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The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (HPC Classics) by Epicurus, Brad Inwood, et all 1994-03-01 The Essential Epicurus: Letters, Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings, and Fragments (Great Books in Philosophy) by Epicurus, 1993-05 Epicurea (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics) by Epicurus, 2010-07-15 Epicurus: The Sage by William Messner-Loebs, Sam Keith, 2003-09-01 Epicurus on Freedom by O'Keefe Tim, 2009-06-25 Epicurus and His Philosophy (Minnesota Archive Editions) by Norman Wentworth DeWitt, 1954-01-01 Epicurus: An Introduction by J. M. Rist, 1977-04-21 A Life Worthy of the Gods: The Materialist Psychology of Epicurus by David Konstan, 2008-11-17 Facing Death: Epicurus and His Critics by James Warren, 2006-07-20 The garden of Epicurus Epicurus and Democritean Ethics: An Archaeology of Ataraxia (Cambridge Classical Studies) by James Warren, 2006-12-14 Epicurus: His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance Epicurus's Morals by Epicurus, John Digby, 2010-02-12 Epicurus by A E. 1869-1945 Taylor, 2010-09-03

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1. Epicurus.info : Epicurean Philosophy Online
   Includes a collection of electronic texts, photographs, and links.  
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   Extractions: Welcome! Epicurus of Sámos (341-270 BCE), the Greek “garden philosopher,” was an ancient sage who left us an enduring message of optimism. His philosophy conveyed the ultimate conviction that individuals can live in serene happiness, fortified by the continual experience of modest pleasures. This website serves as an informational resource documenting the legacy of Epicureanism with electronic texts photography book lists links to related sites , and: The Epicurus Wiki Food for thought...

2. Epicurus
   An adaptation of the 1910 Hicks translation of epicurus writings.  
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   Extractions: Authors born between 400 and 200 B CE Chuang Tzu Mencius Bhagavad Gita [ Epicurus ] Asoka Euclid Xunzi Han FeiTzu ... Polybius Click Up For A Summary Of Each Author Contents Introduction Philosophy Gods Pleasure ... Sources Introduction Epicurus (342-270 BCE) was born in Samos and is believed to have become a teacher in Colophon. He perhaps gained an interest in philosophy by reading Democritus . He subsequently formulated a philosophy of his own that extended the atomic theory of Democritus and his concept of cheerfulness. Epicurus probably started making his ideas public on the island of Lesbos in about 311 BCE. A few years later he returned to Athens, where he remained for the rest of his life, becoming famous for putting forward a broad-based philosophy linking the life of man and the physical world in a single atomic theory. He put forward his teachings in his garden outside of the city and became the venerated head of a unique society of men and women. When Epicurus died he left his house and garden in trust for the use of this society. Epicurus held that both mind and matter were conglomerations of material elements, so accounting for the interaction of body and mind. As a member of a society that could punish impiety towards its gods with death, Epicurus does not deny their existence but points out that the qualities attributed to them suggest an indifference to humanity. He promoted a way of life based on removal of desires beyond those of natural needs, achievement of a simple lifestyle, cultivation of friendship, and enjoyment of carefree pleasures. The Epicureans avoided involvement in public or private activities with heavy responsibilities, and praised the life that escaped notice. (The desire for non-involvement and for harmony with nature resonate with the principles put forward by

3. Epicurus - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
   epicurus (Samos, 341 BCE – Athens, 270 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. Only a few fragments and  
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   Extractions: Era Ancient philosophy Region Western philosophy School Epicureanism Main interests Atomism Influenced by Democritus Pyrrho Influenced Hermarchus Lucretius Thomas Hobbes Immanuel Kant ... Han Ryner Epicurus Greek Epikouros , "ally, comrade"; Samos , 341 BCE – Athens , 270 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism . Only a few fragments and letters remain of Epicurus's 300 written works. Much of what is known about Epicurean philosophy derives from later followers and commentators. For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia , peace and freedom from fear, and aponia , the absence of pain, and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends. He taught that pleasure and pain are the measures of what is good and evil, that death is the end of the body and the soul and should therefore not be feared, that the gods do not reward or punish humans, that the universe is infinite and eternal, and that events in the world are ultimately based on the motions and interactions of atoms moving in empty space.

4. Epicurus: Free Encyclopedia Articles At Questia.com Online Library
   Research epicurus and other related topics by using the free encyclopedia at the Questia.com online library.  
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5. Epicurus And Epicurean Philosophy
   Presenting the philosophy of epicurus, including classical Epicurean texts, history, and information about books, web pages, and email lists devoted to Epicureanism.  
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   Extractions: Beliefs Relationships History Resources ... Epicurean Philosophy List Epicurus Epicurus's philosophy combines a physics based on an atomistic materialism with a rational hedonistic ethics that emphasizes moderation of desires and cultivation of friendships. His world-view is an optimistic one that stresses that philosophy can liberate one from fears of death and the supernatural, and can teach us how to find happiness in almost any situation. His practical insights into human psychology, as well as his science-friendly world-view, gives Epicureanism great contemporary signficance as well as a venerable role in the intellectual development of Western Civilization. The web site is a modern on-line version of the Garden, introducing Epicureanism to both the serious student of philosophy and to anyone seeking useful and inspiring ideas, and helping to bring together those who are interested in it. Follow the links below to learn more about Epicurus and his philosophy! Diogenes Laertius (early 200s A.D., biographer of Epicurus)

6. Famous Quotes By Epicurus | Quotes Daddy
   epicurus largest online collection of Famous Quotes and Quotations Page 1  
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7. Epicurus.com: Recipes, Dining, Beverages And More!
   Food, travel, shopping and living with articles by leading writers and food celebrities.  
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   Extractions: HOME Food Reference Guides Recipes ... Shop Last Updated: June 01 2010 01:19:52 Make Epicurus.com your home page Featured Recipes Apples, pommes, apfels or whatever you call them, these delicious fruits are perfect for cooking. Get some recipes! Packed with rich apple flavor, raisins, nuts and spices in a miraculous crust, this is living! Get the recipe! A perennial favorite around the world, Apple Pie is a staple of American cooking since colonial days. Get the recipe! Apple butter is a wonderful spread. Farmers throughout Amish country in Pennsylvania make this and every store sells it. Get the recipe! Both the name and flavor of this dish are a mouthful. You'll adore the wunderbar taste of these Apple Pancakes. Get the recipe! A wonderful beverage well suited to the Holiday buffet or seasonal entertaining, it is rich in flavor and easy to make. Get the recipe! The plum brandy adds a special flavor not found in other Apple Charlotte recipes. Simply great cooking! Get the recipe!

8. Positive Atheism's Big List Of Quotations
   I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know. epicurus, Fragments, no. 187, from The Columbia Dictionary of  
   http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/epicframe.htm

9. The Internet Classics Archive | Works By Epicurus
   Letter to Menoeceus and Principal Doctrines.  
   http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Epicurus.html

10. Epicurus - Definition
    epicurus, Hellenistic civilization Greek philosopher born Samos 341 BC; died Athens, 270 BC. epicurus was born into an Athenian migr family — his parents, both Athenian  
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    Extractions: Epicurus Hellenistic civilization Greek philosopher born Samos 341 BC; died Athens The playwright Menander served in the same age-class of the ephebes as Epicurus. After pursuing philosophical education in several Greek cities he taught in two cities in Asia Minor , and formed one of the most important Philosophy schools of the period in Athens, named The Garden. Epicurus' teachings represented a departure from the other major Greek thinkers of his period, and before. He admitted women and slaves into his school, emphasized the senses in his epistemology, and was one of the first Greeks to break from the god-fearing and god-worshipping tradition common at the time. He is best known for advocating the pursuit of or indulgence in pleasure with a guilt-free attitude as a necessary moral good . There are connections to the philosophies of Ayn Rand and Osho as well as Zen Elements of Epicurean philosophy have resonated and resurfaced in various diverse thinkers and movements throughout Western intellectual history. The Epicurean paradox is a famous argument against the existence of God.

11. Epicurus (342-270 B.C.E.) And Victorian Aesthetes
    Highlights of his life and ideas.  
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    Extractions: Victorian Web Home Visual Arts Victorian Authors ... Religion Epicurus (342-270 B.C.E.), a Greek philosopher active during the Hellenistic period, had a defining influence on those identified as Aesthetes and Decadents , particularly Walter Pater and his occasional disciple Oscar Wilde Marius the Epicurean (and, in a more diffused way, in Appreciations ). His thoughts also inform Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray A survey of Epicurus's philosophy helps complete the picture of what the Aesthetes believed and allowed to influence their work. In Appreciations , Pater quotes Gustave Flaubert: There are no beautiful thoughts without beautiful forms, and conversely. As it is impossible to extract from a physical body the qualities which really constitute it without reducing it to a hollow abstraction, in a word, without destroying it; just so it is impossible to detach the form from the idea, for the idea only exists by virtue of its form (28). Flaubert and Pater concern themselves with "wholeness" of being; both believe strongly that the object must be studied in its entirety, or else it is not the object that is being considered, but a fragment that has no meaningful relationship with the whole. To use the example that Oscar Wilde paints in

12. Epicurus: Biography From Answers.com
    (born 341, Samos, Greece — died 270 BC , Athens) Greek philosopher. He was author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement ( see Epicureanism  
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13. Epicurus (Greek Philosopher) :: The Schools At Athens And Elsewhere -- Britannic
    epicurus (Greek philosopher), The schools at Athens and elsewhere, Britannica Online Encyclopedia, When epicurus and his followers came to Athens in 306, he bought a house and, in  
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    Extractions: document.write(''); Search Site: With all of these words With the exact phrase With any of these words Without these words Home My Britannica CREATE MY Epicurus NEW ARTICLE ... SAVE Table of Contents: Epicurus Article Article Early life and training Early life and training The schools at Athens and elsewhere The schools at Athens and elsewhere Writings and assessment Writings and assessment Related Articles Related Articles Supplemental Information Supplemental Information - Quotations Quotations External Web sites External Web sites Citations When Epicurus and his followers came to Athens in 306, he bought a house and, in

14. Epicurus [Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy]
    Encyclopedia entry on epicurus.  
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    Extractions: Epicurus is one of the major philosophers in the Hellenistic period, the three centuries following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE (and of Aristotle Life Sources Metaphysics Arguments for the Existence of Atoms and Void ... Collections of Primary Sources Aristotle died, and he studied philosophy under followers of Democritus and Plato. Epicurus founded his first philosophical schools in Mytilene and Lampsacus, before moving to Athens around 306 BCE. There Epicurus founded the Garden, Stoicism Renaissance and early modern periods, when reaction against scholastic neo-Aristotelianism led thinkers to turn to mechanistic explanations of natural phenomena. Epicurus was a voluminous writer, but almost none of his own work survives. A likely reason for this is that Christian authorities found his ideas ungodly. Diogenes Laertius, who probably lived in the third century CE , wrote a 10-book Lives of the Philosophers

15. Epicurus [Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy]
    epicurus (341—271 BCE) epicurus is one of the major philosophers in the Hellenistic period, the three centuries following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE (and of  
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    Extractions: Epicurus is one of the major philosophers in the Hellenistic period, the three centuries following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE (and of Aristotle Life Sources Metaphysics Arguments for the Existence of Atoms and Void ... Collections of Primary Sources Aristotle died, and he studied philosophy under followers of Democritus and Plato. Epicurus founded his first philosophical schools in Mytilene and Lampsacus, before moving to Athens around 306 BCE. There Epicurus founded the Garden, Stoicism Renaissance and early modern periods, when reaction against scholastic neo-Aristotelianism led thinkers to turn to mechanistic explanations of natural phenomena. Epicurus was a voluminous writer, but almost none of his own work survives. A likely reason for this is that Christian authorities found his ideas ungodly. Diogenes Laertius, who probably lived in the third century CE , wrote a 10-book Lives of the Philosophers

16. Epicurus - Greek Philosopher - Crystalinks
    epicurus (341 BCE, Samos 270 BCE, Athens) was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of Epicureanism, a popular school of thought in Hellenistic Philosophy that spanned  
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    Extractions: Epicurus (341 BCE, Samos ­ 270 BCE, Athens) was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of Epicureanism, a popular school of thought in Hellenistic Philosophy that spanned about 600 years. Of his over 300 written works only a few fragments and letters survive; much of what we know about Epicureanism comes from later followers or commentators. Epicurus was born into an Athenian emigre family - his parents, Neocles and Chaerestrate, both Athenian citizens, were sent to an Athenian settlement on the Aegean island of Samos. According to Apollodorus (reported by Diogenes Laertius at X.14-15), he was born on the seventh day of the month Gamelion in the third year of the 109th Olympiad, in the archonship of Sosigenes (about February 341 BC). He returned to Athens at the age of eighteen to serve in military training. The playwright Menander served in the same age-class of the ephebes as Epicurus. He joined his father in Colophon after the Athenian settlers at Samos were expelled by Perdiccas due to their revolt after Alexander the Great died (c. 320 BC). He spent the next several years in Colophon, Lampsacus, and Mytilene, where he founded his school at the age of 32 and gathered many disciples. In the archonship of Anaxicrates (307-306 BC), he returned to Athens where he formed his school known as The Garden, named for the garden he owned about halfway between the Stoa and the Academy that served as the school's meetingplace. Epicurus died in the second year of the 127th Olympiad, in the archonship of Pytharatus, at the age of 72. He reportedly suffered from a renal calculus, and despite the prolonged pain involved, he is reported as saying in a letter to Idomeneus:

17. Epicurus.com: Recipes, Dining, Beverages And More!
    Virtual magazine of hospitality industry consultancy provides recipes, cooking tips, restaurant reviews and message board.  
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    Extractions: HOME Food Reference Guides Recipes ... Shop Last Updated: June 01 2010 01:19:52 Make Epicurus.com your home page Featured Recipes Apples, pommes, apfels or whatever you call them, these delicious fruits are perfect for cooking. Get some recipes! Packed with rich apple flavor, raisins, nuts and spices in a miraculous crust, this is living! Get the recipe! A perennial favorite around the world, Apple Pie is a staple of American cooking since colonial days. Get the recipe! Apple butter is a wonderful spread. Farmers throughout Amish country in Pennsylvania make this and every store sells it. Get the recipe! Both the name and flavor of this dish are a mouthful. You'll adore the wunderbar taste of these Apple Pancakes. Get the recipe! A wonderful beverage well suited to the Holiday buffet or seasonal entertaining, it is rich in flavor and easy to make. Get the recipe! The plum brandy adds a special flavor not found in other Apple Charlotte recipes. Simply great cooking! Get the recipe!

18. Epicurus (Stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy)
    The philosophy of epicurus (341–270 B.C.) was a complete and interdependent system, involving a view of the goal of human life (happiness, resulting from absence of physical  
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    Extractions: Please Read How You Can Help Keep the Encyclopedia Free First published Mon Jan 10, 2005; substantive revision Wed Feb 18, 2009 The problem for Epicurus was to find a way of explaining the natural phenomena of bodily movement while responding to the challenges posed by Aristotle's criticisms of Democritus' theory. Epicurus rose to the challenge, although one cannot be certain that he was responding directly to Aristotle's critique. (It is unclear whether or how much philosophers of Epicurus' generation who were not members of Aristotle's own school had access to Aristotle's treatises.) A then B ; but not B , hence not A When Epicurus spoke of friendship, he may have had at least partly in mind specifically the relationship among his followers, who seem to have thought of themselves as friends. Epicureans were encouraged to form communities and to observe certain rituals, although most of these practices, such as the celebration each month of the day (the 20 th Editions, translations, commentaries

19. Epicurus — Infoplease.com
    Encyclopedia epicurus. epicurus (epikyoor' u s) , 341–270 B.C., Greek philosopher, b. Samos; son of an Athenian colonist. He claimed to be selftaught, although tradition states that  
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20. EpistemeLinks: Electronic Texts For Philosopher Epicurus
    HTML of Fragments, Last Will, Letter to Herodotus, Menoecius, and Pythocles, On the Nature of Things, Principle Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings.  
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