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      • Notable Opponents of Epicurean Philosophy
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    1. Threads of Epicureanism in Art and Literature 64

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    1. What Do We Know About Caecilius Statius? 4

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    1. Is Pleasure the Only Good? 7

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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. Satisfying the Conditions of an Epicurean "god" 6

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    1. The Kind of Ring I'd Like to See 8

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    1. Did Epicurus Create a Finished Product? 4

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    1. An Epicurean Podcast 12

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