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Interview With Dr. Emily Austin: "Living For Pleasure"
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Paul Thyry (Baron D'Holbach / Mirabaud) - French / German Sympathizer With Some Epicurean Ideas 44
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A Image Theme For Consideration: Images From A Parallel World That Took A Better Turn 2000 Years Ago 6
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French (Burlamaqui and Rousseau) and German (D'Holbach) Followers of Epicurus (?) 1
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A Draft of A Pie Chart Presentation of Basic Concepts In Epicurean Pleasure 7
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Iphigenia (1977 Movie) 1
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Renderings of Epicurean Philosophers by Genevra Catalano (2022-2023) 14
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God, XI.5; & Theophilus of Antioch, To Autolycus, III.6 8
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The Philosophy vs. Science Debate 6
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The Suda, 10th Century Byzantine Encyclopedia 2
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Article: Chimpanzees observed using human-like warfare tactic 1
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In Memoriam T. Lucretii Cari 6
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Chatgpt on how to live the Epicurean life in todays society... overall not great 5
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A Sense of Guilt Among the Early Greeks? (C. S. Lewis)
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Convincing Demonstrations of the God(s) 1
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The Illusory Walls of Safety
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Ninon de l'Enclos site
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Julie Giovacchini - "The Tetrapharmakos, Authentic Formula Or Simplistic Summary Of Epicurean Ethics?" 5
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Sharing Zoom sessions 6
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"The Philosophical Mind" enters the skull of Epicurus 12
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The Sliver of the New Moon at Nightfall (Tue, Jul 18th 2023, 8:00 am-8:00 pm)
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The First New Moon After the Summer Solstice (Mon, Jul 17th 2023)
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Thomas Carnes - Keeping the Friend in Epicurean Friendship 6
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Marcus Encolpus' Tomb Inscription 14
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Virgil's "Felix Qui Potuit Rerum Cognoscere Causas.." 1
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Quick Note Re The Vatican Sayings Forums 1
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Does the philosophy change you? 45
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Mocking Epithets 1
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Best Lucretius translation? 12
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June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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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
- Kalosyni
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"
- Cassius
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