- 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
- 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 - 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’ Ethics: Pleasure as the Core of Morality
Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher, is best known for his philosophy that centered around the pursuit of pleasure, often summarized by the phrase “pleasure is the greatest good ”
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