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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. Episode 333 - EATAQ 15 - Not Yet Recorded 2

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    1. Considering The Feelings (Pleasure and Pain) and Prolepsis/Anticipations as Sensations 4

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    1. Sunday May 3, 2026 - Zoom Discussion 12:30 PM EST - Lucretius Book 1 - 430 - More On How Everything Fits In The Matter / Void Paradigm

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    1. Episode 332 - EATAQ 14 - The Stoic Failure To Grasp That Judgment Never Happens In The Senses 5

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    1. Discussion of New Article: Let All Who Would Free Themselves From the False Claims Of The Geometers Enter Here

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    1. Discussion of Blog Post: Epicurean Responses To The Intelligent Design Argument 4

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    1. Discussion of Blog Post: The Continuing Vitality of Epicurean Physics 18

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    1. Episode 331 - EATAQ 13 - The Self-Defeating Paradox of Radical Skepticism 3

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    1. Plato's Ladder of Beauty from his Symposium 1

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    1. Nietzsche Agreeing With Epicurus That The Senses Do Not Lie

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    1. Sunday April 19, 2026 - Zoom Meeting - Lucretius Book Review - Starting Book One Line 346 - More On Void

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    1. Episode 330 - EATAQ 12 - In Contrast With Epicurus, The Stoics Opt For Virtue At Any Cost And Make Controversial Claims About The Senses 2

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    1. Commentary On The Principal Doctrines And Vatican Sayings

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    1. Why Emily Austin's "Living For Pleasure" Book Title Is Particularly Apt 5

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      • Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life - Emily Austin
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