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Written by <a href='/community/profile/68-danieleaton/'>danieleaton</a>
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Sunday, 17 November 2002 19:24 |
Article: Thinking About Life: Epicurism upi.com
""Eat drink and be merry!" Many people consider that a fair summary of the Epicurean philosophy, named for its founder, the Athenian philosopher Epicurus who lived from 341-271 B.C., a few generations after Plato. It is a natural mistake.Greek word for pleasure is "hedone", whence our word "hedonism."
A hedonist, we know, is someone who devotes himself to sensual pleasure...[But] in fact, Epicureanism is a deeply ascetic philosophy." more
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