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

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

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

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    1. 2022 Athens Greece Symposium On Epicurean Philosophy - International Edition (in English) 3

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    1. From The "Golden Mean" to tbe "Summum Bonum" - Useful or Deceptive Frames of Reference? 98

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    1. On Where The Boundaries Of Proper Discussion At EpicureanFriends And In Open Forums May Exist (AKA - To What Extent Is "Direct Realism" Relevant to Epicurean Philosophy?) 3

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    1. Episode One Hundred Nine - The Epicurean View of Friendship 11

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    1. Episode One Hundred Eight - The Benefits of A Proper Understanding of the Senses and of Natural Science 42

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