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    2. Lucretius Today Podcast - With All Past Episodes - Now Available On Youtube 2

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    2. Outlines and More Outlines - "The main heads [to which] we must continually return..."

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    2. Top Problematic Attitude and “Life Premise” Issues Made Worse By Stoicism and Cured by Epicurean Philosophy

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    2. A Seasonal Poem - "Fake News"

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    2. Principles of Interpretation - (Observation by Collingwood) 2

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    2. Responses to Nussbaum's Criticism That Epicureanism Is Not A Real Philosophy; That Epicureanism Numbs Intellect And Critical Thinking 1

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    2. Illusions and Trusting the Senses - An Example

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    2. Reading Recommendations for "Normies"

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    2. Let's Plan a Recorded Discussion on "Hard Topics In Epicurean Philosophy" or "Why Should I Care About XXX In Epicurean Philosophy" 2

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    2. Society of Epicurus now has a sub-reddit 1

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    2. Christos Yapijakis: "Epicurean Philosophy, Modern Science, and Life" - A Presentation With Question / Answer Session.

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    2. Can You Provide A Simplified Outline of The Most Important Principles Of The Epicurean System?

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      • December 9, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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    2. Can You Suggest A Reading List For New Students of Epicurus? 9

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    2. Test Thread - Please Use This Thread for Test Posts 2

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    2. Three Documented Examples Where Students of Epicurus Diverged From Their Teacher.

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      • December 30, 2018 at 9:28 AM
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    2. Cassius' Ebooks 1

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    2. A Proposal To Set Up An Audio Question / Answer Program

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      • January 4, 2019 at 1:14 PM
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    2. What does a government based on Epicureanism look like? 2

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    2. The Phaeacian Princess - Homer and Nietzsche

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    2. Epicurus Discussed On The PartiallyExaminedLife.com Podcast 7

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      • January 24, 2019 at 11:13 AM
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    2. Growth Through Sharing Graphics / Memes 4

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    2. Concerning religiosity 5

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    2. Request For Assistance -- Public Domain Graphics! 4

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    2. Meeting the Epicurean challenge: a reply to Christensen 5

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    2. Epicureans on Squandering Life 4

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    2. Venus: Conceiving The Good 5

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    2. Suggestions for Free PDF Greek - English Dictionary? 1

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    2. "Lucretius Was Right" Graphic

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    2. How to live a Good Life Featured in PW 5

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    2. Epicurean Self-Sufficiency - Video Of A Short Address from the 2013 Promethea Conference in Greece - By George Kaplanis

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