Epicurean+philosophy
21Lucretius — (Titus Lucretius Carus, 99/94–55/51 BC) Roman Epicurean . Very little is known about the life of Lucretius. His only surviving work is the philosophical poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things ), expounding the atomistic philosophy of… …
22Epicurus — (341–270 BC) Greek philosopher. Epicurus was born on the island of Samos, but moved to Athens in 307/6 BC, where he established a secluded community called the ‘Garden’. His doctrines are known mainly through the account in Diogenes Laertius, and …
23Demetrius Lacon — (2nd c. BC) Not a major figure even in antiquity, he yet enjoys the unusual distinction of being an Epicurean from Sparta …
24Epicureanism — is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus ( c . 341 ndash; c . 270 BC), founded around 307 BC. Epicurus was an atomic materialist, following in the steps of Democritus. His materialism led him to a general attack on… …
25Epicureanism — Stephen Everson It is tempting to portray Epicureanism as the most straightforward, perhaps even simplistic, of the major dogmatic philosophical schools of the Hellenistic age. Starting from an atomic physics, according to which ‘the totality of… …
26Epicureanism — /ep i kyoo ree euh niz euhm, kyoor ee /, n. 1. the philosophical system or doctrine of Epicurus, holding that the external world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms and that the highest good is pleasure, interpreted as freedom from… …
27Epicurus — Infobox Philosopher name = polytonic|Έπίκουρος Epikouros |right|thumb|145px|Roman marble bust of Epicurus color = #B0C4DE region = Western philosophy era = Ancient philosophy birth = 341 BCE death = circa 270 BCE school tradition = Epicureanism… …
28Lucretius — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Hellenistic philosophy color = #B0C4DE image size = 200px image caption = Lucretius (artist s impression) name = Titus Lucretius Carus birth = ca. 99 BC death = ca. 55 BC school tradition =… …
29Diogenes of Oenoanda — (or Oinoanda) was an Epicurean Greek from the 2nd century AD who carved a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus onto a portico wall in the ancient city of Oenoanda in Lycia (modern day southwest Turkey). The surviving fragments of the wall, which …
30Epikur — (Louvre) Epikur (griechisch Ἐπίκουρος, Epíkouros; * um 341 v. Chr. auf Samos; † 271 oder 270 v. Chr. in Athen) war ein griechischer Philosoph und Begründer des Epikureismus. Diese im Hellenismus parallel zur Stoa entstandene p …
