Epicureanism
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Epicureanism is a school of philosophy founded upon the teachings of its founder [[Epicurus]] | Epicureanism is a school of philosophy founded upon the teachings of its founder [[Epicurus]] | ||
| − | It was known, to Rome, | + | It was known, to Rome, from the mid 2nd Century B.C. as a philosophical school and a way of life. It was immenesely popular in Italy during the 1st Century B.C. but by the 2nd Century A.D Stoicism was paramount. |
:pleasure was the ''telos'' of epicureanism | :pleasure was the ''telos'' of epicureanism | ||
:ataraxia | :ataraxia | ||
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:Philodemus | :Philodemus | ||
:Siro | :Siro | ||
| + | :M. Pompilius Andronicus | ||
Epicurean vocabulary: | Epicurean vocabulary: | ||
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Epicureanism is a school of philosophy founded upon the teachings of its founder Epicurus It was known, to Rome, from the mid 2nd Century B.C. as a philosophical school and a way of life. It was immenesely popular in Italy during the 1st Century B.C. but by the 2nd Century A.D Stoicism was paramount.
- pleasure was the telos of epicureanism
- ataraxia
- live unobtrusively
Prominent Roman Epicureans:
Greek teachers in Italy:
- Philodemus
- Siro
- M. Pompilius Andronicus
Epicurean vocabulary:
- hortulus
- contubernium
- contubernales
- quies
- voluptas
