'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly'
The ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - not sensual hedonism, but the ab……続きを見る
“Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.”
- Epicurus.
Epicurus posited a materialistic physics, in which pleasure, by which he meant freedom from pain, is the highest good. Se……続きを見る
“It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.”
-Epicurus
Founded in the fourth century BC, Epicureanism was the main alternative philosophy to its ……続きを見る
Despite its modern-day connotations of hedonism, "Epicureanism" has more to do with living a mindful, uncomplicated life. Epicurus ー who was born at Samos, Greece, in 341 BC and died at Athens in 2……続きを見る
