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Episode 209 - Special Episode - Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy 1
- Cassius
January 1, 2024 at 7:54 PM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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January 13, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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My 2024 Resolution: Get A More Accurate Picture of Epicurean Pleasure To The World Rather Than "Tranquility" or "Live Unkown"(Comment on Irish Times Article) 15
- Cassius
January 1, 2024 at 7:03 AM - Ethics - General Discussion
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January 27, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Happy New Year 2024 - Thanks For Your Participation At EpicureanFriends In 2023! 4
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December 31, 2023 at 11:18 AM - Forum-wide Greetings (on the Twentieth, etc.)
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January 2, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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Episode 208 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 16 - Epicurus Stands For the Truth Rather than Make-Believe 3
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December 30, 2023 at 7:55 PM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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January 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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General Suggestion Thread for the FAQ 2
- Cassius
December 30, 2023 at 2:04 PM - FAQ - Discussion
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June 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Welcome Tariq! 16
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December 29, 2023 at 5:32 PM - Welcome to Our New Members!
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January 2, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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Forum Upgrade Issues and Downtime 12/28/23 32
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December 29, 2023 at 3:07 AM - News And Announcements
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January 1, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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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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December 23, 2023 at 2:36 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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December 24, 2023 at 8:04 AM
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"Issues Worth Fighting Over During Holiday Meals" - An Epicurean List 2
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December 22, 2023 at 1:29 PM - Epicurean Life Strategies for Modern Times
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December 24, 2023 at 3:23 PM
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Episode 207 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 15 - Does Epicurean Philosophy Lead to Injustice? 11
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December 22, 2023 at 5:25 AM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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December 30, 2023 at 5:34 PM
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Happy Twentieth of December, 2023! 5
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December 20, 2023 at 7:23 AM - Forum-wide Greetings (on the Twentieth, etc.)
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December 20, 2023 at 7:41 PM
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Paul Thyry (Baron D'Holbach / Mirabaud) - French / German Sympathizer With Some Epicurean Ideas 44
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December 16, 2023 at 8:42 AM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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December 30, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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French (Burlamaqui and Rousseau) and German (D'Holbach) Followers of Epicurus (?) 1
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December 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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December 16, 2023 at 2:44 PM
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Welcome UFO! 3
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December 15, 2023 at 5:14 PM - Welcome to Our New Members!
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December 30, 2023 at 11:36 PM
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Episode 206 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 14 - More On The Nature of Morality 7
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December 15, 2023 at 9:12 AM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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December 23, 2023 at 9:16 PM
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Welcome Smithtim47! 7
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December 13, 2023 at 11:12 AM - Welcome to Our New Members!
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December 18, 2023 at 12:18 PM
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December 13, 2023 - Agenda - Wednesday Night Zoom - Vatican Sayings 52 and 53
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December 10, 2023 at 7:48 AM - ARCHIVED Studying the Vatican Sayings - Wednesday Night Zoom (Past Event)
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December 10, 2023 at 7:48 AM
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Basic Citations That Pain Is To Be Chosen When It Produces Greater Pleasure or Lesser Pain
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December 9, 2023 at 4:31 PM - Pain Is Undesirable But Should Be Chosen When Greater Pleasure or Lesser Pain Results
- Cassius
December 9, 2023 at 4:31 PM
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Episode 205 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 13 - Addressing Cicero's Contentions On The Nature of Morailty 12
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December 9, 2023 at 3:42 PM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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December 18, 2023 at 5:57 PM
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Horace's Birthday (December 8) 1
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December 8, 2023 at 5:42 AM - Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
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December 8, 2023 at 7:00 AM
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Cassius' Latest Single Page Outline Of Epicurean Philosophy 11
- Cassius
December 6, 2023 at 11:09 AM - Outlines, Guides, And Maps
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December 10, 2023 at 5:41 PM
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Comparing Epicurus With Stoicism via Stoacon 2023 (Cleanthes' Hymn To Zeus et al.) 6
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December 5, 2023 at 6:15 PM - Epicurus vs. the Stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius)
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December 6, 2023 at 7:05 AM
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Welcome BrainToBeing 30
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December 5, 2023 at 3:34 PM - Welcome to Our New Members!
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December 9, 2023 at 12:10 PM
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Welcome Frank1syl! 6
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December 5, 2023 at 11:52 AM - Welcome to Our New Members!
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December 8, 2023 at 1:15 PM
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December 6, 2023 - Agenda - Wednesday Night Zoom - Vatican Sayings 50 and 51
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December 4, 2023 at 1:15 PM - ARCHIVED Studying the Vatican Sayings - Wednesday Night Zoom (Past Event)
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December 4, 2023 at 1:15 PM
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The Meaning of the Greek Word "Eudaemonia" 1
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December 3, 2023 at 11:08 AM - Absence of Pain - By Pleasure We Mean All Experience That Is Not Painful
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December 3, 2023 at 7:14 PM
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The Meaning of the Greek Word "Ataraxia" 3
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December 3, 2023 at 11:07 AM - Absence of Pain - By Pleasure We Mean All Experience That Is Not Painful
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December 4, 2023 at 7:52 AM
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The Meaning of the Greek Word "Aponia" 9
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December 3, 2023 at 11:05 AM - Key Greek and Latin Words
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December 4, 2023 at 12:30 PM
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Episode 204 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 12 - More On The "Jurisdiction" Question 5
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December 2, 2023 at 6:32 AM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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December 9, 2023 at 3:47 AM
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A Draft of A Pie Chart Presentation of Basic Concepts In Epicurean Pleasure 7
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November 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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December 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM
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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20
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April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM - Philodemus On Anger
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July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Mocking Epithets 3
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July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
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July 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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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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July 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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