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Episode 219 of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now available. In this episode we continue to address Cicero's attacks on Epicurus' views on pain.
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Would You Rather Live For A Week As (1) Epicurus During the Last Week of His Life or (2) An Anonymous Shepherd Laying In The Grass In The Summertime With No Pain At All? 104
- Cassius
September 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM
- Cassius
October 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM
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Top Ten Recognizable Epicurean "Slogans" 4
- Cassius
March 25, 2024 at 9:19 AM
- Cassius
March 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 47
- burninglights
November 17, 2023 at 8:20 PM
- burninglights
March 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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Practical Pleasure-Pain Perspectives: How Different is 99% Pleasure From 100% Pleasure? 13
- Cassius
October 5, 2023 at 12:06 PM
- Cassius
October 6, 2023 at 10:24 AM
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Opportunities for Activism And Collaboration Here At EpicureanFriends.com 33
- Cassius
April 2, 2020 at 9:59 AM
- Cassius
August 25, 2021 at 12:16 AM
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New Users Please Read Here First
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
- Cassius
November 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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Maximum pleasure as absence of all pain: a philosophical question concerning neuroscientific and Epicurean outlook toward the feeling of pleasure 10
- shahabgh66
January 20, 2024 at 4:26 AM
- shahabgh66
January 26, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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Major Herculaneum Scroll News: "In the closing section of the text our author takes a parting shot at his adversaries, who 'have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular, when it is a question of definition.'” 12
- Cassius
February 5, 2024 at 12:08 PM
- Cassius
March 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Is All "Ataraxia" Equal? 30
- Cassius
November 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
- Cassius
February 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42
- Joshua
February 7, 2022 at 12:20 AM
- Joshua
February 9, 2022 at 9:55 PM
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Cassius' Latest Single Page Outline Of Epicurean Philosophy 11
- Cassius
December 6, 2023 at 11:09 AM
- Cassius
December 10, 2023 at 5:41 PM
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Can You Provide A Simplified Outline of The Most Important Principles Of The Epicurean System?
- Cassius
December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
- Cassius
December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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An Epicurean Understanding of Pleasure 96
- Kalosyni
October 4, 2021 at 1:39 PM
- Kalosyni
October 10, 2021 at 4:36 PM
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A Draft of A Pie Chart Presentation of Basic Concepts In Epicurean Pleasure 7
- Cassius
November 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM
- Cassius
December 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM
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"Setting Before the Eyes" 49
- Don
January 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM
- Don
February 3, 2022 at 10:32 PM
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"Absence Of Pain Is Pleasure" - How Would You Articulate That To Someone? 30
- Eoghan Gardiner
November 15, 2023 at 9:32 AM
- Eoghan Gardiner
December 2, 2023 at 12:47 PM
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The Garden Then -- and the Garden Now 10
- Kalosyni
April 25, 2022 at 8:07 AM
- Kalosyni
July 20, 2022 at 3:06 AM
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The fundamental Canon 3
- Matt
February 6, 2019 at 9:35 AM
- Matt
February 6, 2019 at 1:35 PM
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The Full Cup / Fullness of Pleasure Model
- Cassius
February 17, 2017 at 8:02 PM
- Cassius
February 17, 2017 at 8:02 PM
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The First New Moon After the Summer Solstice (Mon, Jul 17th 2023)
- Joshua
July 16, 2023 at 7:29 PM
- Joshua
July 16, 2023 at 7:29 PM
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The Ethical Implications Of Epicurus' Theology 5
- Hiram
April 2, 2019 at 10:21 AM
- Hiram
April 23, 2019 at 9:54 AM
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The Essential Cicero? 3
- Joshua
April 28, 2020 at 7:10 PM
- Joshua
April 29, 2020 at 8:04 AM
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The Epicurean Alternative to "Cogito Ergo Sum" Would Be? 11
- Cassius
February 2, 2023 at 10:36 AM
- Cassius
February 6, 2023 at 6:28 PM
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The destruction of the ancient world 5
- Don
April 29, 2022 at 7:47 AM
- Don
May 3, 2022 at 8:25 AM
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The Description of Epicurean Philosophy On Wikipedia 10
- Cassius
October 4, 2023 at 4:03 PM
- Cassius
February 1, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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The Description of Epicurean Philosophy on Reddit 2
- Kalosyni
September 23, 2023 at 1:22 PM
- Kalosyni
September 23, 2023 at 2:04 PM
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The Definitive "Chrysippus' Hand Argument" Thread 29
- Cassius
April 18, 2023 at 8:47 PM
- Cassius
April 24, 2023 at 1:17 PM
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The dark Epicureanism in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 7
- Stan85
May 24, 2018 at 10:57 PM
- Stan85
December 2, 2023 at 6:27 AM
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The Covered Father 8
- Bryan
March 2, 2024 at 9:43 PM
- Bryan
March 6, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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The Continuing Challenge of Epicureanism - Michael Wilson 14
- Hiram
August 11, 2019 at 12:31 PM
- Hiram
August 12, 2019 at 7:28 AM
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The Concept of Time: Physics and Perception 5
- Kalosyni
December 16, 2022 at 8:12 PM
- Kalosyni
December 17, 2022 at 12:48 AM
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The Breakdown Of Our Modern Societies! 1
- Elli
March 28, 2020 at 2:45 PM
- Elli
March 28, 2020 at 2:49 PM
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The attitude to have when working at your Job 11
- Eoghan Gardiner
May 6, 2022 at 5:32 AM
- Eoghan Gardiner
May 11, 2022 at 6:06 PM
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The Appearance of "EpicurusInLove.com" 1
- Cassius
November 7, 2022 at 7:08 PM
- Cassius
November 8, 2022 at 9:40 AM
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The Amazonian Tribe That Won't Believe in God 2
- Joshua
November 16, 2021 at 11:16 PM
- Joshua
November 19, 2021 at 12:36 PM
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The Advice of Marcus The Golden 12
- Cassius
June 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
- Cassius
June 13, 2019 at 11:07 AM
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The 422nd Anniversary of the Execution of Giordano Bruno 2
- Joshua
February 17, 2022 at 6:01 PM
- Joshua
February 18, 2022 at 2:36 AM
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The (belated) Decline of Christianity in the United States 11
- Joshua
October 19, 2019 at 8:35 PM
- Joshua
October 20, 2019 at 9:37 AM
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The "One and the Many" Question - Do You Fancy You Have Found Treasure of Wisdom In This? Do You Puzzle Your Friends And Even Your Dog About It? What In the World Is Socrates Talking About? 18
- Cassius
October 24, 2021 at 11:31 AM
- Cassius
October 24, 2021 at 6:59 PM
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The "No Need For Nihilism" Proof
- Cassius
October 26, 2021 at 5:07 PM
- Cassius
October 26, 2021 at 5:07 PM
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The "Epicurus Was X That You Are Familiar With *BUT*...." Thread 2
- Cassius
February 17, 2023 at 8:42 AM
- Cassius
February 17, 2023 at 2:36 PM
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Thanksgiving Holiday in The USA - 2019 12
- Cassius
November 25, 2019 at 8:41 PM
- Cassius
November 26, 2019 at 5:01 PM
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Thanksgiving 4
- Don
November 25, 2020 at 2:47 PM
- Don
November 26, 2020 at 12:25 PM
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Thanks y'all for this forum and the podcast 2
- Randall Moose
May 20, 2023 at 4:45 AM
- Randall Moose
May 20, 2023 at 8:01 AM
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Thanks to Nate For The Recent Meme Additions 7
- Cassius
April 25, 2021 at 7:07 AM
- Cassius
April 26, 2021 at 5:09 PM
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Test Thread - Please Use This Thread for Test Posts 2
- jbaker
December 17, 2018 at 2:08 PM
- jbaker
December 17, 2018 at 2:10 PM
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