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    2. Gosling & Taylor, The Greeks on Pleasure. 69

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      • June 30, 2020 at 8:37 AM
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    2. DeWitt (Norman) - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" 9

      • Cassius
      • January 9, 2018 at 1:14 PM
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      • January 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM
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      January 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM

    2. "A Happy Greek" play by Christos Yapijakis (YouTube) 4

      • Kalosyni
      • December 27, 2021 at 10:53 PM
      • Kalosyni
      • November 21, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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    2. 2024 Discussion Of Current Books On Epicurus 17

      • Don
      • May 26, 2024 at 9:46 AM
      • Don
      • June 4, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      June 4, 2024 at 5:41 PM

    2. 'The Hedonicon' Book Trailer (With Nate in the Sugar Mill Gardens - SoFE) 2

      • Eikadistes
      • January 23, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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      January 23, 2024 at 12:41 PM

    2. Sedley - Epicurus and The Transformation of Greek Wisdom 5

      • Godfrey
      • December 26, 2023 at 6:04 PM
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    4. Don

      December 26, 2023 at 6:04 PM

    2. Suggested Books for the Next Step After Introductory Texts 2

      • Pacatus
      • November 17, 2023 at 3:21 PM
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      • November 17, 2023 at 3:58 PM
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      November 17, 2023 at 3:58 PM

    2. Crooked Thinking or Straight Talk?: Modernizing Epicurean Scientific Philosophy 4

      • Matteng
      • November 6, 2023 at 3:59 PM
      • Matteng
      • November 6, 2023 at 6:01 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      November 6, 2023 at 6:01 PM

    2. Hidden Brain episode: Enemies of Gratitude

      • Don
      • October 27, 2023 at 2:29 PM
      • Don
      • October 27, 2023 at 2:29 PM
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    2. Joyful 4

      • Don
      • August 17, 2023 at 11:29 AM
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      • September 20, 2023 at 9:34 PM
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      September 20, 2023 at 9:34 PM

    2. Clear and Vivid: Can Science Explain Spirituality? 1

      • Don
      • September 6, 2023 at 10:39 AM
      • Don
      • September 6, 2023 at 11:21 AM
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    4. Eikadistes

      September 6, 2023 at 11:21 AM

    2. Gordon (Pamela) - The Invention and Gendering Of Epicurus 7

      • Cassius
      • January 30, 2023 at 7:54 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM
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      September 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM

    2. Ada Palmer's "Reading Lucretius in the Renaissance" 9

      • Cleveland Okie
      • July 7, 2023 at 12:36 AM
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    4. Joshua

      July 7, 2023 at 12:36 AM

    2. Summum bonum (Atheist & Bishop podcast) 24

      • Don
      • June 24, 2023 at 8:29 AM
      • Don
      • June 24, 2023 at 11:38 PM
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    4. Joshua

      June 24, 2023 at 11:38 PM

    2. Tolkien on the pleasure of sub-creation 2

      • Don
      • June 23, 2023 at 7:56 AM
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      • June 23, 2023 at 11:33 AM
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      June 23, 2023 at 11:33 AM

    2. “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa” by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón 2

      • Don
      • June 2, 2023 at 4:08 PM
      • Don
      • June 7, 2023 at 6:45 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      June 7, 2023 at 6:45 PM

    2. The Minds of Animals (Guardian article)

      • Don
      • June 2, 2023 at 3:54 PM
      • Don
      • June 2, 2023 at 3:54 PM
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    2. Bryan Caplan defends Epicurus

      • Cleveland Okie
      • May 21, 2023 at 11:08 AM
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    2. Dr. Emily Austin "versus" the Stoics 1

      • Don
      • May 17, 2023 at 8:14 PM
      • Don
      • May 17, 2023 at 9:20 PM
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      May 17, 2023 at 9:20 PM

    2. The Ethics of Epicurus and its Relation to Contemporary Doctrines by Jean-Marie Guyau. Edited by Testa and Ansell-Pearson, translated by Testa 41

      • Godfrey
      • May 8, 2023 at 7:39 PM
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    4. Don

      May 8, 2023 at 7:39 PM

    2. A Very Short Introduction to Epicureanism 2

      • Don
      • March 5, 2023 at 10:42 AM
      • Don
      • March 5, 2023 at 12:29 PM
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      March 5, 2023 at 12:29 PM

    2. John Sellars The Pocket Epicurean (US) / The Fourfold Remedy (UK) 1

      • Kguilfoy
      • March 5, 2023 at 10:27 AM
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    4. Don

      March 5, 2023 at 10:27 AM

    2. Retirement Wisdom podcast with Emily Austin 1

      • Don
      • March 1, 2023 at 10:28 AM
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      • March 1, 2023 at 10:38 AM
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      March 1, 2023 at 10:38 AM

    2. The Fun Habit by Mike Rucker 6

      • Don
      • February 15, 2023 at 9:37 AM
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      • February 18, 2023 at 9:32 PM
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    4. Eikadistes

      February 18, 2023 at 9:32 PM

    2. The Art of Frugal Hedonism 44

      • Don
      • February 15, 2023 at 11:01 AM
      • Don
      • February 18, 2023 at 6:45 PM
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    4. Pacatus

      February 18, 2023 at 6:45 PM

    2. Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness | Dr. Robert Waldinger

      • Don
      • February 2, 2023 at 11:15 AM
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      • February 2, 2023 at 11:15 AM
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    2. "Epicurean Philosophy: An Introduction from the 'Garden of Athens'" edited by Christos Yapijakis 61

      • Godfrey
      • January 9, 2023 at 1:37 AM
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      • January 28, 2023 at 1:49 PM
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    2. Donald Hoffman's Fitness-Beats-Truth Theorem Part 1 (Explainer) 1

      • Kalosyni
      • January 11, 2023 at 7:39 PM
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      January 11, 2023 at 7:39 PM

    2. Friendship, The Key to Happiness

      • Don
      • January 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM
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    2. Presentation: Epicurus and Lucretius on the gods and the soul

      • Kalosyni
      • January 6, 2023 at 7:23 PM
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    2. The Rhetoric of Explanation in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 5

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    2. “Better to lose the money because of me than to lose me because of the money.” 3

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    2. An Anti-Epicurean Article - "The Meaning of Life Is Not Happiness" (For Future Reference) 12

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    2. Was De Rerum Natura intended as satire? A lecture by THM Gellar-Goad. 14

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