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    1. Summarizing Epicurean Philosophy vs Objectivism 10

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      • July 5, 2019 at 6:48 PM
      • Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
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      • July 7, 2019 at 12:13 PM
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    1. Ferguson: "Epicureanism Under the Roman Empire"

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    1. David Sedley: "Sextus Empiricus And The Atomist Criterion of Truth" 1

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      • July 1, 2019 at 5:13 PM
      • He Who Says Nothing Can Be Known Knows Nothing - Rejection of Skepticism
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      • March 30, 2023 at 9:11 AM
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    1. Epicurus' Letter to Menoeceus: "We Do Not Mean....." - Sentence Structure Analysis

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      • July 1, 2019 at 8:37 AM
      • The Letter to Menoeceus
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    1. Thoughts On Alain de Botton 8

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      • June 29, 2019 at 9:51 AM
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      • July 1, 2019 at 12:22 PM
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    1. Article Added: A A Long's "Chance and Natural Law in Epicureanism" 2

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      • June 28, 2019 at 8:57 AM
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      June 29, 2019 at 9:16 AM
    1. Free Will And The Stoics 1

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      • June 26, 2019 at 8:22 AM
      • The Swerve And Determinism - There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity
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      June 26, 2019 at 8:23 AM
    1. Linguistic Connection Between "Hedone" and "Eden" ? 1

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      • Translators, Translations, Learning Latin & Ancient Greek
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    1. Article - "Quantum Theory Describes An Eternal Universe"

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      • June 20, 2019 at 7:49 AM
      • Physics - General Discussion
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    1. Happy Twentieth of June (2019)! 3

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      • June 20, 2019 at 6:44 AM
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      • June 22, 2019 at 10:25 AM
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    1. "Stand Up Don't Be A Stoic" Article

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      • June 19, 2019 at 10:26 AM
      • Epicurus vs. the Stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius)
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    1. A Discussion On Pleasure and the Zero State 5

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      • June 17, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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      • June 26, 2019 at 8:17 AM
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      June 26, 2019 at 8:17 AM
    1. Welcome Forest!

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      • June 17, 2019 at 1:11 PM
      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. "The Canon of Epicurus In Everyday Life" - An Article by George Kaplanis 15

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      • June 17, 2019 at 8:04 AM
      • Epicurean Life Strategies for Modern Times
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      • August 1, 2019 at 5:38 AM
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    1. "Epicurean Philosphy or Epicureanism" - An Article By Dimitris Atlas

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      • June 17, 2019 at 7:59 AM
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    1. Martin Gives Us A Great Example of Epicurean "Avoidance of Pain" 4

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      • June 16, 2019 at 4:22 PM
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      June 17, 2019 at 8:10 AM
    1. Please Post Threads About The Swerve's Relationship to Free Will At the Location Linked Below....

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      • June 16, 2019 at 11:16 AM
      • The Swerve And Determinism - There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity
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    1. On Free Will And Its Mockers 3

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      • June 14, 2019 at 4:56 PM
      • The Swerve And Determinism - There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity
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      • June 17, 2019 at 1:47 AM
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    1. Question On Forum Operation 12

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      • June 14, 2019 at 9:10 AM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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      • June 17, 2019 at 5:49 AM
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    3. Mousikos

      June 17, 2019 at 5:49 AM
    1. Evaluating "In Defense of Being Average" 11

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      • June 14, 2019 at 8:57 AM
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      • June 14, 2019 at 7:19 PM
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    3. Joshua

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    1. On Living Unknown While Locating Your School In A High Traffic Area

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      • June 12, 2019 at 1:43 PM
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    1. The Oplontis Project 2

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      • June 12, 2019 at 8:42 AM
      • General Ancient Sites and Locations
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      • June 12, 2019 at 2:50 PM
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    1. How Do The Concepts of "Agreement" and "Harm" Work In Epicurean Justice? 1

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      • June 11, 2019 at 8:37 AM
      • Justice
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      • June 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM
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      June 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM
    1. On Nature And Perfect Forms

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      • June 10, 2019 at 10:31 AM
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    1. The Advice of Marcus The Golden 12

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      • June 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
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      • June 13, 2019 at 11:07 AM
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    1. On Sharpening Distinctions Between Epicurean and Other Philosophies, Religions, and Movements

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      • June 3, 2019 at 9:01 PM
      • Community Standards and Rules
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    1. VS27 - Does all fruit come "painfully"? 1

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      • May 31, 2019 at 7:33 PM
      • Epicurus - The "Vatican List" of Sayings
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      • May 31, 2019 at 7:34 PM
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      May 31, 2019 at 7:34 PM
    1. Epicurean Or Not? "Fiat Justitia ruat caelo" (Let Justice be done though the sky falls) 6

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    1. A Pattern I Observe In The Connection (Or Lack Thereof) Between Humanism And Epicurean Philosophy 5

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      • May 30, 2019 at 8:17 PM
      • Epicurus vs. Kant and Humanism
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      • May 31, 2019 at 1:12 PM
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    1. Welcome Raytie!

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