|
Epicurus - Wikipedia
Epicurus advocated that people were best able to pursue philosophy by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends; he and his followers were known for eating simple meals and discussing a wide range of philosophical subjects at "The Garden", the school he established in Athens.
Epicurus | Ethics, Pleasure, & Facts | Britannica
Epicurus (born 341 bc, Samos, Greece—died 270, Athens) was a Greek philosopher, author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement. He founded schools of philosophy that survived directly from the 4th century bc until the 4th century ad.
Epicurus | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Epicurus is one of the major philosophers in the Hellenistic period, the three centuries following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. (and of Aristotle in 322 B.C.E.). Epicurus developed an unsparingly materialistic metaphysics, empiricist epistemology, and hedonistic ethics.
Epicurus - World History Encyclopedia
Epicurus (341 BCE – 270 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the founder of the Epicurean school in Athens, who taught that "Pleasure is the principle and end to a happy life."
Epicurus - An Introduction to His Philosophy
Epicurus was an influential figure in ancient Greece who developed a unique philosophical system based on pleasure and moderation. His works have had a lasting impact on Western thought, influencing philosophy, religion, and politics.
The Philosophy of Epicurus - Psychology Today
Epicurus agrees with Aristotle that happiness is an end-in-itself and the highest good of human living. However, he identifies happiness with the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain ...
Epicurus - New World Encyclopedia
Epicurus (Epikouros or Ἐπίκουρος in Greek) (341 B.C.E. – 270 B.C.E.) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the founder of Epicureanism, one of the most popular schools of Hellenistic Philosophy.
"Epicurus and Epicureanism" In: The Encyclopedia of Ancient History
Epicurus (341–270 BCE) was a Hellenistic Greek moral philosopher who identified the goal of life as happiness. The study of science was an essential but subsidiary component of his all-encompassing system, which attracted Greek and Roman practitioners for centuries.
Epicurus - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
According to Epicurus (LM 132, KD 5), someone who is incapable of living prudently, honorably, and justly cannot live pleasurably, and vice versa. Moreover, prudence or wisdom (phronêsis) is the chief of the virtues: on it depend all the rest.
Epicurus | Research Starters - EBSCO
Epicurus founded The Garden, a school of Greek philosophy, which has had a significant influence on Western philosophers, statesmen, and literary figures. Epicurus (ehp-ih-KYUR-uhs) was born on the Greek island of Samos, about two miles off the coast of Turkey.
|
