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    1. Observation About The Opening Of The Letter To Menoeceus vs The Letters To Pythocles and Herodotus 10

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    1. Thanksgiving Holiday in The USA - 2019 12

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    1. What is an Epicurean viewpoint on dealing with anxiety? Of losing the pleasures that one holds dearest, such as losing friendships or a pet being sick? 3

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      • Dealing with Emotions of Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Sadness
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    1. New Users Please Read Here First 1

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    1. Happy Twentieth to Everyone Here! 2

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    1. Favorite Nietzsche Quotes Relevant to Epicurus - AntiChrist Sect. 58

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      • Frederic Nietzsche
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    1. Outlining Catherin Wilson's "How To Be An Epicurean" - A Blank Form

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      • How to be an Epicurean - Catherine Wilson
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    1. Welcome PeterFulmer!

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    1. How Much Pleasure Is Needed For A Happy Life? 1

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      • "Good" and "Evil" Consist Only in Sensation
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    1. Skype - Part 4 of DeWitt's "Epicurus and His Philosophy" Chapter 14- The New Virtues (Sun, Dec 1st 2019, 10:00 am - 11:00 am)

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      • November 10, 2019 at 11:56 AM
      • Epicurus and His Philosophy - Chapter Specific Threads
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    1. Are There Examples of Greek or Roman Art Holding Up "Absence of Pain" As An Ideal To Be Desired? - Reference: Oblovomitis! 7

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      • November 6, 2019 at 9:05 PM
      • Epicurean Art / Symbolism - General Discussion
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    1. Joshua Reads The Opening of Lucretius Book One - 1743 Edition 12

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    1. Welcome Wynnho! 5

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    1. Responding To Catherine Wilson's Chart Comparing Epicurus To The Stoics

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      • How to be an Epicurean - Catherine Wilson
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    1. Skype - Part 3 of DeWitt's "Epicurus and His Philosophy" Chapter 14- The New Virtues (Sun, Nov 10th 2019, 10:00 am - 11:00 am)

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    1. PD05 - The Meaning of The Second of the Three Virtue Adverbs In PD5 - "Honorably?" 6

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      • Epicurus - Principal Doctrines
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    1. Poll: Marriage / Children Status? 5

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    1. VS23 - Epicurus Reader Version 1

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      • Epicurus - The "Vatican List" of Sayings
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    1. Epicurus' Birthday 2021 (Wed, Jan 20th 2021 - Thu, Jan 21st 2021)

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      • November 1, 2019 at 2:09 PM
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    1. Epicurus' Birthday 2020 (Thu, Jan 2nd 2020 - Fri, Jan 3rd 2020)

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      • November 1, 2019 at 2:07 PM
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    1. Epicurus' Birthday Calculations 12

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    1. Exchange With A Stoic (Donald Robertson) on "Engagement" and Pleasure vs. Virtue 4

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      • October 31, 2019 at 8:43 AM
      • To Live Unknown or To Engage With Society
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    1. Partial List of References to Epicurus in Cicero

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      • October 29, 2019 at 8:57 AM
      • On Ends
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    1. Cicero Says Epicurean Souls, After Death, Will Flutter Around the Globe For A Long Period Until They Are "Purified" 3

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      • October 29, 2019 at 8:53 AM
      • Dealing With Death, Dying, And Old Age
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    1. The Wise Man Will Marry and Have Children ... According To The Circumstances of His Life 7

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      • October 28, 2019 at 9:18 AM
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    1. Does The Wise Man Groan and Cry Out When On The Rack / Under Torture / In Extreme Pain? 21

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      • October 28, 2019 at 9:06 AM
      • Pain Is Manageable - It Is Short If Intense, Endurable If Long, And Terminable By Death
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    1. Promo And Highlights For The Lucretius Podcast 1

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    1. Names Applied to the Epicureans by Themselves Or Others 4

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      • October 25, 2019 at 12:38 PM
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    1. Note on the Name "Philebus" As Used in Plato's "Philebus" 1

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      • October 24, 2019 at 3:03 PM
      • Major Arguments Against Epicurean Philosophy And Responses To Them
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