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Martin Gives Us A Great Example of Epicurean "Avoidance of Pain" 4
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"Epicurean Philosphy or Epicureanism" - An Article By Dimitris Atlas
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Question On Forum Operation 12
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Evaluating "In Defense of Being Average" 11
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The Advice of Marcus The Golden 12
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Josh's journal #2 - Vestment and Investment
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Herculaneum preservation 7
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On Living Unknown While Locating Your School In A High Traffic Area
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Anti-Stoic article at PEL 4
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Planning for Upcoming Voice Chats on DeWitt's Epicurus and His Philosophy 31
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On Nature And Perfect Forms
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Sweetness and Light 9
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Modern Science Meets the Canon 8
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Epicurean Or Not? "Fiat Justitia ruat caelo" (Let Justice be done though the sky falls) 6
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My latest author blog on Goodreads: Epicurean Economics and a Few Updates 13
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Facebook Becomes Ever-More Oppressive 3
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An Original Hymn to Venus 4
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Can You Name A Character in Movies Or Literature Who Well Depicts Epicurean Ethics? 1
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Research Question: DeLattre's "Les Epicuriens" And the State of Publication of Herculaneum Texts
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Applying PD 31-38 to "Virtue" (Of Which "Justice" Is Simply a Subset) 2
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"School Turns to The Teachings of Aristotle...." [to indoctrinate young minds in "virtue"] 3
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New Forum For Discussion of Movies / Books / Arts Which Pose Questions on Proper Pursuit of Pleasure 1
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Happy Twentieth of May (2019)! 1
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On Ice Cream And Epicurean Philosophy 21
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New Article: "Free Will In Epicurean Philosophy" - by Dimitris Liarmakopoulos
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May 18, 2019 at 11:03 AM
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Publicly Funded Superstition - video
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Nate's "Drake Meme" Graphics 5
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Embodied Philosophy 4
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A Practical Question About An Aspect of Politics That Matters
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Best Lucretius translation? 12
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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 19
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The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4
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June 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
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June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
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New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1
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