Epicureanism
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Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus, founded around 307 BCE. Epicurus was an atomic materialist, following in the steps of Democritus. His materialism led him to a general attack on superstition and divine intervention. Following Aristippus—about whom very little is known—Epicurus believed that pleasure is the greatest good. But the way to attain pleasure was to live modestly and to gain knowledge of the workings of the world and the limits of one's desires. This led one to attain a state of tranquility (ataraxia) and freedom from fear, as well as absence of bodily pain (aponia). The combination of these two states is supposed to constitute happiness in its highest form. Although Epicureanism is a form of hedonism, insofar as it declares pleasure to be the sole intrinsic good, its conception of absence of pain as the greatest pleasure and its advocacy of a simple life make it different from "hedonism" as it is commonly understood.
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| Epicureans on PhilPapers Epicureans on PhilPapers philpapers.org/browse/6273 - Web |
| Epicurus.info - Epicurean Philosophy Online Epicurus.info - Epicurean Philosophy Online www.epicurus.info - Web |
| Karl Marx's Notebooks on Epicurean Philosophy Karl Marx's Notebooks on Epicurean Philosophy www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1839/notebook/ - Web |
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| Marx's Doctoral Dissertation On the Difference bet... Marx's Doctoral Dissertation On the Difference between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1841/dr-theses/index.htm - Web |
