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Episode 218 of the Lucretius Today Podcast is now available. In this episode we address: Can an Epicurean Not Distinguish Between Greater and Lesser Pleasures and Pains?
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Perspectives On "Proving" That Pleasure is "The Good" 205
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December 19, 2022 at 4:34 PM - General Discussion
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November 28, 2023 at 1:28 PM
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Discussion of the Society of Epicurus' 20 Tenets of 12/21/19 174
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December 22, 2019 at 12:14 PM - Society of Epicurus
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December 9, 2022 at 9:03 PM
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Do Pigs Value Katastematic Pleasure? ( Summer 2022 K / K Discussion) 167
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June 29, 2022 at 11:26 PM - Two Equal-Rank Categories Within "Pleasure" - Stimulative/Kinetic And Non-Stimulative/Katastematic
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October 20, 2022 at 11:57 AM
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Reverence and Awe In Epicurean Philosophy 164
- Susan Hill
October 23, 2020 at 9:06 AM - Nature Has No Gods Over Her - Epicurean Divinity, Piety, and the Question of "Religion"
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January 8, 2021 at 9:06 PM
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Interpretations of PD 10 Discussion 134
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January 16, 2021 at 8:50 AM - PD 10 - If the things that produce the pleasures of profligates...
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January 13, 2022 at 8:39 AM
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Epicurus' Birthday 2023 - (The Most Comprehensive Picture Yet!) 131
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January 26, 2023 at 4:28 PM
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Where Is Epicurus In The "School of Athens"? 128
- Cassius
March 11, 2017 at 6:27 PM - The "School of Athens" - By Raphael (1509 ce) - Where Is Epicurus?
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November 6, 2021 at 11:34 AM
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Glossary - What is the Epicurean Definition of "Pleasure?" 125
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January 14, 2020 at 8:03 AM - FAQ Answers And Discussion
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January 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM
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Episode One Hundred Thirty Eight - Letter to Menoeceus 5 - Pleasure Part One 109
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September 1, 2022 at 10:49 PM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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September 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM
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Happy Birthday General Thread 109
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February 10, 2022 at 9:21 AM - Twentieth Memorials and Special Occasion Greetings
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February 27, 2024 at 4:15 AM
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Toward A Better Understanding of Epicurean Justice And Injustice (With Examples of "Just" and "Unjust") 108
- Don
March 21, 2021 at 9:34 PM - Justice (Including Security And Social Structures)
- Don
November 4, 2021 at 9:33 AM
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Would You Rather Live For A Week As (1) Epicurus During the Last Week of His Life or (2) An Anonymous Shepherd Laying In The Grass In The Summertime With No Pain At All? 104
- Cassius
September 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM - General Discussion
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October 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM
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Can Determinism Be Reconciled With Epicureanism? (Admin Edit - No, But Let's Talk About Why Not) 101
- waterholic
September 24, 2022 at 8:46 AM - Personal Freedom, Responsibility, And Proper Attitude Toward "Gods" and "Fate"
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March 3, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Letter to Menoikeus translation by Peter Saint-Andre 99
- Kalosyni
May 27, 2023 at 9:15 AM - The Letter to Menoeceus
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July 1, 2023 at 5:58 PM
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From The "Golden Mean" to tbe "Summum Bonum" - Useful or Deceptive Frames of Reference? 98
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February 13, 2022 at 5:30 AM - Epicurean Philosophy vs. Aristotle
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February 20, 2022 at 8:27 AM
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PD19 And The Meaning Of No "Greater" Pleasure 96
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August 11, 2022 at 6:16 AM - PD 19 - Infinite time contains no greater pleasure than limited time...
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August 24, 2022 at 2:46 PM
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An Epicurean Understanding of Pleasure 96
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October 4, 2021 at 1:39 PM - General Discussion
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October 10, 2021 at 4:36 PM
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Epicureanism as the spiritual essence or 'religion' of an entire community 90
- Peter Konstans
September 29, 2023 at 4:14 PM - Nature Has No Gods Over Her - Epicurean Divinity, Piety, and the Question of "Religion"
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February 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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New Sedley Chapter On Ancient Greek Atheism 89
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April 16, 2022 at 1:00 PM
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Toward a New Interlinear Gloss of De Rerum Natura 88
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May 30, 2021 at 6:33 PM - Versions of the Text of Lucretius
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July 1, 2023 at 9:51 PM
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Episode Ninety-Three: Torquatus Leads Us Forward Into Conflict Over Epicurean Ethics 82
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October 18, 2021 at 10:01 AM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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October 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM
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The Neglect of Metrodorus’ Economics 81
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February 12, 2020 at 6:05 PM - Philodemus On Property Management
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February 27, 2020 at 8:10 AM
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2022 Epicurus vs Buddhism Compare and Contrast Thread 78
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January 27, 2022 at 4:34 PM - Epicurean Philosophy vs. Buddhism
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October 10, 2022 at 3:33 AM
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Epicurean substitute for prayer 78
- Mathitis Kipouros
August 25, 2020 at 11:52 PM - Daily Life As An Epicurean - Lifestyle General Discussion
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November 18, 2022 at 1:35 PM
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The Notre Dame Fire 78
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April 15, 2019 at 4:57 PM - General Discussion
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October 28, 2019 at 10:17 PM
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An Epicurean Study of Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics 75
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October 7, 2022 at 6:26 PM - General Discussion
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In Epicurean Philosophy Is Suicide (Or voluntary death of any kind) ever warranted? 74
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December 7, 2022 at 7:14 AM - Dealing With Death, Dying, And Old Age
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December 15, 2022 at 9:36 AM
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The Twelve Fundamentals - Discussion on Lucretius Today Podcast 72
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June 20, 2022 at 7:54 AM - Epicurean Physics - General Discussion and Navigation
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January 6, 2023 at 12:51 PM
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Planning For A Weekly EpicureanFriends Zoom Meeting in 2022 72
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December 24, 2021 at 9:59 AM - Wednesday Night Weekly Epicurean Philosophy Discussion Via Zoom
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February 22, 2022 at 7:57 PM
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Should Epicurean Philosophy Be Made More Accessible? 71
- Kalosyni
December 30, 2021 at 12:50 PM - General Discussion
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March 27, 2023 at 10:25 PM
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Epicureans and the Ancient Greek Gods (Imagery of "Gods" / "Gods Among Men") 70
- Matt
February 12, 2019 at 4:01 PM - General Discussion
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March 27, 2019 at 6:47 PM
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Is gratitude a katastematic or kinetic pleasure? 69
- burninglights
October 25, 2023 at 10:45 AM - Two Equal-Rank Categories Within "Pleasure" - Stimulative/Kinetic And Non-Stimulative/Katastematic
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November 4, 2023 at 5:13 PM
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Gosling & Taylor, The Greeks on Pleasure. 69
- Godfrey
June 22, 2020 at 7:15 PM - Modern or Current Books
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June 30, 2020 at 8:37 AM
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Nate's "Allegory of the Oasis" Graphic 69
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December 19, 2018 at 10:56 AM - Meme Workshop
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June 23, 2022 at 12:28 AM
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Episode 195 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 05 67
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October 6, 2023 at 2:47 PM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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October 12, 2023 at 6:12 PM
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Issues In The Meaning And Definition of Logic 66
- Mathitis Kipouros
August 17, 2021 at 9:10 AM - Epicurean Canonics - Methods of Reasoning And Determining Truth - General Discussion and Navigation
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August 27, 2021 at 3:30 PM
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Tactical Question for the Group Re Terminology In Discussing Reason and Logic 66
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January 19, 2021 at 10:30 AM - The Priority of Nature Over Reason
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January 25, 2021 at 5:49 PM
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What If Anything Has Changed About Human Nature In the Last 2000 Years? 63
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January 3, 2024 at 4:48 AM - Epicurean Philosophy vs. "Scientism"
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January 27, 2024 at 3:32 AM
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Supernatural and the Senses 63
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January 13, 2022 at 3:05 PM - General Discussion
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January 16, 2022 at 9:11 AM
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References to Epicurus' Attitude Toward The "Place of the Sciences And Liberal Arts" 63
- Cassius
May 15, 2020 at 9:37 AM - Epicurean Physics - General Discussion and Navigation
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July 28, 2020 at 10:18 AM
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Episode 196 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 06 62
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October 10, 2023 at 7:02 PM - The Lucretius Today Podcast
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October 17, 2023 at 7:11 PM
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Dead Reddit / The "Isms" Thread 62
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November 21, 2019 at 5:09 PM - General Discussion
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December 22, 2019 at 7:08 PM
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Modern Neuroscience And The Katastematic / Kinetic Debate 61
- Don
June 29, 2023 at 2:14 PM - Two Equal-Rank Categories Within "Pleasure" - Stimulative/Kinetic And Non-Stimulative/Katastematic
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July 28, 2023 at 1:31 PM
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"Epicurean Philosophy: An Introduction from the 'Garden of Athens'" edited by Christos Yapijakis 61
- Godfrey
January 9, 2023 at 1:37 AM - Modern or Current Books
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January 28, 2023 at 1:49 PM
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Promising New Book ("Living For Pleasure") and Great New Article ("Are The Modern Stoics Really Epicurean?") Both By Emily Austin 60
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November 14, 2022 at 7:00 AM - Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life - Emily Austin
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April 12, 2023 at 2:42 PM
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An Epicurean Understanding of Valentine's Day: Love, Romance, and Free-will 60
- Kalosyni
January 16, 2022 at 1:19 AM - Romantic Love, Marriage, and Children
- Kalosyni
March 25, 2023 at 5:47 PM
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Gratitude and Weakness (Especially In Relation to the Gods) 59
- Twentier
May 7, 2023 at 1:45 PM - PD 01 - The blessed and immortal nature knows no trouble itself ...
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May 16, 2023 at 8:32 AM
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Threads of Epicureanism in Art and Literature 59
- Joshua
November 24, 2019 at 8:11 PM - Search and Identification of Past Epicureans, Real or Fictional
- Joshua
August 30, 2023 at 11:35 PM
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Is There A Relationship Between "Anticipations" and "Instinct"? 58
- Cassius
April 21, 2021 at 5:26 AM - Anticipations / Preconceptions / Prolepsis
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May 2, 2021 at 8:30 AM
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Pros and Cons Of Considering Epicurean Philosophy To Be A "Religion" 57
- Cassius
January 22, 2024 at 9:24 AM - Nature Has No Gods Over Her - Epicurean Divinity, Piety, and the Question of "Religion"
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March 17, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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