Epicurus
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Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the philosophical school of Epicureanism, which teaches that management of one's desires, removal of unnecessary fears, friendship, and virtuous l
Roman marble bust of Epicurus
Herm of Epicurus (left) leaning against his disciple Metrodorus in the Louvre Museum
Reconstruction by K. Fittschen of an Epicurus enthroned statue, presumably set up after his death. University of Göttingen, Abgußsammlung
Epicurus's Letter to Mother was inscribed onto the portico walls of the 2nd century Epicurean philosopher Diogenes' residence in Oenoanda, Lycia, in modern day Turkey, along with numerous other Epicurean letters and treatises.
Ataraxia
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In Ancient Greek philosophy, ataraxia, generally translated as 'unperturbedness', 'imperturbability', 'equanimity', or 'tranquility', is a lucid state of robust equanimity characterized by ongoing fre
Epicurus
…the only evil. For his ethical system he redefined "pleasure" as the absence of suffering and taught that all humans should seek to attain the state of ataraxia, meaning "untroubledness", a state in which the person is completely free from all pain or suffering. This is contrast to other schools of Hellenistic…
Bust of Epicurus. Achieving ataraxia is an important goal in Epicurean philosophy.