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Scottish Epicurean Wisdom?
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So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 78
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Pleasure as a guide 3
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Téōs Around an Idea 4
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Happy National Pig Day (US)!
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Epicurean Emporium 7
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The Purpose Behind Studying Epicurean Philosophy 3
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Ancient Greek Numbering System 1
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Pompeii Then and Now 6
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Ideas For 2025?
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"Metakosmos" in Ancient Texts 10
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Boethus the Epicurean (geometry, acoustics) 1
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Oenoanda fragments
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The Reality of Sisyphus 3
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Eliminative Materialism 19
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Eclectic Take on Epicurean Philosophy; Earlier Origin of Some Epicurean Concepts; Method of Loci 17
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November 22, 2023 at 3:40 PM
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Happy Hogmanay (a day late)!
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To Whom Was Epicurus' Last Letter Addressed? 19
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Give Us an Example of God! 63
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Aonius Palearius - Sixteenth Century Figure With Some Epicurean Sympathies
- Cassius
December 30, 2024 at 6:47 AM
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what did epicurean actually mean by free will ? i think the article on the main page is confusing determinism with fatalism 8
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December 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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Epicureanism and Scientific Debates Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception - New (2023) Collection of Commentaries 7
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Video Games For Mental Focus and Relaxation 2
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Discussion of New Substack Article: "A Gate To Be Burst: Absence of Pain" 29
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How Would Epicurus Analyze The Slogan "Live Free Or Die" As An Ethical Guide? 6
- Cassius
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Mark Twain Quote (On Death) 10
- Don
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November 2024 General Thoughts On What Epicurean Philosophy Means To Me. 6
- Cassius
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Usener Collection of Epicurean Materials - Harris Edition
- Cassius
March 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM - Usener Collection
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Lucretius in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum
- Joshua
March 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM - General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"
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Scottish Epicurean Wisdom?
- Don
March 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM - General Discussion
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New Religious Landscape Study from Pew Research 25
- Don
February 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM - General Discussion
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So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 78
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November 17, 2023 at 8:20 PM - General Discussion
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