citizen. Epicurus grew up during the final years of the Greek Classical Period. Plato had died seven years before Epicurus was born and Epicurus was seven...

founded around 307 BCE based upon the teachings of Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher. Epicurus was an atomist and materialist, following in the steps...

dilemma about the problem of evil attributed to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who argued against the existence of a god who is simultaneously omniscient...

eudaimonia refers to an individual's well-being. Epicurus' doctrine can be considered eudaimonist since Epicurus argues that a life of pleasure will coincide...

Hypochrysops epicurus, the dull jewel, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found in Australia. "Hypochrysops epicurus Miskin, 1876" at Markku Savela's...

before the historical Epicurus was even born), as backwards, foolish, fascistic, or all three, while the philosophy of Epicurus is portrayed to be more...

the form of flesh. Epicurus (341–270 BCE) studied atomism with Nausiphanes who had been a student of Democritus. Although Epicurus was certain of the...

He passionately defends Epicurus in Book 10, which is of high quality and contains three long letters attributed to Epicurus explaining Epicurean doctrines...

of the soul and that tranquility arises from it. In the philosophy of Epicurus, hēdonē is described as a pleasure that may or may not derive from actions...

which Epicurus taught philosophy, some people in the Roman world were calling Epicurus their Savior. The most prominent soul saved by Epicurus was the...

of friends. Since most of Epicurus' 37 books "On Nature" are lost to us, the Principal Doctrines are, together with Epicurus' Letters to Herodotus, Menoeceus...

may have been wrongly attributed to Epicurus by Lactantius, who, from his Christian perspective, regarded Epicurus as an atheist. According to Mark Joseph...

world. This interest in using philosophy to improve life was captured in Epicurus' claim that "empty are the words of that philosopher who offers therapy...

deterministically caused. Epicurus did not say the swerve was directly involved in decisions. But following Aristotle, Epicurus thought human agents have...

deterministically caused. Epicurus did not say the swerve was directly involved in decisions. But following Aristotle, Epicurus thought human agents have...

Platypus Walk Into a Bar co-written with Thomas Cathcart. and Travels With Epicurus. Klein went to school at Harvard College where he received a B.A. in philosophy...

Cassius famously converted to the school of thought founded by Epicurus. Although Epicurus advocated a withdrawal from politics, at Rome his philosophy...

he joined the school Epicurus had set up in their home town. Timocrates, however, soon fell out with both his brother and Epicurus and devoted the rest...

doctrines of Epicurus as containing every thing rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us." The 29th of Epicurus' 40 Principal...

(2002). Epicurus and Democritean Ethics. Cambridge University Press. pp. 129–130. Warren, Epicurus and Democritean Ethics, pp. 131-132 Warren, Epicurus and...

fifteenth satire, and is also indebted to Hobbes, Montaigne, Lucretius, and Epicurus, as well as the general libertine tradition. Confusion has arisen in its...

mission to spread slander about Epicurus' philosophy and way of life. He was the elder brother of Metrodorus, Epicurus' best friend and most loyal follower...

throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship. — Epicurus Epicurus (c. 341 – c. 270 BCE), the founder of Epicureanism, taught that the...

orthodoxy. They are believed to be the authoritative conclusions arrived at by Epicurus, Metrodorus, and their close companions during the early years of the formation...

people. Epicurus is credited with first expounding the problem of evil. David Hume in his Dialogues concerning Natural Religion (1779) cited Epicurus in stating...

ascetic practices have actually been carried out as disciplines of pleasure. Epicurus taught a philosophy of pleasure, but he also engaged in ascetic practices...

back to 440 BC, arising in works by philosophers such as Democritus and Epicurus. In 50 BCE, the Roman philosopher Lucretius expanded upon the theory in...

reference to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, but it is apparent that the term is derived from his name. Epicurus was a pagan philosopher whose views...

nature that also parallels humanist thought. In the third century BCE, Epicurus developed an influential, human-centered philosophy that focused on achieving...

War ends with Rome triumphant and the Samnites willing to make peace. Epicurus, Greek philosopher was born in Samos Wikimedia Commons has media related...