Epicurean+philosophy

  • 1Epicurean philosophy — Epicurean Ep i*cu*re an (?; 277), a. [L. Epicureus, Gr. ?: cf. [ e]picurien.] 1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy. The sect Epicurean. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious;… …

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  • 2Epicurean — Ep i*cu*re an (?; 277), a. [L. Epicureus, Gr. ?: cf. [ e]picurien.] 1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy. The sect Epicurean. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious; pertaining to good… …

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  • 3philosophy of the garden — Philosophy of Epicurus, Epicurean philosophy …

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  • 4Philosophy — • Detailed article on the history of the love of wisdom Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philosophy     Philosophy     † …

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  • 5Epicurean — [ep΄i kyo͞o rē′ən, ep΄ikyoor′ē ən] adj. [ME Epicurien < L Epicureus < Gr Epikoureios < Epikouros] 1. of Epicurus or his philosophy 2. [e ] a) fond of luxury and sensuous pleasure, esp. that of eating and drinking b) suited to or… …

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  • 6Epicurean — Epicureanism …

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  • 7PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 8philosophy, Western — Introduction       history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present.       This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …

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  • 9philosophy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The study of knowledge] Syn. theory, reasoned doctrine, explanation of phenomena, logical concept, systematic view, theory of knowledge, early science, natural philosophy; see also knowledge 1 . Fields of philosophy include …

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  • 10epicurean —  Person devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; when capitalized it refers to the philosophy of Epicurus …

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