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edit Epicurus (341-270 BCE)

Bust of Epicurus from the Pergamon Museum, Berlin

An ancient Greek philosopher whose philosophy of Epicureanism was very popular in the Hellenistic period, and influenced leading modern philosophers such as Hobbes, Mill and Nietzsche.

For more on Epicurus' life and thought, see the Epicurus entry on Wikipedia.

While very few of his writings survive, the Hellenistic writer Diogenes Laertius collected three letters ascribed to him in his Lives of Eminent Philosophers.

If you're looking for the Australian rockband, the Scottish research centre or other Epicureans, try Category:Epicurean

edit Epicureanism or Epicurean Philosophy

In Epicurean thought, the purpose of philosophy is to attain happiness and tranquility, without fear or pain. Pleasure and pain are the measure of good and evil, and death is the end of both body and soul.
For a more detailed discussion, follow the links below:

• Epicureanism on Wikipedia

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