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New Graphics: Are You On Team Epicurus? | Comparison Chart: Epicurus vs. Other Philosophies 

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    1. Francois Bernier - "Great Partisan of Epicurus"

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      • December 26, 2018 at 8:27 AM
      • Search and Identification of Past Epicureans, Real or Fictional
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    1. Ninon De L'Enclos - Life And Letters - PDF Book 1

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      • Romantic Love, Relationships, and Marriage
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    1. Jefferson's Head and Heart Letter

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    1. PD32 - Graphic Meme By Elli

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      • December 23, 2018 at 11:17 AM
      • Epicurus - Principal Doctrines
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    1. Nietzsche Channeling Epicurus "Never Losing One's Own Way," and How To Proceed With Philosophical Therapy 3

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      • December 23, 2018 at 10:13 AM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
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    1. How To Turn Epicurean Philosophy On Its Head As Quickly As Possible - A Quick Comment on Mark 12 3

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      • December 21, 2018 at 8:58 AM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
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    1. Happy Twentieth and Merry Epicurean 25th!

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      • Twentieth, Holidays, & Birthday Greetings
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    1. Nate's "Allegory of the Oasis" Graphic 69

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    1. Why Do We Focus On "Pleasure" as the Goal and the Good, Rather than "Happiness?" 3

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      • December 18, 2018 at 8:50 AM
      • Ethics - General Discussion
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    1. Nature Didn't Give Us A Faculty of "Something Else"

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      • December 17, 2018 at 8:13 PM
      • Virtue Is Not Absolute Or An End In Itself - All Good And Evil Consists In Sensation
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    1. Ninon de Lenclos - Preliminary Thread

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    1. Opening Post On Distinguishing Epicurean Philosophy from Buddhism 12

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      • Epicurus vs. Buddha and the Buddhists
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    1. On Use Of The Term Apikoros / Apiqoros / Bikouros Against Epicureans 25

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    1. Every Instance of "Ataraxia," "Eudaemonia," and "Tranquilatas" in a Core Epicurean Text 2

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      • December 16, 2018 at 10:47 AM
      • The Term "Pleasure" Means The Same As "Absence of Pain," And Includes All Experience Which Is Not Painful Not Painful
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    1. With Images And The Mind As A Supersensory Mechanism, Was Epicurus Suggesting A Form of "ESP"? 12

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      • Canonics - General Discussion
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    1. What Is the "Guarantee" That Our Confidence In the Senses Is Well Placed?

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      • He Who Says Nothing Can Be Known Knows Nothing - Rejection of Skepticism
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    1. Jefferson Never Said "That Government Governs Best Which Governs Least" 2

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    1. Welcome PhilNecht!

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      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. Major Controversies In Understanding Epicurean Philosophy

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      • Ethics - General Discussion
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    1. Marshal de Saint Evremond on Epicurus 8

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    1. Can You Suggest A Reading List For New Students of Epicurus? 9

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    1. Can You Provide A Simplified Outline of The Most Important Principles Of The Epicurean System?

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    1. What Are the Central Points of Epicurean Philosophy About How To Live (Ethics)?

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      • December 9, 2018 at 10:49 AM
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    1. What Are the Central Points of Epicurean Philosophy About The Science of Knowledge (the Canon of Truth)?

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    1. What Are The Central Points of Epicurean Philosophy About the Nature of the Universe (Physics)?

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    1. Comparison Chart - Epicurean vs Stoic Views of the Goal of Life

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      • December 8, 2018 at 9:43 PM
      • Epicurus vs. the Stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius)
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    1. PD34 - How Does PD 34 Relate to PD 32 As To The Nature of Justice? 4

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    1. Catius' Cat Website / Poems / Videos

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    1. Welcome Godfrey! 8

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      • December 7, 2018 at 7:04 PM
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