Philosophy+of+Epicurus
81Materialism — • As the word itself signifies, Materialism is a philosophical system which regards matter as the only reality in the world, which undertakes to explain every event in the universe as resulting from the conditions and activity of matter, and… …
82Pierre Gassendi — (January 22, 1592 ndash; October 24, 1655) was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer/astrologer [http://www.skepticreport.com/predictions/newton.htm] , and mathematician, best known for attempting to reconcile Epicurean atomism with …
83Lucretius — Lucretian, adj. /looh kree sheuhs/, n. (Titus Lucretius Carus) 97? 54 B.C., Roman poet and philosopher. * * * in full Titus Lucretius Carus flourished 1st century BC Latin poet and philosopher. He is known for his long poem On the Nature of… …
84Stoicism — Stoicism1 Brad Inwood 1 FROM SOCRATES TO ZENO More than eighty years passed between the death of Socrates in 399 BC and the arrival in Athens of Zeno in 312. Athenian society had undergone enormous upheavals, both political and social. The Greek… …
85Atheism — Atheism, as an explicit position, can be either the affirmation of the nonexistence of gods, [The Oxford American Dictionary defines atheist as a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods. New York: Avon Press, 1980.] or the… …
86materialism — /meuh tear ee euh liz euhm/, n. 1. preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values. 2. the philosophical theory that regards… …
87Peripatetic school (The) — The Peripatetic school1 Robert W.Sharples THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL AND OF ARISTOTLE’S WRITINGS The history of Peripatetic philosophy after Aristotle falls into two phases, divided by the renewal of interest in the works we now possess after… …
88Democritus — Full name Democritus Born ca. 460 BC Abdera, Thrace Died ca. 370 BC (Aged 90) Era …
89Epicur — Epikur (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 …
90Epikouros — Epikur (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 …
