Notable Opponents of Epicurean Philosophy

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    2. Thomas More and his "Utopia" 4

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      • August 31, 2023 at 3:19 PM
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    2. Posidonius - The Stoic Astrologer

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      • August 29, 2023 at 10:02 AM
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    2. Balbus (Middle period Stoic) 1

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      • August 16, 2023 at 4:00 AM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. A New Angle of Attack? Thomas Jefferson Hogg 5

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      • November 28, 2019 at 3:28 PM
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    2. Eusebius 6

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      • January 18, 2022 at 9:43 AM
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    4. Joshua

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    2. Erasmus, and the Dubious Legacy of Renaissance Humanism 1

      • Joshua
      • December 4, 2019 at 11:14 PM
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    2. Best Lucretius translation? 12

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    2. Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 19

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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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    2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"

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    2. New Translation of Epicurus' Works 1

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