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2. Sir William Temple, "Upon the Gardens of Epicurus", 1685 5
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  - March 11, 2022 at 8:41 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - July 20, 2022 at 3:28 AM
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4. DavidN
  July 20, 2022 at 3:28 AM
2. The 422nd Anniversary of the Execution of Giordano Bruno 2
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  - Joshua
  - February 17, 2022 at 6:01 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - February 18, 2022 at 2:36 AM
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4. Marco
  February 18, 2022 at 2:36 AM
2. Introduction---Joshua's Notes on "The Good Poem According to Philodemus", by Michael McOsker 6
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  - Joshua
  - February 7, 2022 at 10:47 PM
  - Philodemus On Poems
  - Joshua
  - November 2, 2022 at 12:48 PM
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4. Pacatus
  November 2, 2022 at 12:48 PM
2. Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42
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  - Joshua
  - February 7, 2022 at 12:20 AM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - February 9, 2022 at 9:55 PM
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4. Don
  February 9, 2022 at 9:55 PM
2. Greenblatt and his Detractors 13
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  - Joshua
  - February 1, 2022 at 2:08 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - February 3, 2022 at 11:47 AM
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4. Don
  February 3, 2022 at 11:47 AM
2. The Amazonian Tribe That Won't Believe in God 2
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  - Joshua
  - November 16, 2021 at 11:16 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - November 19, 2021 at 12:36 PM
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4. Eikadistes
  November 19, 2021 at 12:36 PM
2. Forth-coming Critical Text–David Butterfield
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  - Joshua
  - November 10, 2021 at 8:24 PM
  - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
  - Joshua
  - November 10, 2021 at 8:24 PM
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2. John Tyndall - Address Delivered Before the British Association Assembled At Belfast - 1874 6
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  - Joshua
  - October 31, 2021 at 8:43 AM
  - Search and Identification of Past Epicureans, Real or Fictional
  - Joshua
  - November 2, 2021 at 5:18 PM
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4. Cassius
  November 2, 2021 at 5:18 PM
2. Notable Quotations and the Reception of Lucretius 6
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  - Joshua
  - October 13, 2021 at 11:32 PM
  - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
  - Joshua
  - June 17, 2023 at 12:33 AM
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4. Godfrey
  June 17, 2023 at 12:33 AM
2. Fun with Ambigrams 3
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  - Joshua
  - October 3, 2021 at 12:45 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - October 3, 2021 at 1:24 PM
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4. Joshua
  October 3, 2021 at 1:24 PM
2. The Pocket Epicurean by John Sellars 4
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  - Joshua
  - September 22, 2021 at 10:59 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - September 23, 2021 at 11:35 PM
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4. Bryan
  September 23, 2021 at 11:35 PM
2. Happy Birthday, Frances Wright! 18
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  - Joshua
  - September 6, 2021 at 9:23 PM
  - Frances Wright
  - Joshua
  - April 11, 2022 at 10:23 AM
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4. Eikadistes
  April 11, 2022 at 10:23 AM
2. Martial, Ode on Mount Vesuvius 5
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  - Joshua
  - August 8, 2021 at 4:53 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - August 8, 2021 at 10:14 PM
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4. Joshua
  August 8, 2021 at 10:14 PM
2. LaTeX - A Typesetting Mark-Up Language 1
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  - Joshua
  - June 26, 2021 at 1:33 PM
  - Versions of the Text of Lucretius
  - Joshua
  - June 26, 2021 at 1:45 PM
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4. Joshua
  June 26, 2021 at 1:45 PM
2. A Feeling Something Like Loneliness 12
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  - Joshua
  - June 9, 2021 at 12:09 AM
  - Friendship
  - Joshua
  - December 6, 2023 at 6:38 PM
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4. Kalosyni
  December 6, 2023 at 6:38 PM
2. William Harris - "The Old Idiosyncrat's Method to Homer" 1
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  - Joshua
  - May 31, 2021 at 10:58 PM
  - Versions of the Text of Lucretius
  - Joshua
  - June 1, 2021 at 2:04 AM
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4. Cassius
  June 1, 2021 at 2:04 AM
2. Toward a New Interlinear Gloss of De Rerum Natura 88
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  - Joshua
  - May 30, 2021 at 6:33 PM
  - Versions of the Text of Lucretius
  - Joshua
  - July 1, 2023 at 9:51 PM
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4. Bryan
  July 1, 2023 at 9:51 PM
2. John Adams and the "Ineffable Nonsense of Epicurus" 2
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  - Joshua
  - May 29, 2021 at 11:08 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - May 30, 2021 at 11:04 AM
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4. Don
  May 30, 2021 at 11:04 AM
2. Archival Preservation of Antique Books 1
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  - Joshua
  - May 22, 2021 at 2:21 PM
  - Only Two Feelings - Pleasure and Pain - The Term Pleasure Includes Tranquility, Meaningfulness, Katastematic, Kinetic, Etc.
  - Joshua
  - May 22, 2021 at 2:23 PM
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4. Joshua
  May 22, 2021 at 2:23 PM
2. Pleasure and Pain in the Practice of Smoking 6
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  - Joshua
  - May 15, 2021 at 10:07 AM
  - Health And Diet
  - Joshua
  - January 22, 2023 at 8:41 AM
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4. Little Rocker
  January 22, 2023 at 8:41 AM
2. David Attenborough on Lucretius 2
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  - Joshua
  - May 6, 2021 at 12:28 AM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - May 6, 2021 at 9:18 AM
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4. Cassius
  May 6, 2021 at 9:18 AM
2. Albert Einstein, "Foreword to Lucretius" 16
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  - Joshua
  - March 5, 2021 at 7:28 PM
  - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
  - Joshua
  - March 14, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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4. Kalosyni
  March 14, 2024 at 12:40 PM
2. "The Garden" by J.M.W. Turner 11
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  - Joshua
  - March 5, 2021 at 6:49 PM
  - Epicurean Art After Classical Antiquity
  - Joshua
  - March 6, 2021 at 3:01 AM
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4. Godfrey
  March 6, 2021 at 3:01 AM
2. A Sobering Look at Google Ngrams 4
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  - Joshua
  - February 18, 2021 at 10:32 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - February 19, 2021 at 8:40 AM
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4. Don
  February 19, 2021 at 8:40 AM
2. In Imitation of Lucretius–Bevil Higgons, 1670 to 1735 3
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  - Joshua
  - January 15, 2021 at 9:39 PM
  - Uncategorized Discussion (General)
  - Joshua
  - January 16, 2021 at 4:28 AM
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4. Charles
  January 16, 2021 at 4:28 AM
2. Epigram on the Twentieth 12
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  - Joshua
  - December 10, 2020 at 10:11 PM
  - "The Greek Anthology"
  - Joshua
  - June 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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4. Don
  June 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
2. Epigrams on Atomism 9
  - Joshua
  - December 10, 2020 at 9:33 PM
  - "The Greek Anthology"
  - Joshua
  - December 11, 2020 at 4:22 PM
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4. Cassius
  December 11, 2020 at 4:22 PM
2. Epigrams on Epicurus - His Life and Death 3
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  - Joshua
  - December 10, 2020 at 9:13 PM
  - "The Greek Anthology"
  - Joshua
  - December 11, 2020 at 7:28 AM
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4. Don
  December 11, 2020 at 7:28 AM
2. The Greek Anthology - An Overview
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  - Joshua
  - December 8, 2020 at 10:58 PM
  - "The Greek Anthology"
  - Joshua
  - December 8, 2020 at 10:58 PM
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2. "The Rise and Fall of Alexandria", Howard Reid and Justin Pollard 11
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  - November 19, 2020 at 7:26 PM
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  - December 1, 2020 at 6:30 PM
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  December 1, 2020 at 6:30 PM

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2. Mocking Epithets 2
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  - Bryan
  - July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
  - Comparing Epicurus With Other Philosophers - General Discussion
  - Bryan
  - July 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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4. Eikadistes
  July 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
2. Best Lucretius translation? 12
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  - Rolf
  - June 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
  - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
  - Rolf
  - July 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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4. Eikadistes
  July 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
2. Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 19
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  - Cassius
  - April 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM
  - Philodemus On Anger
  - Cassius
  - June 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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4. Don
  June 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4
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  - Kalosyni
  - June 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
  - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
  - Kalosyni
  - June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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4. Godfrey
  June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
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  - Cassius
  - June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
  - Epicurus vs Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
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  - June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Welcome To EpicureanFriends.com!

"Remember that you are mortal, and you have a limited time to live, and in devoting yourself to discussion of the nature of time and eternity you have seen things that have been, are now, and are to come."

Sir William Temple, "Upon the Gardens of Epicurus", 1685 5

The 422nd Anniversary of the Execution of Giordano Bruno 2

Introduction---Joshua's Notes on "The Good Poem According to Philodemus", by Michael McOsker 6

Compassion in Epicurean Philosophy 42

Greenblatt and his Detractors 13

The Amazonian Tribe That Won't Believe in God 2

John Tyndall - Address Delivered Before the British Association Assembled At Belfast - 1874 6

Notable Quotations and the Reception of Lucretius 6

Fun with Ambigrams 3

The Pocket Epicurean by John Sellars 4

Happy Birthday, Frances Wright! 18

Martial, Ode on Mount Vesuvius 5

LaTeX - A Typesetting Mark-Up Language 1

A Feeling Something Like Loneliness 12

William Harris - "The Old Idiosyncrat's Method to Homer" 1

Toward a New Interlinear Gloss of De Rerum Natura 88

John Adams and the "Ineffable Nonsense of Epicurus" 2

Archival Preservation of Antique Books 1

Pleasure and Pain in the Practice of Smoking 6

David Attenborough on Lucretius 2

Albert Einstein, "Foreword to Lucretius" 16

"The Garden" by J.M.W. Turner 11

A Sobering Look at Google Ngrams 4

In Imitation of Lucretius–Bevil Higgons, 1670 to 1735 3

Epigram on the Twentieth 12

Epigrams on Atomism 9

Epigrams on Epicurus - His Life and Death 3

"The Rise and Fall of Alexandria", Howard Reid and Justin Pollard 11

Unread Threads

Mocking Epithets 2

Best Lucretius translation? 12

Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 19

The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4