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Epicurus

Essential Epicurus

For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by peace and freedom from fear, the absence of pain, and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends. He taught that pleasure and pain are the measures of what is good and evil; death is the end of both body and soul and should therefore not be feared; the gods neither reward nor punish humans; the universe is infinite and eternal; and events in the world are ultimately based on the motions and interactions of atoms. Although much of Epicurus' written work has been lost, the remaining principle doctrines and his letters featured in this book provide an insight into the Epicurean school of thought, which was originally based in the garden of his house and thus called The Garden.
66 printed pages
Original publication
2014
Publication year
2014
Publisher
The Big Nest
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Quotes

  • Anna Khas quoted7 years ago
    even in the hour of death, when ushered out of existence by circumstances, the mind does not lack enjoyment of the best life.
  • b7930279769has quoted2 years ago
    It is not an unbroken succession of drinking-bouts and of merrymaking, not sexual love, not the enjoyment of the fish and other delicacies of a luxurious table, which produce a pleasant life; it is sober reasoning, searching out the grounds of every choice and avoidance, and banishing those beliefs through which the greatest disturbances take possession of the soul.
  • b7930279769has quoted2 years ago
    Question each of your desires: “What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?”
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