Philosophy+of+Epicurus
101The Golden Rule — Not to be confused with the Golden Law or the Golden ratio.   This term refers to the maxim do as you would be done by . For other uses, see Golden Rule (disambiguation). The maxim of the golden rule is exemplified in many Christian stories …
102EPICUREANISM — EPICUREANISM, a philosophy of adjustment to the social changes after alexander the great (336–323), founded by Epicurus, 342/1–270 B.C.E., the most revered and the most reviled of all founders of thought in the Greco Roman world (De Witt). Recent …
103Hermarchus — ( el. Ἕρμαρχoς), sometimes, but incorrectly, written Hermachus. He was a son of Agemarchus, a poor man of Mytilene (in insular Greece), and was at first brought up as a rhetorician, but afterwards became a faithful disciple of Epicurus, who left… …
104Leontion — (or Leontium) ( el. Λεόντιον), was a Greek woman who achieved fame sometime around 300 BC. She was a follower of Epicurus and his philosophy. She was the life companion of Metrodorus of Lampsacus. The information we have about her is scant. She… …
105atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… …
106Criticism of religion — Part of a series on Irreligion …
107The Highest Good — The Highest Good † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Highest Good We always act with a view to some good. The good is the object which all pursue, and for the sake of which they always act , says Plato (Republic, I, vi). His disciple… …
108Suffering — This article is about suffering or pain in the broadest sense. For physical pain, see Pain. For other uses, see The Suffering. Tragic mask on the façade of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm Suffering, or pain in a broad sense,[1] is …
109Epikur — (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 …
110David Hume — For other people named David Hume, see David Hume (disambiguation). David Hume David Hume Born 7 May 1711(1711 05 07) Edinburgh, Scotland Died 25 August 1776( …
