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Cassius
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There's absolutely no doubt --most people are scared to death of the term, and they would never want to be associated with a philosophy of pleasure - especially in Academia.
Since there's a lot of criticism of negativity embedded in this discussion I… -
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Blog ArticleJuly 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM The Passage You've Seen a Thousand Times, and What It Actually Says
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