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- Cassius
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The Life Enhancing Benefits of Epicurean Philosophy 4
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A Brief Update and on Suggestion of Discord Gardens 1
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Epicurean Change 13
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Battling Ladies of the 19th Century - Fighting Over Epicurus vs Plato - "PHILOTHEA - Or Plato Against Epicurus" - A Response to Frances Wright's "A Few Days In Athens" 10
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A Challenge To Epicurean Thinking Grounded in Epistemology and Physics 20
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Rarely read writer DeCasseres on Epicurus' great discovery 8
- EricR
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Images of Polyaenus? 3
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The 422nd Anniversary of the Execution of Giordano Bruno 2
- Joshua
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Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42
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"Setting Before the Eyes" 49
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Greenblatt and his Detractors 13
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Argumentation Theory of Stephen E. Toulmin 5
- Kalosyni
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Historical References on the School of Epicurean Philosophy - Notable Epicureans From The Ancient World To Today 5
- Cassius
February 1, 2022 at 8:34 AM
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New Audio Version of Torquatus' Presentation of Epicurean Ethics - Read By Joshua 8
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November 26, 2021 at 10:02 PM
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Participants' Epicurean Book and Artifact Collections 16
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Updated Alternative Timeline of Epicurean History 1
- Don
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A thought on duty to the whole world, and why virtue must be an instrument to happiness. 9
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January 15, 2022 at 4:38 PM
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Supernatural and the Senses 63
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Epicurean kèpos in Autun - France. 7
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Joshua's "Only The Beginning" Observation 23
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Would An Epicurean Hook Himself Up To An "Experience Machine" or a "Pleasure Machine" If Possible? 27
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Why Parrhesia is Necessary 5
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Essentialism? 3
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Tim O'Keefe's "Epicurean Guide To Christmas" (An Article And Responses) 27
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December 29, 2021 at 2:28 PM
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You Have Been Deceived (Video) 6
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A "Daily Epicurean"? 16
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December 26, 2021 at 3:00 PM
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Why I hate Pantheism 6
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Kαλά εὐχαριστία! 6
- Don
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Nate's Compilation of Alternative Translations of the Principal Doctrines 12
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The Amazonian Tribe That Won't Believe in God 2
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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20
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Mocking Epithets 3
- Bryan
July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
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Best Lucretius translation? 12
- Rolf
June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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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"
- Kalosyni
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New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
- Cassius
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Cassius
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