Epicureanism

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−	The main tenents of epicureanism are:	+	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 ''τελος'' of epicureanism
		+	:this was achieved by rational calculus συμμετρησις, a selection (αιρεσις) an aversions (φυγη)are to be evaluated by the pleasure it gives (129),<ref>Roskam, Geert Live unnoticed Λαθε Βιωσασ On the Vicissitudes of an Epicurean Doctrine (9004161716)</ref>
		+	:ataraxia αταραζια
		+	:live unobtrusively λαθε βιωσας
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		+	Prominent Roman Epicureans:
		+	* [[Titus Lucretius Carus]]
		+	Greek teachers in Italy:
		+	:Philodemus
		+	:Siro
		+	:M. Pompilius Andronicus
		+	Epicurean vocabulary:
		+	:hortulus
		+	:contubernium
		+	:contubernales
		+	:quies
		+	:voluptas
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+	p.35-39
		+	==External links==
		+	* [http://www.epicurus.net/ Epicurus & Epicurean Philosophy]
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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 τελος of epicureanism

this was achieved by rational calculus συμμετρησις, a selection (αιρεσις) an aversions (φυγη)are to be evaluated by the pleasure it gives (129),^[1]

ataraxia αταραζια

live unobtrusively λαθε βιωσας

Prominent Roman Epicureans:

• Titus Lucretius Carus

Greek teachers in Italy:

Philodemus

Siro

M. Pompilius Andronicus

Epicurean vocabulary:

hortulus

contubernium

contubernales

quies

voluptas

References

1. ↑ Roskam, Geert Live unnoticed Λαθε Βιωσασ On the Vicissitudes of an Epicurean Doctrine (9004161716)

p.35-39

External links

• Epicurus & Epicurean Philosophy