Epicureanism (redirect from On Nature (Epicurus)) founded around 307 BCE based upon the teachings of Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher. Epicurus was an atomist and materialist, following in the steps... 62 KB (7,693 words) - 17:40, 14 April 2024 |
Epicurean paradox (redirect from Epicurus' paradox) The Epicurus paradox is a logical dilemma about the problem of evil attributed to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who argued against the existence of a... 7 KB (981 words) - 00:26, 20 April 2024 |
Eudaimonia (section Epicurus) eudaimonia refers to an individual's well-being. Epicurus' doctrine can be considered eudaimonist since Epicurus argues that a life of pleasure will coincide... 45 KB (6,224 words) - 21:24, 10 April 2024 |
before the historical Epicurus was even born), as backwards, foolish, fascistic, or all three, while the philosophy of Epicurus is portrayed to be more... 3 KB (298 words) - 05:38, 21 February 2024 |
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... 8 KB (1,148 words) - 21:27, 9 October 2023 |
He passionately defends Epicurus in Book 10, which is of high quality and contains three long letters attributed to Epicurus explaining Epicurean doctrines... 36 KB (3,960 words) - 21:42, 13 March 2024 |
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... 6 KB (631 words) - 17:36, 13 February 2024 |
which Epicurus taught philosophy, some people in the Roman world were calling Epicurus their Savior. The most prominent soul saved by Epicurus was the... 20 KB (2,473 words) - 15:05, 4 March 2024 |
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... 39 KB (4,921 words) - 19:01, 24 April 2024 |
Problem of evil (redirect from The Riddle of Epicurus) may have been wrongly attributed to Epicurus by Lactantius, who, from his Christian perspective, regarded Epicurus as an atheist. According to Mark Joseph... 138 KB (17,465 words) - 16:47, 28 April 2024 |
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... 64 KB (7,634 words) - 15:26, 29 April 2024 |
system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus (c. 341 – c. 270 BC), founded around 307 BC. Epicurus was an atomic materialist, following in the... 63 KB (7,333 words) - 13:29, 18 April 2024 |
Libertarianism (metaphysics) (section Epicurus) deterministically caused. Epicurus did not say the swerve was directly involved in decisions. But following Aristotle, Epicurus thought human agents have... 37 KB (4,552 words) - 07:38, 15 February 2024 |
doctrines of Epicurus as containing every thing rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us." The 29th of Epicurus' 40 Principal... 21 KB (2,310 words) - 17:30, 10 April 2024 |
Cassius famously converted to the school of thought founded by Epicurus. Although Epicurus advocated a withdrawal from politics, at Rome his philosophy... 27 KB (3,136 words) - 11:25, 6 February 2024 |
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... 9 KB (929 words) - 10:55, 3 December 2023 |
deterministically caused. Epicurus did not say the swerve was directly involved in decisions. But following Aristotle, Epicurus thought human agents have... 41 KB (5,606 words) - 15:57, 7 September 2023 |
fifteenth satire, and is also indebted to Hobbes, Montaigne, Lucretius, and Epicurus, as well as the general libertine tradition. Confusion has arisen in its... 20 KB (2,146 words) - 23:37, 22 February 2024 |
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... 3 KB (337 words) - 21:04, 2 July 2023 |
Vincent. "Epicurus - Letter to Menoeceus". www.epicurus.net. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018. "Epicurus and Lucretius... 14 KB (1,461 words) - 20:55, 8 April 2024 |
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... 7 KB (746 words) - 17:30, 26 December 2023 |
in natural phenomena. He frequently quotes Epicurus, especially in his Letters. His interest in Epicurus is mainly limited to using him as a source of... 59 KB (6,811 words) - 20:25, 24 April 2024 |
Asceticism (section Nietzsche's and Epicurus's view) ascetic practices have actually been carried out as disciplines of pleasure. Epicurus taught a philosophy of pleasure, but he also engaged in ascetic practices... 83 KB (9,442 words) - 14:24, 29 April 2024 |
his 1704 Tale of a Tub ix.166, satirizing the atomistic theory of Epicurus: Epicurus modestly hoped that one time or other, a certain fortuitous concourse... 6 KB (787 words) - 17:02, 27 February 2024 |
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... 83 KB (9,163 words) - 13:54, 21 April 2024 |