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    1. Horace - Letter to Tibullus - A Hog of Epicurus' Herd 7

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    1. Tracing Down A Passage On Diathesis / Attitude 2

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      • 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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    1. More Thoughts On Politics - Epicurean Philosophy Doesn' Lead To A Single Political Position

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      • 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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    1. Are The Gods Part of Orienting Our Minds Toward What Is Important? 1

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      • True Divinity Is Incorruptible And Blessed
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    1. Before We Answer "How Do We Achieve Happiness?" we have to answer "What is Happiness?"

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      • Happiness Is The Goal Of Life - Happiness Is A Life In Which Pleasure Predominates Over Pain
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    1. Welcome RogerAlyn!

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    1. The Epicurean Gods As A Standard To Which To Aspire 6

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      • True Divinity Is Incorruptible And Blessed
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    1. Reading Recommendations for "Normies"

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    1. A Great Summary With References Of The Epicurean Affirmation Of The Existence of "Gods" 1

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    1. An Exchange involving the Ontological Argument For The Existence of a Supernatural God

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    1. Points on Our Confidence in The Nature of Bodies, Void and Time

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    1. Four Translations of the Opening of Book Six

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    1. Four Translations of "When Human Life...."

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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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    1. General Significance of "Nothing From Nothing / Nothing To Nothing"

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      • Nothing Comes From Nothing Or Goes To Nothing Supernaturally
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    1. Jefferson to John Adams On Skepticism (Pyrrhonism) August 15, 1820

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    1. Happy Twentieth of June, 2018! 1

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    1. Frederick the Great's Statue Honoring Lucretius

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      • General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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    1. Frederick the Great's Statue Incorporating Lucretius Motif 2

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    1. Pleasure As the Key To Returning to Emotional Health 4

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      • Dealing with Emotions of Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Sadness
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    1. A Good Thread On Suicide

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    1. Read The First Chapter of "Epicurus And His Philosophy" For Free Here

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    1. Welcome Knittymom! 2

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    1. The meaning of the word "Nature" 1

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      • Physics - General Discussion
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    1. Thoughts on an Outline For Organizing References In Lucretius

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      • Personal Outlines of Epicurean Philosophy
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    1. Considering the Importance of Mental Pleasures 3

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      • Virtue Is Not Absolute Or An End In Itself - All Good And Evil Consists In Sensation
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    1. The Island Of The Stoics Should Free Tommy Robinson 4

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