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Epicureanism - Wikipedia
Epicureanism is a system of philosophy founded in 307 BCE and based upon the teachings of Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher. Epicurus was an atomist and materialist, following in the steps of Democritus.
Epicureanism | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
Epicureanism, in a strict sense, the philosophy taught by Epicurus (341–270 BCE). In a broad sense, it is a system of ethics embracing every conception or form of life that can be traced to the principles of his philosophy.
Epicurus - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Epicurus believed that, on the basis of a radical materialism which dispensed with transcendent entities such as the Platonic Ideas or Forms, he could disprove the possibility of the soul’s survival after death, and hence the prospect of punishment in the afterlife.
Epicureanism - New World Encyclopedia
Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus (c. 340–c. 270 B.C.E.), and was one of the most popular schools of Hellenistic philosophy (together with Platonism and Stoicism).
Epicureanism - A Beginner's Guide to Philosophy, Happiness, and ...
Epicureanism, rooted in the teachings of ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, categorizes desires into two types: natural and vain. Natural desires encompass essential needs like food, shelter, and companionship, which are essential for a life of contentment and pleasure.
Epicurus | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
After Epicurus’ death, Epicureanism continued to flourish as a philosophical movement. Communities of Epicureans sprang up throughout the Hellenistic world; along with Stoicism, it was one of the major philosophical schools competing for people’s allegiances.
Epicureanism - Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Its main features are an anti-teleological physics, an empiricist epistemology and a hedonistic ethics. Epicurean physics developed out of the fifth-century atomist system of Democritus. The only per se existents are bodies and space, each of them infinite in quantity.
Epicureanism - By Branch / Doctrine - The Basics of Philosophy
Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus, founded around 307 B.C. It teaches that the greatest good is to seek modest pleasures in order to attain a state of tranquillity, freedom from fear ("ataraxia") and absence from bodily pain ("aponia").
Epicureanism - ReligionFacts
Epicureanism is an ancient Greek philosophical system taught by Epicurus. It emphasized the goal of a happy and content life in the here and now, rejecting both superstitous fear of the gods and notions of an afterlife.
Epicurus - Wikipedia
Epicureanism divided pleasure into two broad categories: pleasures of the body and pleasures of the mind. Pleasures of the body involve sensations of the body, such as the act of eating delicious food or of being in a state of comfort free from pain, and exist only in the present.
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