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    2. New Dark Themes Added to Site - Filed under "Ambience" With Five Color Variations.

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      • March 9, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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    2. VS75 - "Look To The End of A Long Life" 2

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      • March 8, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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    4. Bryan

      March 8, 2024 at 12:09 AM

    2. Episode 218 Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 25 - Can The Epicurean Not Distinguish Between Greater and Lesser Pleasures and Pains? 7

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      • March 16, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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      March 16, 2024 at 10:41 AM

    2. A Food Analogy That May Be Useful In Thinking About Stimulative vs Non-Stimulative Pleasures 7

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      • March 28, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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    4. Kalosyni

      March 28, 2024 at 12:23 PM

    2. Episode 217 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 24 - Does Luck Control Whether An Epicurean Is Happy? 11

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      • March 13, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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    4. DavidN

      March 13, 2024 at 5:20 PM

    2. Nate's "First Generation Epicureans" Research

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      • February 27, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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    2. Given The Stress That Many Greek Philosophers' Placed On "Virtue" or a perfect view of "The Good" As The Ultimate Goal, To What Extent Would An Epicurus Have Considered That Approach An "Unnatural and Unnecessary Desire?" 4

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      • February 26, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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      February 26, 2024 at 10:48 PM

    2. If We Agree For The Sake of Argument That "The Perfect Should Not Be The Enemy of The Good," then let's ask "What *Should* We Consider To Be The Proper Relationship Between The Perfect And The Good?" 8

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      • February 29, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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    4. Don

      February 29, 2024 at 12:22 AM

    2. Episode 216 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 23 - Why Does Epicurus Say Length Of Time Does Not Contribute To Pleasure? 34

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      • March 2, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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      March 2, 2024 at 9:27 PM

    2. 2024 Senigallia Festival 7

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      • July 21, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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      July 21, 2024 at 5:33 PM

    2. Happy Twentieth of February 2024!

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      • February 20, 2024 at 6:09 AM
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    2. Is the Epicurean Always Happy? 7

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      • June 3, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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    4. Little Rocker

      June 3, 2024 at 5:27 PM

    2. Episode 215 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 22 - The Epicurean View Of Happiness 9

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      • April 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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    4. Bryan

      April 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM

    2. Elli Post On Ninon de Lenclos - Video And Elli's Response 3

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      • February 14, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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    2. Discussion of New Substack Article: "A Gate To Be Burst: Absence of Pain" 29

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      • December 9, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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      December 9, 2024 at 12:11 AM

    2. Welcome Ataraktosalexandros 6

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      • February 9, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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    2. Episode 214 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 21 - Cicero Argues For An Ideal View of Friendship and Happiness Which Epicureans Reject 8

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      • February 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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      February 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM

    2. Major Herculaneum Scroll News: "In the closing section of the text our author takes a parting shot at his adversaries, who 'have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular, when it is a question of definition.'” 16

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      • October 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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    2. Place to Discuss Epicurean Organizational Theory and Practice

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      • February 4, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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    2. Information On Sidon

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      • January 30, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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    2. Info On Gadara

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      • January 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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    2. Episode 213 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 20 - No One But You Epicureans Define Pleasure As You Do! Why Do You Disguise Yourselves? 4

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      • February 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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      February 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM

    2. Updates May Solve Some Of Recent Issues (Such As Notifications Taking You To The Right Place)

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      • January 29, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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    2. Roman Dodecahedrons 7

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      • February 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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    4. Don

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    2. Episode 212 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 19 - Can "Pleasure" Be Defended In The Public Square? 6

      • Cassius
      • January 30, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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      January 30, 2024 at 11:59 AM

    2. Light - Dark Theme Changes

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      • January 24, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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    2. New Style Worth Checking Out - Foxhole 1

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      • January 24, 2024 at 9:39 AM
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      January 24, 2024 at 9:39 AM

    2. Technical Glitch With Picture Posting Being Addressed 1

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      • January 24, 2024 at 6:58 AM
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    4. Don

      January 24, 2024 at 6:58 AM

    2. Pros and Cons Of Considering Epicurean Philosophy To Be A "Religion" 118

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      • March 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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      March 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM

    2. "All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful" 5

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      • May 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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      May 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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