Epicureanism

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Epicureanism is a school of philosophy founded upon the teachings of its founder [[Epicurus]].
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Epicureanism is a school of philosophy founded upon the teachings of its founder [[Epicurus]]
 
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It was known, to Rome, since the mid 2nd Century B.C. as a philosopical school and a way of life.  
The main tenets of Epicureanism are:
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:pleasure was the ''telos'' of epicureanism
principally the tetrapharmakos:
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:the gods are not to be feared, they are immortal and do not interfere with mankind.
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:Death is not to be feared as the body breaks down into atoms. Once we are dead we will not know it
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:pleasure is the absence of pain
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:bodily pain does not last for long
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:The Epicurean way of life
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:ataraxia
 
:ataraxia
 
:live unobtrusively
 
:live unobtrusively

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Epicureanism is a school of philosophy founded upon the teachings of its founder Epicurus It was known, to Rome, since the mid 2nd Century B.C. as a philosopical school and a way of life.

pleasure was the telos of epicureanism
ataraxia
live unobtrusively


Prominent Roman Epicureans:

Greek teachers in Italy:

Philodemus
Siro

Epicurean vocabulary:

hortulus
contubernium
contubernales
quies
voluptas

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