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    1. Epicurean Physics and Canonics at Three Levels of Reality 4

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      • December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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    1. Updated Thoughts on the Question of "Peace and Safety" in the Works of Norman Dewitt 4

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      • June 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
      • Epicurus And His Philosophy - General
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    1. New Article in 'Nature' - April 23rd, 2025

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    1. Anniversary of the Founding of Alexandria in 331 BC (Mon, Apr 7th 2025)

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    1. Did the Ancient Epicureans Travel in Pairs? 1

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    1. Giordano Bruno in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum

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    1. Lucretius in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum

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      • General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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    1. Epicurean Views of "Teleology" 14

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      • The Universe Is Eternal In Space
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      • Unsolved Questions of Epicurean History
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    1. The Passing of Prof. Daniel Dennett 3

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    1. Aulus Gellius 2

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    1. Jean Jacques Rousseau, from Emile

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      • September 14, 2023 at 12:40 AM
      • Epicurus vs. the Stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius)
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