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1. Lucretius Book One

Section titled “1. Lucretius Book One”

2. Lucretius Book Two

Section titled “2. Lucretius Book Two”

3. Lucretius Book Three

Section titled “3. Lucretius Book Three”

4. Lucretius Book Four

Section titled “4. Lucretius Book Four”

5. Lucretius Book Five

Section titled “5. Lucretius Book Five”

6. Lucretius Book Six

Section titled “6. Lucretius Book Six”

7. Torquatus On Ethics

Section titled “7. Torquatus On Ethics”

8. Letter to Herodotus

Section titled “8. Letter to Herodotus”

9. Letter to Pythocles

Section titled “9. Letter to Pythocles”

10. Letter To Menoeceus

Section titled “10. Letter To Menoeceus”

11. Diogenes of Oinoanda - Excerpts From The Inscription

Section titled “11. Diogenes of Oinoanda - Excerpts From The Inscription”

12. DeWitt’s “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Parts 01-11

Section titled “12. DeWitt’s “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Parts 01-11”
  • Episode 145 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 01 - Chapter 1 - Introduction | Discussion
  • Episode 146 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 02 - The Three Divisions of Epicurean Philosophy | Discussion
  • Episode 147 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 03 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus | Discussion
  • Episode 148 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 04 - True Opinions And False Opinions About Epicurus | Discussion
  • Episode 149 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 05 - The Early Years of Epicurus | Discussion
  • Episode 150 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 06 - Development of the School in Mytilene and Lampsacus | Discussion
  • Episode 151 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 07 - The New School In Athens | Discussion
  • Episode 152 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 08 - The New Education 01 | Discussion
  • Episode 153 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 09 - The New Education 02 | Discussion
  • Episode 154 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 10 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 01 | Discussion
  • Episode 155 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 11 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 02 | Discussion

13. Interview With Dr. Emily Austin - “Living For Pleasure”

Section titled “13. Interview With Dr. Emily Austin - “Living For Pleasure””
  • Episode 156 - Emily Austin Interview Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part One | Discussion
  • Episode 157 - Emily Austin Interview Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part Two | Discussion

14. DeWitt’s “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Parts 12-19

Section titled “14. DeWitt’s “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Parts 12-19”
  • Episode 158 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 12 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 03 | Discussion
  • Episode 159 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 13 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 04 | Discussion
  • Episode 160 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 14 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 01 | Discussion
  • Episode 161 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 15 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 02 | Discussion
  • Episode 162 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 16 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 03 | Discussion
  • Episode 163 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 17 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 04 | Discussion
  • Episode 164 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 18 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 05 | Discussion
  • Episode 165 - DeWitt Chapter 9 “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 19 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 01 | Discussion

15. Interview With Dr. David Glidden - Epicurean Prolepsis

Section titled “15. Interview With Dr. David Glidden - Epicurean Prolepsis”
  • Episode 166 - Interview With Dr David Glidden Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. David Glidden on “Epicurean Prolepsis” | Discussion

16. DeWitt’s “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Parts 20-41

Section titled “16. DeWitt’s “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Parts 20-41”
  • Episode 167 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 20 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 02 | Discussion
  • Episode 168 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 21 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 01 | Discussion
  • Episode 169 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 22 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 02 | Discussion
  • Episode 170 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 23 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 03 | Discussion
  • Episode 171 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 24 - Chapter 11 - Soul, Sensation, and Mind 01 | Discussion
  • Episode 172 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01 | Discussion
  • Episode 173 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 26 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 02 | Discussion
  • Episode 174 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 27 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 03 | Discussion
  • Episode 175 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 28 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 04 | Discussion
  • Episode 176 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 29 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 05 | Discussion
  • Episode 177 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 29 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 06 | Discussion
  • Episode 178 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 30 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 01 | Discussion
  • Episode 179 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 31 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 02 | Discussion
  • Episode 180 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 32 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 03 | Discussion
  • Episode 181 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 33 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 04 | Discussion
  • Episode 182 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 34 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 05 | Discussion
  • Episode 183 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 35 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 06 - Honesty | Discussion
  • Episode 184 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 36 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 07 | Discussion
  • Episode 185 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 37 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 08 | Discussion
  • Episode 186 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 38 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, Revival - 01 | Discussion
  • Episode 187 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 39 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, Revival - 02 | Discussion
  • Episode 188 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 40 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, Revival - 03 | Discussion
  • Episode 189 - “Epicurus And His Philosophy” Part 41 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, Revival - 04 | Discussion

17. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections Parts 01 - 02

Section titled “17. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections Parts 01 - 02”

18. Special Reading - “A Few Days In Athens” Chapter 16

Section titled “18. Special Reading - “A Few Days In Athens” Chapter 16”

19. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 03 - 06

Section titled “19. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 03 - 06”

20. Interview With Dr. Marcel Boeri - Theory And Practice In Epicurean Political Philosophy

Section titled “20. Interview With Dr. Marcel Boeri - Theory And Practice In Epicurean Political Philosophy”

21. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 07 - 08

Section titled “21. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 07 - 08”

22. Special Episode - Lucretius Today 200th Episode

Section titled “22. Special Episode - Lucretius Today 200th Episode”
  • Episode 200 - Lucretius Today 200th Episode: Retrospective, Recap, and Looking To The Future | Discussion

23. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 09 - 16

Section titled “23. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 09 - 16”

24. Special Reading - Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy

Section titled “24. Special Reading - Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy”

25. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 17 - 28

Section titled “25. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Parts 17 - 28”
  • Episode 210 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 17 - Self-Approval As Pleasure | Discussion
  • Episode 211 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 18 - Battle Of The Images | Discussion
  • Episode 212 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 19 - Can “Pleasure” Be Defended In The Public Square? | Discussion
  • Episode 213 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 20 - Only Epicureans Define Pleasure As You Do! Why Do You Lie? | Discussion
  • Episode 214 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 21 - Cicero Argues For Idealized Friendship and Happiness Which Epicurus Rejects | Discussion
  • Episode 215 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 22 - The Epicurean View Of Happiness | Discussion
  • Episode 216 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 23 - Why Does Epicurus Say Length Of Time Does Not Contribute To Pleasure? | Discussion
  • Episode 217 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 24 - Does Luck Control Whether An Epicurean Is Happy? | Discussion
  • Episode 218 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 25 - Can The Epicurean Not Distinguish Between Greater and Lesser Pleasures and Pains? | Discussion
  • Episode 219 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 26 - Cicero Continues His Attack On Epicurus’ Position On Pain | Discussion
  • Episode 220 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 27 - Cicero Attacks Epicurus’ End-Of-Life Decisionmaking | Discussion
  • Episode 221 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 28 - Cicero Alleges Pleasures Of The Mind Cannot Offset Pain In Epicurean Philosophy | Discussion

26. Special Episode - The Relationship Between Happiness And Pleasure

Section titled “26. Special Episode - The Relationship Between Happiness And Pleasure”

27. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Part 29

Section titled “27. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections - Part 29”
  • Episode 223 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 29 - Are Epicureans Undergoing The Exertions Of Life For Nothing More Than A Drop Of Honey? | Discussion

28. Special Reading - The Letter of Cosma Raimondi

Section titled “28. Special Reading - The Letter of Cosma Raimondi”
  • Episode 224 - Letter of Cosma Raimondi Special Reading - The 1429 Letter of Cosma Raimondi - In Defense of Epicurus | Discussion

29. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections

Section titled “29. Cicero’s On Ends - Epicurean Sections”
  • Episode 225 - Cicero’s On Ends - Book Two - Part 30 - Cicero Argues That Commitment To Virtue Is A Bar To Pleasure | Discussion

30. Cicero’s On The Nature Of The Gods

Section titled “30. Cicero’s On The Nature Of The Gods”
  • Episode 226 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 01 - Introduction | Discussion
  • Episode 227 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 02 - Velleius Begins His Attack On Traditional Views Of The Gods | Discussion
  • Episode 228 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 03 - Velleius Asks “What Woke The Gods To Create The World?” | Discussion
  • Episode 229 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 04 - Velleius Continues His Assault On Intelligent Design | Discussion
  • Episode 230 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 05 - Velleius Attacks Misplaced Ideas of Divinity | Discussion
  • Episode 231 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 06 - How would you live if you were certain that there are no supernatural gods and no life after death? | Discussion
  • Episode 232 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 07 - Velleius Attacks The Platonist And Aristotelian Views Of Gods | Discussion
  • Episode 233 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 08 - An Epicurean Attack On The False God Of Stoicism | Discussion
  • Episode 234 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 09 - Dealing With Marcus Aurelius And The Epicurean Canonical Basis for Divinity | Discussion
  • Episode 235 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 10 - Velleius Explains the Epicurean Proleptic View of Divinity | Discussion
  • Episode 236 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 11 - Lucretian Support For Velleius’ Views of Epicurean Divinity | Discussion
  • Episode 237 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 12 - Isonomia And The Implications Of Infinity | Discussion
  • Episode 238 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 13 - Velleius Erupts Against Stoic Fate and Supernatural God-Making | Discussion
  • Episode 239 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 14 - The Dishonesty of Academic Skepticism vs. Epicurus’ Commitment To Truth Transcript | Discussion
  • Episode 246 - Cicero’s On The Nature Of The Gods - Part 21 - Examining Epicurean Evidence-Based Reasoning? | Discussion
  • Episode 245 - Cicero’s On The Nature Of The Gods - Part 20 - Right, Wrong, Or Incomplete? | Discussion
  • Episode 244 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 19 - Zeno’s Paradoxes - Profundity Or Gaslighting? | Discussion
  • Episode 243 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 18 - From “All Sensations Are True” to Reasoning By Similarity And Analogy | Discussion
  • Episode 242 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 17 - Is Truth A Matter Of Logic? | Discussion
  • Episode 241 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 16 - A Common Thread Between The Epicurean View of “The Gods” and “The Good” | Discussion
  • Episode 240 - Cicero’s On The Nature of The Gods - Part 15 - The False Allegation That “General Assent” Was The Epicurean Basis For Divinity | Discussion
  • Episode 247 - Cicero’s OTNOTG 22 – Cotta Continues To Attack The Epicurean View That Gods Are Natural Living Beings | Discussion
  • Episode 248 - Cicero’s OTNOTG 23 – Cotta Pushes The “Argument By Design” Against The Epicurean View That All Is Natural | Discussion
  • Episode 249 - Cicero’s OTNOTG 24 – Are The Epicurean Gods Totally Inactive, And Are We To Emulate Them Through Laziness? | Discussion
  • Episode 250 - Cicero’s OTNOTG 25 – The Relationship Of “Images” To All Human Thought – Not Just To “The Gods” | Discussion
  • Episode 251 - Cicero’s OTNOTG 26 – How Niagara Falls Helps Us Understand The Flux, The Heap, And The Epicurean Gods | Discussion
  • Episode 252 - Why Reverence The Epicurean Gods? | Discussion
  • Episode 253 - Cicero’s OTNOTG 28 – How The “Riddle Of Epicurus” Fits Into The Epicurean View Of The Gods | Discussion
  • Episode 254 - The Skeptic Asks: Does Not Epicurus Undermine Religion As Much As Any Outright Atheist? | Discussion
  • Episode 255 - Cicero’s OTNOTG 30 – Cotta Argues That Epicurean Gods Are As Despicable As Epicureans Themselves | Discussion

31. A Review Of Key Doctrines of Epicurus

Section titled “31. A Review Of Key Doctrines of Epicurus”

32. Understanding Epicurus Through Tusculan Disputations

Section titled “32. Understanding Epicurus Through Tusculan Disputations”

33. Epicurean Answers To Academic Questions

Section titled “33. Epicurean Answers To Academic Questions”

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