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    2. Welcome Marabrabant! 1

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      • February 18, 2022 at 7:50 PM
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      February 18, 2022 at 7:50 PM

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

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      • February 20, 2022 at 8:27 AM
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    2. Happy Birthday SimonC! 4

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      • February 13, 2022 at 4:02 PM
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      February 13, 2022 at 4:02 PM

    2. 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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      • February 12, 2022 at 5:17 PM
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      February 12, 2022 at 5:17 PM

    2. "A Few Days In Athens" Zoom Book Club Meeting #4: Continue Chapter Three And Commemorate 20th (Feb 20 - 8:00 PM EST) (Sun, Feb 20th 2022, 8:00 pm-9:00 pm) 1

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      • February 20, 2022 at 7:18 PM
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      February 20, 2022 at 7:18 PM

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

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      • February 18, 2022 at 7:45 PM
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      February 18, 2022 at 7:45 PM

    2. Sleep (To Be Retitled When I Think of A Better One - Note That I Am Posting This at 2:30 AM) 16

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      • April 10, 2022 at 12:33 PM
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      April 10, 2022 at 12:33 PM

    2. Happy Birthday General Thread 396

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      • June 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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      June 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM

    2. Video: Re-Enactor of Frances Wright from Durham Library

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      • February 7, 2022 at 3:01 PM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Eight - The Benefits of A Proper Understanding of the Senses and of Natural Science 42

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      • February 13, 2022 at 6:16 AM
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      February 13, 2022 at 6:16 AM

    2. Welcome Jonathan! 1

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      • February 3, 2022 at 10:16 AM
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      February 3, 2022 at 10:16 AM

    2. Article by Zucca - Lucretius And The Epicurean View That All Perceptions Are True

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      • February 2, 2022 at 10:47 AM
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    2. Welcome Jake Cu ! 4

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      • February 3, 2022 at 10:09 AM
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      February 3, 2022 at 10:09 AM

    2. Welcome Yannsousa! 1

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      • February 1, 2022 at 11:03 PM
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      February 1, 2022 at 11:03 PM

    2. Highlighting User Contributions to EpicureanFriends.com

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      • February 1, 2022 at 10:43 AM
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    2. Historical References on the School of Epicurean Philosophy - Notable Epicureans From The Ancient World To Today 5

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      • February 1, 2022 at 11:55 AM
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      February 1, 2022 at 11:55 AM

    2. "A Few Days In Athens" Zoom Book Club Meeting #2: Chapter Two (Feb 6 - 8:00 PM EST) (Sun, Feb 6th 2022, 8:00 pm-9:00 pm) 3

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      • February 6, 2022 at 7:04 PM
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      February 6, 2022 at 7:04 PM

    2. A Depression Thread at the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook Page 13

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      • February 1, 2022 at 1:02 PM
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    2. Happy Birthday Forest! 1

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      • January 29, 2022 at 5:42 AM
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    2. Welcome BriBri56! 4

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      • February 1, 2022 at 8:55 AM
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    2. Episode One Hundred Seven - The Epicurean Emphasis on Natural Science 8

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      • February 3, 2022 at 4:10 PM
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    2. Good General Reference Post Contrasting Buddhism with Epicurus 11

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      • February 4, 2022 at 9:57 AM
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    2. Welcome Tom Karpathos! 1

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      • January 29, 2022 at 10:05 AM
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    2. 2022 Epicurus vs Buddhism Compare and Contrast Thread 96

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      • October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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    2. Welcome SimonTrepanier! 1

      • Cassius
      • January 27, 2022 at 10:31 AM
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      January 27, 2022 at 10:31 AM

    2. Welcome Stevia81! 1

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      • January 27, 2022 at 10:28 AM
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      January 27, 2022 at 10:28 AM

    2. "A Few Days In Athens" Zoom Book Club Meeting #1: Who Was Frances Wright, Introduction, and Chapter One (Jan 30 8:00 PM EST) (Sun, Jan 30th 2022, 8:00 pm-9:00 pm) 9

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      • February 5, 2022 at 7:21 AM
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      February 5, 2022 at 7:21 AM

    2. Happy Birthday EricR! 5

      • Cassius
      • January 25, 2022 at 5:48 PM
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      January 25, 2022 at 5:48 PM

    2. Jackson Barwis Materials (Especially "Dialogues Concerning Innate Principles")

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      • January 22, 2022 at 11:56 AM
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    2. Zoom Book Club For "A Few Days In Athens" 21

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      • January 26, 2022 at 5:01 AM
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