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    2. Hypotheticals: Would An Epicurean Hook Himself Up To An "Experience Machine" or a "Pleasure Machine"? 32

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      • December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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      December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM

    2. Episode Twelve - Nothing But Combinations Of Matter And Void 7

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      • July 24, 2021 at 3:34 AM
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    4. Paquin

      July 24, 2021 at 3:34 AM

    2. Philodemus Article Referencing Importance of Fidelity to Original Teachings of Epicurus

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      • March 20, 2020 at 9:58 AM
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    2. Happy Twentieth of March 2020! 3

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      • March 20, 2020 at 10:24 AM
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    4. Don

      March 20, 2020 at 10:24 AM

    2. Dicussion of Elli's Article: On The Ill Health of Epicurus vs. The Insanity Of The Modern World 3

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      • March 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM
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    4. Don

      March 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM

    2. Welcome Dernga! 6

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      • March 19, 2020 at 1:36 PM
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    4. Elli

      March 19, 2020 at 1:36 PM

    2. On Covid19 And Ruthlessly Taking The Measure Of Our Values (New York Times Article by Stephen Greenblatt) 8

      • Cassius
      • March 17, 2020 at 5:18 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 17, 2020 at 5:18 PM

    2. Episode Eleven - More On The Void And Its Implications 4

      • Cassius
      • March 28, 2020 at 2:20 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 28, 2020 at 2:20 PM

    2. Basic Citations On The Void And Its Significance 2

      • Cassius
      • December 9, 2023 at 4:32 PM
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    4. Bryan

      December 9, 2023 at 4:32 PM

    2. Article - "Was Atticus An Epicurean?" [Gilbert]

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      • March 11, 2020 at 8:00 AM
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    2. What A Mess This K / K Issue Is - Here is Someone Saying These are "The Most Dominant Terms In Epicurus' Theory of Pleasures" 7

      • Cassius
      • March 16, 2020 at 2:59 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 16, 2020 at 2:59 PM

    2. Welcome Profkesarsarwara!

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      • March 11, 2020 at 5:08 AM
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    2. Welcome Nico Lab! 7

      • Cassius
      • March 15, 2020 at 7:36 PM
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    4. Elli

      March 15, 2020 at 7:36 PM

    2. Epicurean Attitudes Toward Emotion 19

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      • March 14, 2020 at 12:05 AM
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    4. Elayne

      March 14, 2020 at 12:05 AM

    2. Episode Ten - The Void And Its Nature 5

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      • July 31, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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    4. Cassius

      July 31, 2021 at 9:13 AM

    2. Episode Nine - The Evidence That Atoms Exist, Even Though They Are Unseen 7

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      • October 19, 2021 at 2:35 PM
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      October 19, 2021 at 2:35 PM

    2. Alan Watts 6

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      • March 2, 2020 at 4:57 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 2, 2020 at 4:57 PM

    2. Welcome Namcisumeht! 9

      • Cassius
      • March 3, 2020 at 8:11 AM
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    4. Martin

      March 3, 2020 at 8:11 AM

    2. Welcome Callisto! 1

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      • February 29, 2020 at 5:23 PM
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    4. Don

      February 29, 2020 at 5:23 PM

    2. Discussion-Starters With Non-Epicureans: Biblical References to Epicurus / Epicurean Philosophy 5

      • Cassius
      • March 3, 2020 at 1:32 PM
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    4. Elli

      March 3, 2020 at 1:32 PM

    2. Reducing "Tranquilism" to its Absurd Conclusion 6

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      • March 7, 2020 at 4:21 PM
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    4. Cassius

      March 7, 2020 at 4:21 PM

    2. Welcome Vahdamteas!

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      • February 29, 2020 at 4:24 AM
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    2. Why It Is Necessary For Us To Associate With "Companions Like Ourselves" - A Physics Observation

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      • February 29, 2020 at 3:52 AM
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    2. How NOT To Escape Plato's Cave 3

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      • February 29, 2020 at 3:25 AM
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      February 29, 2020 at 3:25 AM

    2. Daily Interactions With The Non-Epicurean World 14

      • Cassius
      • July 20, 2022 at 8:16 PM
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    4. DavidN

      July 20, 2022 at 8:16 PM

    2. Welcome Eugenios! 8

      • Cassius
      • February 29, 2020 at 8:56 AM
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    4. Elli

      February 29, 2020 at 8:56 AM

    2. Episode Eight - Step Two: Nothing Goes To Nothing 5

      • Cassius
      • July 22, 2021 at 5:13 AM
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    4. Cassius

      July 22, 2021 at 5:13 AM

    2. Happy Twentieth of February, 2020!

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      • February 20, 2020 at 1:00 AM
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    2. Report on the 10th Panhellenic Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy, February 8-9, 2020, Cultural Center of Pallini, Athens, Greece (By Christos Yapijakis) 4

      • Cassius
      • February 22, 2020 at 10:41 AM
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    4. Cassius

      February 22, 2020 at 10:41 AM

    2. Episode Seven - The Evidence That Nothing Comes From Nothing 7

      • Cassius
      • July 22, 2021 at 7:22 AM
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    4. Paquin

      July 22, 2021 at 7:22 AM

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