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New Graphics: Are You On Team Epicurus? | Comparison Chart: Epicurus vs. Other Philosophies | Chart Of Key Epicurean Quotations | Accelerating Study Of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods Of Inference" | Note to all users: If you have a problem posting in any forum, please message Cassius  

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    1. Epicurean Prolepsis / Canonics vs Stoic Katalepsis

      • Cassius
      • April 16, 2026 at 11:52 AM
      • Epicurus vs. the Stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius)
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    1. Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope" 6

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      • April 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
      • Canonics - General Discussion
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      • April 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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    1. Why Emily Austin's "Living For Pleasure" Book Title Is Particularly Apt 5

      • Cassius
      • April 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
      • Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life - Emily Austin
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    1. Welcome BrandenOz! 3

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      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. Welcome Aeneadum! 7

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      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. General Analysis of Risk Aversion

      • Cassius
      • April 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
      • Choice And Avoidance ("Natural And Necessary"; "Natural and Unnecessary", Etc.)
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    1. Sunday April 12, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 329 - The Void

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      • April 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
      • Sunday Weekly Zoom Discussion on De Rerum Natura - 12:30pm EDT
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    1. Episode 329 - EATAQ 11 - Cracks In The Academy Lead To The Emergence of Both Epicurus And Stoicism 1

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      • April 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
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      • April 16, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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    1. Discussion of Article - 25 Mind Viruses Cured By Epicurean Philosophy 2

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      • April 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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    1. Against "Castles In the Air"

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      • April 9, 2026 at 10:20 AM
      • Responding to "Logic Based" Anti-Epicurean Arguments
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    1. Responding to Aristotle's "Essences" Argument

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      • April 9, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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    1. Epicurus' Response to "Infinite Regress" Arguments 1

      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2026 at 8:46 AM
      • Responding to "Logic Based" Anti-Epicurean Arguments
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    1. Epicurus' Response to the "Idleness" Argument

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      • April 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
      • Responding to "Logic Based" Anti-Epicurean Arguments
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    1. Epicurus' Response to the "Master" Argument

      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2026 at 8:43 AM
      • Responding to "Logic Based" Anti-Epicurean Arguments
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    1. The "Liar" Paradox and Epicurus' Response

      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
      • Responding to "Logic Based" Anti-Epicurean Arguments
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    1. General Commentary on Logic-Based Arguments Against Epicurean Physics 5

      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2026 at 7:25 AM
      • Responding to "Logic Based" Anti-Epicurean Arguments
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      • April 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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    1. Responding to the Avicenna "Proof of the Truthful" Argument For A Supernatural God 3

      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM
      • Responding to "Logic Based" Anti-Epicurean Arguments
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    1. Welcome ReiWolfWoman! 11

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      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. Acccelerating Study of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods of Inference"

      • Cassius
      • April 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
      • News And Forum Updates
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    1. Analysis of Epicurean Canonics

      • Cassius
      • April 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
      • Philodemus On Methods of Inference
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      • April 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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    1. Episode 328 - EATAQ 10 - Sensation - While Neither Right or Wrong - As The Touchstone Of Reality 5

      • Cassius
      • April 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
      • The Lucretius Today Podcast
      • Cassius
      • April 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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    1. Sunday April 5, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 305 3

      • Cassius
      • April 4, 2026 at 9:46 AM
      • Sunday Weekly Zoom Discussion on De Rerum Natura - 12:30pm EDT
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      • April 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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    1. Welcome Lamar! 5

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      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same" 22

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      • March 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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    1. Use Of The Term "Metaphysics" In Discussing Epicurus 8

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      • Physics - General Discussion
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    1. Connecting Thought With Atoms - Emergence, Downward Causation (From The Macroscopic To The Atomic), and Epicurus 1

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      • March 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
      • Atoms - Their Properties and Limits
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    1. Episode 327 - EATAQ 09 - Intelligent Design vs Emergence 5

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      • March 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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    1. Updated FAQ Entry: Why Should I Care About Epicurean Physics When So Much Science Has Changed In The Last 2000 Years?

      • Cassius
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    1. "And With These We Especially Do Battle, And Rebuke Them, As Well As Hating Them For A Disposition Which Follows Their Disordered Congenital Nature...." 2

      • Cassius
      • March 26, 2026 at 11:03 AM
      • There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity
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    1. Sunday March 29, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - This Week: A Quick Look At Sedley's "Epicurean Anti-Reductionism" 2

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      • Sunday Weekly Zoom Discussion on De Rerum Natura - 12:30pm EDT
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