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New Graphics: Are You On Team Epicurus? | Comparison Chart: Epicurus vs. Other Philosophies | Chart Of Key Epicurean Quotations | Accelerating Study Of Canonics Through Philodemus' "On Methods Of Inference" | Note to all users: If you have a problem posting in any forum, please message Cassius  

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    1. Welcome Philodemus!

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    1. How To Convert A Neo-Epicurean Into A Classical Epicurean 24

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    1. Feeling - Direct Tribute to "Feeling" in Music

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    1. Glossary - What is the Epicurean Definition of "Knowledge?"

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    1. Proposition: It is Not Primarily the "Science" of Epicurus That Should Impress Us, But Rather The "Perspective" On Science, Or, If You Will, The "Limit" On Science, That Is His Major Achievement. 3

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    1. Can We Experience Pleasure in One Part of Our Experience and Pain In Another Part of our Experience At the Same Time? 22

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    1. Creative Assistance Needed! "The Twelve Days of Class With Epicurus" 8

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    1. Welcome Tapeinos Mathitis!

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    1. Happy New Year, But Remember Also That Tomorrow Marks Something Even Bigger - Epicurus' Birthday!

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