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    1. Episode One Hundred Forty-Three - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 3) The Superiority of The Epicurean Viewpoint on "Gods" 3

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    1. Democritus' "Nothing is truly real but atoms and void" statement 26

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    1. Episode One Hundred Forty Two - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 2) "Reality" 7

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    1. Episode One Hundred Forty-One - Proclaiming Epicurus To The World: Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part One) 37

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    1. Episode One Hundred Forty - The Letter to Menoeceus 07 - Completion of the Letter 18

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    1. September 14, 2022 - Epicurean Zoom Gathering Topic - PD26 - "DESIRE" 1

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    1. John Stuart Mill on Epicurus 9

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    1. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Nine - The Letter to Menoeceus 06 - Pleasure Part Two 28

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    1. Episode One Hundred Thirty Eight - Letter to Menoeceus 5 - Pleasure Part One 109

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    1. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Seven - The Letter to Menoeceus 04 - On Death (Part Two) 33

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    1. Real-World "Retreats" From The Pressures of Civilization - Expatriate Destinations 6

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