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1 That is in the body; see i. 20, 17. Compare ii. 20, at the beginning of the chapter.
2 The word ὑπονοητικοί is not intelligible. Schweighaeuser suggests that it ought to be προνοητικοί, “how have we any care for others?” Epicurus taught that we should not marry nor beget children nor engage in public affairs, because these things disturb our tranquillity.
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