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    1. The Nature of the Soul as Material 2

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      • September 11, 2018 at 1:32 PM
      • Physics - General Discussion
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    1. Nietzsche's References to Epicurus As Decadent

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      • Frederic Nietzsche
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    1. Jefferson, Epicurus, and "The Constitution Is Not A Suicide Pact" 1

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      • September 6, 2018 at 5:12 PM
      • Justice
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    1. Implications of "The Swerve" (Lucretius) and of Primary and Secondary Attributes (In both the Letter to Herodotus and in Lucretius) 2

      • Cassius
      • September 6, 2018 at 4:07 PM
      • Physics - General Discussion
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      September 9, 2018 at 7:10 PM
    1. Let's Plan a Recorded Discussion on "Hard Topics In Epicurean Philosophy" or "Why Should I Care About XXX In Epicurean Philosophy" 2

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      • September 1, 2018 at 8:05 PM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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    1. Using The Discretion of A Goat In Choosing Friends

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      • August 29, 2018 at 2:20 PM
      • Epicurean Life Strategies for Modern Times
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    1. Happy Twentieth of August 2018!

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      • Twentieth, Holidays, & Birthday Greetings
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    1. An August 2018 Example of the Ascetic View of Epicurus 6

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      • Controversies in Epicurean Philosophy
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    1. General Information About DeWitt's "Epicurus And His Philosophy"

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      • August 5, 2018 at 12:06 PM
      • Epicurus And His Philosophy - General
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    1. Horace - Letter to Tibullus - A Hog of Epicurus' Herd 7

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      • August 4, 2018 at 12:04 PM
      • Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
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      • August 10, 2018 at 11:37 AM
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      August 10, 2018 at 11:37 AM
    1. Tracing Down A Passage On Diathesis / Attitude 2

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      • August 4, 2018 at 9:14 AM
      • The Inscription of Diogenes of Oinoanda
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    1. Setting Lucretius to Music - An Example from Catullus

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    1. Welcome JNAMIOTKA! 9

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      • August 1, 2018 at 11:27 AM
      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. More Thoughts On Politics - Epicurean Philosophy Doesn' Lead To A Single Political Position

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      • July 28, 2018 at 8:24 PM
      • To Live Unknown or To Engage With Society
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    1. Thread Listing Epicureans Involved in Politics / Public Affairs

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      • July 20, 2018 at 1:46 PM
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    1. Are The Gods Part of Orienting Our Minds Toward What Is Important? 1

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      • July 19, 2018 at 9:09 AM
      • No Supernatural Gods - True Gods Have No Attributes Inconsistent With Blessedness and Incorruptibility
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      July 24, 2018 at 11:37 AM
    1. Before We Answer "How Do We Achieve Happiness?" we have to answer "What is Happiness?"

      • Cassius
      • July 19, 2018 at 9:06 AM
      • Happiness and its Relationship to Pleasure
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    1. Welcome RogerAlyn!

      • Cassius
      • July 15, 2018 at 5:19 PM
      • Welcome to Our New Members!
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    1. The Epicurean Gods As A Standard To Which To Aspire 6

      • Cassius
      • July 13, 2018 at 10:53 AM
      • No Supernatural Gods - True Gods Have No Attributes Inconsistent With Blessedness and Incorruptibility
      • Cassius
      • July 17, 2018 at 8:32 AM
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      July 17, 2018 at 8:32 AM
    1. Reading Recommendations for "Normies"

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      • July 10, 2018 at 9:47 AM
      • Uncategorized Discussion (General)
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    1. A Great Summary With References Of The Epicurean Affirmation Of The Existence of "Gods" 1

      • Cassius
      • July 7, 2018 at 6:50 AM
      • No Supernatural Gods - True Gods Have No Attributes Inconsistent With Blessedness and Incorruptibility
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    1. An Exchange involving the Ontological Argument For The Existence of a Supernatural God

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      • No Supernatural Gods - True Gods Have No Attributes Inconsistent With Blessedness and Incorruptibility
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    1. Points on Our Confidence in The Nature of Bodies, Void and Time

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      • July 4, 2018 at 5:12 PM
      • Book 1
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    1. Four Translations of the Opening of Book Six

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      • June 30, 2018 at 5:05 PM
      • Book 6
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    1. Four Translations of "When Human Life...."

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      • June 30, 2018 at 4:24 PM
      • Book 1
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    1. Four Translations of A Key Selection from Lucretius - Gods Did Not Design the World for Men, and Pleasure is the Guide of Life

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      • June 30, 2018 at 9:55 AM
      • Book 2
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    1. General Significance of "Nothing From Nothing / Nothing To Nothing"

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      • Nothing Can Be Created From Nothing - Nothing Can Be Destroyed To Nothing
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    1. Jefferson to John Adams On Skepticism (Pyrrhonism) August 15, 1820

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      • June 21, 2018 at 11:17 AM
      • Thomas Jefferson
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    1. Happy Twentieth of June, 2018! 1

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      • Twentieth, Holidays, & Birthday Greetings
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      • June 27, 2018 at 10:11 AM
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    1. Frederick the Great's Statue Honoring Lucretius

      • Cassius
      • June 14, 2018 at 3:59 PM
      • General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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