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    2. "Not Neo-Epicurean, But Epicurean" 14

      • Cassius
      • July 26, 2019 at 11:19 AM
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    2. Our Posting Policies At Epicureanfriends.com: No Partisan Politics; No Supernatural Religion; No Absolute Virtue 10

      • Cassius
      • August 17, 2019 at 10:23 AM
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    2. Community Standards / Rules of the Forum 2

      • Cassius
      • April 29, 2015 at 3:52 PM
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      January 22, 2018 at 4:32 PM

    2. Post Announcing Opening of Forum - May 15, 2015

      • Cassius
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    2. Purpose of the Forum

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    2. Protocols and Etiquette For Attendance At EpicureanFriends Zoom Meetings 1

      • Cassius
      • May 16, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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    2. EpiureanFriends Moderator Team

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    2. On Where The Boundaries Of Proper Discussion At EpicureanFriends And In Open Forums May Exist (AKA - To What Extent Is "Direct Realism" Relevant to Epicurean Philosophy?) 3

      • Cassius
      • February 12, 2022 at 1:52 PM
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    2. Outreach Discussion: When and Under What Circumstances and How to Invite Others 13

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      • February 12, 2020 at 8:29 PM
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    2. On Sharpening Distinctions Between Epicurean and Other Philosophies, Religions, and Movements

      • Cassius
      • June 3, 2019 at 9:01 PM
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    2. To encourage more widespread use of the forum 8

      • Cassius
      • February 23, 2019 at 6:24 PM
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    2. An Anti-Epicurean Article - "The Meaning of Life Is Not Happiness" (For Future Reference) 10

      • Cassius
      • November 18, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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    2. Was De Rerum Natura intended as satire? A lecture by THM Gellar-Goad. 14

      • Julia
      • November 11, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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      November 11, 2024 at 4:09 PM

    2. New Slideshow: Nothing Comes From Nothing

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      • November 10, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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    2. So You Want To Learn Ancient Greek Or Latin? 72

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      • November 10, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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    2. Questions re Pleasure 2

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      • November 9, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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