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    2. Possibly Helpful Research Tools For Loeb Editions, Etc

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      • April 19, 2022 at 9:03 AM
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    2. General Comments On Use of AFDIA As A Book Review / Organizational Theme For Meetings 2

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      • April 16, 2022 at 8:05 PM
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      April 16, 2022 at 8:05 PM

    2. Welcome Modecs! 1

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      • April 17, 2022 at 1:31 AM
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    4. Scott

      April 17, 2022 at 1:31 AM

    2. An Outline of Major Objections -Christopher Hitchens 1

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      • April 16, 2022 at 8:40 AM
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      April 16, 2022 at 8:40 AM

    2. Jefferson's Birthday (Wed, Apr 13th 2022)

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      • April 13, 2022 at 11:23 AM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Seventeen - Letter to Herodotus 06 - The Doctrine of Infinity of Worlds And Its Implications 15

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      • April 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM
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    4. Don

      April 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM

    2. Welcome Lulucarpet! 5

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      • April 10, 2022 at 1:36 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      April 10, 2022 at 1:36 PM

    2. Battling Ladies of the 19th Century - Fighting Over Epicurus vs Plato - "PHILOTHEA - Or Plato Against Epicurus" - A Response to Frances Wright's "A Few Days In Athens" 10

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      • April 6, 2022 at 6:40 AM
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      April 6, 2022 at 6:40 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Sixteen - Letter to Herodotus 05 - More Fundamental Physics 4

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      • April 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM
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    4. Joshua

      April 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM

    2. Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 20

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      • July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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      July 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM

    2. Episode One Hundred Fifteen - Letter to Herodotus 04 - Atoms, Void, and Basic Epistemology Issues 15

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      • April 1, 2022 at 7:40 AM
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      April 1, 2022 at 7:40 AM

    2. Home Page Changes

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      • March 24, 2022 at 3:41 PM
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    2. Welcome BeberH! 5

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      • March 23, 2022 at 4:08 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      March 23, 2022 at 4:08 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Fourteen - Letter to Herodotus 03 - The Starting Point of Physics 5

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      • March 26, 2022 at 9:56 PM
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    4. Don

      March 26, 2022 at 9:56 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Thirteen - Letter to Herodotus 02 - Principles of Thinking 4

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      • March 18, 2022 at 3:38 PM
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      March 18, 2022 at 3:38 PM

    2. A Challenge To Epicurean Thinking Grounded in Epistemology and Physics 20

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      • March 16, 2022 at 10:23 PM
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      March 16, 2022 at 10:23 PM

    2. Christos Yapijakis: Report On The 12th Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy

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      • March 9, 2022 at 8:37 AM
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    2. Welcome DrNandita! 2

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      • March 7, 2022 at 9:12 PM
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      March 7, 2022 at 9:12 PM

    2. "A Few Days In Athens" Zoom Book Club Meeting -This Week Chapter Twelve! (Sun, Feb 27th 2022, 8:00 pm-9:00 pm)

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      • March 6, 2022 at 2:42 PM
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    2. Welcome JGiro! 1

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      • March 6, 2022 at 6:01 PM
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      March 6, 2022 at 6:01 PM

    2. Famous Epicureans Throughout History (Including Nate's Summary of Historic Epicureans) 1

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      • March 5, 2022 at 5:50 PM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Twelve - Epicurus' Letter to Herodotus 01 (Introduction) 7

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      • January 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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      January 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM

    2. Article by Voorhoeve: Epicurus on Pleasure, A Complete Life, and Death: A Defense 13

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      • March 4, 2022 at 3:04 PM
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    2. Epub Version of Lucian's Dialogues That Focus on Epicurus

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      • March 2, 2022 at 5:56 AM
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    2. As to the Term "Hedonic Calculus" or the "Calculus of Advantage" 22

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      • March 1, 2022 at 12:03 PM
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    2. An Article on Epicurean Views of Marriage From An Interesting Source Website. 6

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      • February 23, 2022 at 5:03 PM
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    4. Don

      February 23, 2022 at 5:03 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Eleven - Torquatus Summarizes The Significance of the Epicurus 12

      • Cassius
      • March 7, 2022 at 11:21 PM
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      March 7, 2022 at 11:21 PM

    2. 2022 Athens Greece Symposium On Epicurean Philosophy - International Edition (in English) 3

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      • February 28, 2022 at 10:03 AM
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      February 28, 2022 at 10:03 AM

    2. "A Few Days In Athens" Zoom Book Club Meeting #5: Chapter Four (Sun, Feb 27th 2022, 8:00 pm-9:00 pm)

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      • February 21, 2022 at 6:28 AM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Ten - The Epicurean View of Friendship (Part 2) 8

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      • February 25, 2022 at 3:51 PM
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    4. Joshua

      February 25, 2022 at 3:51 PM

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