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Epicurus (341–270 BC)

Greek philosopher, founder of Epicureanism, who held that all things are made up of atoms. His theory of knowledge stresses the role of sense perception, and in his ethics the most desired condition is a serene detachment based on the avoidance of anxiety and physical pain.

Epicurus taught at Athens from 306 BC, and was influential in both Greek and Roman thinking. For example, his atomic theory was adopted by the Roman Epicurean Lucretius.



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"Why," said La Fontaine, "does not our master Epicurus descend into the garden?
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
It is a poor saying of Epicurus, Satis magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus; as if man, made for the contemplation of heaven, and all noble objects, should do nothing but kneel before a little idol, and make himself a subject, though not of the mouth (as beasts are), yet of the eye; which was given him for higher purposes.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
This great philosopher freely acknowledged his own mistakes in natural philosophy, because he proceeded in many things upon conjecture, as all men must do; and he found that Gassendi, who had made the doctrine of Epicurus as palatable as he could, and the vortices of Descartes, were equally to be exploded.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
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