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10 Ιαν 2005 · The philosophy of Epicurus (341–270 B.C.E.) was a complete and interdependent system, involving a view of the goal of human life (happiness, resulting from absence of physical pain and mental disturbance), an empiricist theory of knowledge (sensations, together with the perception of pleasure and pain, are infallible criteria), a description ...
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- Utilitarianism
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- Ancient Atomism
Epicurus is one of the major philosophers in the Hellenistic period, the three centuries following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. (and of Aristotle in 322 B.C.E.). Epicurus developed an unsparingly materialistic metaphysics, empiricist epistemology, and hedonistic ethics.
6 Αυγ 2020 · The volume offers separate and detailed discussions of two fascinating and ongoing sources of Epicurean arguments, the Herculaneum papyri and the inscription of Diogenes of Oenoanda, both of which are continually enriching our understanding of Epicureanism.
26 Σεπ 2024 · Epicureanism, in a strict sense, the philosophy taught by Epicurus (341–270 bce). In a broad sense, it is a system of ethics embracing every conception or form of life that can be traced to the principles of his philosophy.
27 Μαρ 2009 · Utilitarianism is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to normative ethics in the history of philosophy. Though not fully articulated until the 19 th century, proto-utilitarian positions can be discerned throughout the history of ethical theory.
14 Σεπ 2023 · Epicurus posited that pleasure is the ultimate good and the aim of a moral life. But he wasn’t advocating for unchecked indulgence. Instead, he distinguished between two types of pleasure: Dynamic pleasures: The joy from satisfying a desire, such as eating when hungry. Static pleasures: The contentment one feels when no desires are present.
6 Αυγ 2020 · Epicurus explained his view with elaborate philosophical arguments. Especially important in this context is his famous distinction between three kinds of desires: those that are (1) natural and necessary, (2) natural though not necessary, and (3) neither natural nor necessary ( KD 29; SV 20; Ep. Men . 127).
