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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. Comments on "What Epicurus Can Teach Us About Freedom and Happiness"

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      • January 7, 2018 at 7:19 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. An Invitation To An Epicurean 25th (2017) 1

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    1. Lucretius - Not Accidents, Not Incidents, But "Contextidents" 23

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    1. In Life, There is No Antidote to Pain But Pleasure

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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. Reclusive passive hermit or activist reforming crusader?

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      • To Live Unknown or To Engage With Society
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    1. Welcome Michelepinto!

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    1. Opening of EpicurusToday.com News Aggregator

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    1. The limits of "the Rule of Law" - Cicero and The Cataline Conspiracy

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    1. The Argument In Favor of a Supernatural God Based On Alleged Issues With Concept of Infinity

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      • True Divinity Is Incorruptible And Blessed
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    1. Latin/Greek Text of Diogenes Laertius from 1739

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    1. VS66 - Alternate Translations

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      • Epicurus - The "Vatican List" of Sayings
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    1. VS21 - A Meme from Elli 1

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    1. PD06 - Disputes as to correct translation of PD6 - Should it refer to "sovereignty" and "kingship"? 11

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      • Epicurus - Principal Doctrines
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    1. Epicurean v Stoic - A Comparison Chart With Citations

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      • November 23, 2017 at 5:12 PM
      • Epicurus vs. the Stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius)
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    1. Happy Twentieth of November! Giving Thanks Where It Is Truly Due

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    1. PD02 - Alternate Translations 11

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    1. PD40 - Alternate Translations 1

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    1. PD39 - Alternate Translations 1

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    1. PD38 - Alternate Translations 1

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    1. PD37 - Alternate Translations 1

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    1. PD36 - Alternate Translations

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    1. PD35 - Alternate Translations 1

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