Epicurus (341–270 BCE) founded , a school of philosophy that defines pleasure—the absence of pain and fear—as the highest good. Often misunderstood as a call for gluttony, the tradition actually advocates for a simple life of self-sufficiency and friendship . 1. The Core Philosophy: The "Tetrapharmakos"
"Death is nothing to us," because when we are here, death is not, and when death is here, we are not. Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition
Epicurus established his school in Athens, known as ( Kepos ), where he lived with a community of friends. Epicurus (341–270 BCE) founded , a school of
To achieve ataraxia (freedom from mental distress), Epicurus' follower Philodemus summarized the "four-part cure": Epicurus (341–270 BCE) founded