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    2. Opportunities for Activism And Collaboration Here At EpicureanFriends.com 26

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    2. How To Convert A Neo-Epicurean Into A Classical Epicurean 24

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    2. The Three Documents Governing Posts In All Forums At EpicureanFriends.com:

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    2. Major Controversies In Understanding Epicurean Philosophy

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    2. David Konstan - Life worthy of the Gods 3

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    2. The dark Epicureanism in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 2

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    2. Some Epicurean conclusions 7

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    2. Epicurus, Ionia and India. 5

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    2. A Discussion on the Epicurean View of Death 3

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    2. Does Happiness Require a Non-Epicurean Decision Procedure? 24

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    2. Dead Reddit / The "Isms" Thread 62

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    2. News from Italy - you'll love it! 18

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    2. Announcement: An Award For The Best Thesis On Epicurus 1

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    2. A scholarship for best work about Epicurus 1

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    2. Epicureanism in the Imperial Age 4

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    2. Happy 20 with a lot of news from Italy 20

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    2. I'm not going to translate this 5

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    2. Philosofy in Italy 4

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    2. Greetings from Rome Museum 9

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    2. Will Epicurus and Pirrone save Europe? 4

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    2. Please, no dogmatism, no absolute truths 16

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    2. 2030 is close 9

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    2. On Unhealthy Social Media Use / If Epicurus Were Alive Today, Would He Use A Smartphone? 14

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    2. Natural versus Unnatural 12

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    2. Both Sides of the Garden's Walls 6

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    2. Pleasure and illness 2

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    2. Walking in the Garden 6

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    2. Quiz 5

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    2. Polemic Against the Stoic Theology 2

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    2. Epicureans and the Ancient Greek Gods (Imagery of "Gods" / "Gods Among Men") 70

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Key Discussions Table

Physics: Canonics: Ethics:
Materiality:  Ultimate Particles and Void
 The Three Components of The Epicurean Canon Pleasure As the Highest Good
Epicurean Gods And Life Elsewhere In The Universe
 Epicurean Logic And Reason Virtue As Instrumental To Pleasure
The Impossibility of Life After Death
 The Trustworthiness of the Senses The Relationship of Pleasure To Absence of Pain And Disturbance
The Existence of "the Swerve"
 Knowledge And Truth Emotion In Epicurean Philosophy
The Universe As Eternal In Time
 The Significance of "Images" Engagement With The Non-Epicurean World
The Universe As Infinite In Space
Agency / Free Will
The Universe As Having No Center
Friendship in Epicurean Philosophy
The Impossibility of Infinite Divisibility
 Justice in Epicurean Philosophy

Dealing With Adversity