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    2. Episode 250 - Cicero's OTNOTG 25: The Relationship of "Images" To All Human Thought - Not Just To "The Gods" 5

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      • October 14, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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      October 14, 2024 at 2:54 PM

    2. EpicureanFriends Status Report / Thanks-giving in October

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      • October 11, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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    2. Distinguishing Metrodorus of Chios from Metrodorus of Lampsacus 4

      • Cassius
      • October 11, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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    4. Don

      October 11, 2024 at 8:02 AM

    2. Aetius and his "Placata" 7

      • Cassius
      • October 10, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      October 10, 2024 at 8:25 PM

    2. First Monday Meeting. Hurricane Milton, and Other Topics 1

      • Cassius
      • October 7, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

      October 7, 2024 at 9:58 PM

    2. Logical Fallacies Addressed In Epicurean Texts

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      • October 4, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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    2. Episode 249 - Cicero's OTNOTG 24 - Are The Epicurean Gods Totally Inactive, And Are We To Emulate Them Through Laziness? 29

      • Cassius
      • January 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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    4. Bryan

      January 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM

    2. Episode 248 - Cicero's OTNOTG 23 - Cotta Pushes The "Argument By Design" Against The Epicurean View That All - Including Gods - Is Natural 2

      • Cassius
      • October 2, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 2, 2024 at 4:09 PM

    2. Welcome SillyApe 9

      • Cassius
      • September 27, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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    4. Godfrey

      September 27, 2024 at 12:09 PM

    2. What Would Epicurus Say To Someone Who Complains "The World Is Unjust / Life Isn't Fair"? 5

      • Cassius
      • October 27, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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    4. Root304

      October 27, 2024 at 4:17 PM

    2. Possibilties For Shorthand Rating System For Indicating Reliability Of Texts

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      • September 21, 2024 at 7:01 AM
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    2. «Embraced (Entangled) Forever and Ever» (Post By Elli At Facebook from Dimitri Liantinis - Excerpt From Gemma) 11

      • Cassius
      • September 22, 2024 at 1:26 AM
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    4. Martin

      September 22, 2024 at 1:26 AM

    2. Episode 247 - Cicero's OTNOTG 22 - Cotta Continues To Attack The Epicurean View That Gods Are Natural Living Beings 9

      • Cassius
      • September 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM

    2. "Wish List" For Future Articles At EpicureanFriends

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      • September 18, 2024 at 9:07 AM
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    2. How Would Epicurus Analyze The Faulkner Quotation: "Between Grief And Nothing, I'll Take Grief" 4

      • Cassius
      • September 15, 2024 at 8:04 AM
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    4. Don

      September 15, 2024 at 8:04 AM

    2. Episode 246 - Cicero's OTNOTG 21 - Examining Epicurean Evidence-Based Reasoning 15

      • Cassius
      • September 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM
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      September 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM

    2. Welcome AcuDoc 6

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      • September 16, 2024 at 8:18 AM
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    4. AcuDoc213

      September 16, 2024 at 8:18 AM

    2. Welcome Eric! 8

      • Cassius
      • November 3, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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    4. Don

      November 3, 2024 at 9:33 AM

    2. Welcome PGannon! 5

      • Cassius
      • September 13, 2024 at 9:05 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      September 13, 2024 at 9:05 AM

    2. Episode 245 - Cicero's OTNOTG 20 - Right, Wrong, Or Incomplete? 10

      • Cassius
      • September 15, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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    4. Cassius

      September 15, 2024 at 3:59 PM

    2. What Did the Ancient Epicureans Think Were The Upper And Lower Limits of Atomic Size? 8

      • Cassius
      • September 6, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

      September 6, 2024 at 1:38 PM

    2. Roman Glass Reconstructions Available 3

      • Cassius
      • September 14, 2024 at 5:43 AM
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    4. Bryan

      September 14, 2024 at 5:43 AM

    2. General Discussion On "Two Studies In The Greek Atomists

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      • September 2, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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    2. A "Bread and Water" Question 3

      • Cassius
      • January 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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    4. kochiekoch

      January 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM

    2. Victor Stenger Resources

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      • August 31, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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    2. Isaac Asimov's Essay "The Relativity of Wrong" (Including Criticism of Socrates And Considering Proper Standards of Correctness) 2

      • Cassius
      • August 30, 2024 at 10:52 AM
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    4. Martin

      August 30, 2024 at 10:52 AM

    2. Episode 244 - Cicero's OTNOTG 19 - Zeno's Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? 18

      • Cassius
      • September 4, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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    4. Cassius

      September 4, 2024 at 7:55 AM

    2. Welcome Robert! 12

      • Cassius
      • September 1, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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    4. Robert

      September 1, 2024 at 1:40 PM

    2. Article By Julia Wildberger - "Happiness despite Mortality: Epicurus' Preparation against Death and Pain in Cic. Tusc. 5.88f" 1

      • Cassius
      • August 25, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      August 25, 2024 at 4:46 PM

    2. Episode 243 Cicero's OTNOTG 18 - From "All Sensations Are True" to Reasoning By Similarity And Analogy 9

      • Cassius
      • August 28, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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      August 28, 2024 at 2:17 PM

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