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    2. John Stuart Mill on Epicurus 9

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      • September 12, 2022 at 6:28 PM
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      September 12, 2022 at 6:28 PM

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

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      • September 14, 2022 at 8:08 PM
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      September 14, 2022 at 8:08 PM

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

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      • September 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM
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      September 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM

    2. August 31, 2022 - - Wednesday Night Zoom Meeting - PD24

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      • August 30, 2022 at 6:26 PM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Seven - The Letter to Menoeceus 04 - On Death (Part Two) 33

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      • September 2, 2022 at 9:11 PM
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      September 2, 2022 at 9:11 PM

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

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      • August 30, 2022 at 8:41 AM
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      August 30, 2022 at 8:41 AM

    2. Debate Arising from James Webb Space Telescope 15

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      • August 27, 2022 at 12:08 PM
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    4. Don

      August 27, 2022 at 12:08 PM

    2. August 24, 2022 - - Wednesday Night Zoom Meeting 1

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      • August 23, 2022 at 8:42 PM
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      August 23, 2022 at 8:42 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Six - The Letter to Menoeceus 03 - On Death (Part One) 10

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      • August 23, 2022 at 4:11 PM
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      August 23, 2022 at 4:11 PM

    2. Welcome Daskelvin662!

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      • August 15, 2022 at 9:01 PM
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    2. Presenting the Principal Doctrines in Narrative Form 28

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      • June 22, 2023 at 6:07 PM
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    4. Don

      June 22, 2023 at 6:07 PM

    2. PD19 And The Meaning Of No "Greater" Pleasure 96

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      • August 24, 2022 at 2:46 PM
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      August 24, 2022 at 2:46 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Five - The Letter to Menoeceus 02 - On The Nature of the Gods 41

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      • August 15, 2022 at 6:11 PM
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      August 15, 2022 at 6:11 PM

    2. Welcome JamesJJones!

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      • August 5, 2022 at 1:42 PM
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    2. Alert: Potentially Significant Change in EpicureanFriends URLs Implemented Today

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      • August 4, 2022 at 5:51 AM
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    2. Epicureans On Kingship 15

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      • October 10, 2022 at 5:11 AM
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      October 10, 2022 at 5:11 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Four - The Letter to Menoeceus 01- Context and Opening of the Letter 37

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      • December 14, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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      December 14, 2024 at 5:51 PM

    2. Graphic By Elli On Epicurus vs Plato On Creation of the Universe 6

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      • August 2, 2022 at 6:02 PM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-Three - Letter to Pythocles 07 - Conclusion Of The Letter 6

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      • August 6, 2022 at 6:41 AM
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      August 6, 2022 at 6:41 AM

    2. Welcome JohnHMartin! 5

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      • July 30, 2022 at 3:44 PM
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      July 30, 2022 at 3:44 PM

    2. The Sweeping Nature Of The Word "Pleasure" 3

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      • July 29, 2022 at 2:36 PM
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      July 29, 2022 at 2:36 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty Two - Letter to Pythocles 06 - More On The Weather 5

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      • July 30, 2022 at 6:44 AM
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    2. Welcome Kungi! 31

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      • August 29, 2022 at 9:45 AM
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      August 29, 2022 at 9:45 AM

    2. Philodemus' "On Property Management"

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      • July 21, 2022 at 11:56 AM
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    2. Welcome Marcin Wasilewski! 4

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      • July 22, 2022 at 12:51 AM
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    4. Martin

      July 22, 2022 at 12:51 AM

    2. Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence (Eternal Return) In Relation To Lucretius 9

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      • June 24, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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      June 24, 2026 at 10:19 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty-One - Letter to Pythocles 05 - Weather Phenomena 1

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      • July 22, 2022 at 9:52 PM
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      July 22, 2022 at 9:52 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirty - Letter to Pythocles 04 - More on the Sun and Moon 4

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      • July 17, 2022 at 8:11 AM
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      July 17, 2022 at 8:11 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Twenty-Nine - Letter to Pythocles 03 - The Implications Of the Epicurean Position On The Size of the Sun 17

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      • July 9, 2022 at 6:32 AM
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      July 9, 2022 at 6:32 AM

    2. Welcome @GetulioVargasZ ! 3

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      • July 7, 2022 at 4:42 PM
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    4. Martin

      July 7, 2022 at 4:42 PM

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