of happiness studies article on Epicurus 8

Is Pleasure the Only Good? 7

How Much Pleasure Is Needed For A Happy Life? 1

How epicureanism has been helping me deal with overindulgence 6

Epicurean Virtue 13

Continuous Pleasure / Sustained Pleasure 6

Considering the Importance of Mental Pleasures 3

Consequentialism & Moral Relativism within the context of Pleasure-filled Philosophy 27

Comment at the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook Group On Pleasure As The Highest Good 23

Collecting Ancient Instances of the Argument: "Pleasure Cannot Be The Highest Good Because It Has No Limit" 19

Cicero Attributing To Epicurus The View That Virtuous Action Is Itself Pleasurable 9

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