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The Epicurean paradox is a logical dilemma about the problem of evil attributed to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who argued against the existence of a god who is ...
Roman Epicurus bust. Epicureanism is a system of philosophy founded 307 BCE based upon the teachings of Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher.Epicurus was an atomist and materialist, following in the steps of Democritus.
The Epicurean philosopher Lucretius, in his De rerum natura, compared primitive men to "hairy boars" in their unhappiness. Only humans had the ability to cooperate and form societies which fostered pleasure. [ 5 ]
The Epicurean paradox or riddle of Epicurus or Epicurus' trilemma is a version of the problem of evil. Lactantius attributes this trilemma to Epicurus in De Ira Dei , 13, 20-21: God, he says, either wishes to take away evils, and is unable; or He is able, and is unwilling; or He is neither willing nor able, or He is both willing and able.
PDs 31-38 explain the Epicurean doctrines on justice based on mutual advantage and contractarianism. [1] PDs 39-40 call for an intimate society of friends. Since most of Epicurus ' 37 books "On Nature" are lost to us, [ 2 ] the Principal Doctrines are, together with Epicurus' Letters to Herodotus , Menoeceus , and Pythocles, the most ...
Diogenes of Oenoanda (/ d aɪ ˈ ɒ dʒ ɪ n iː z /; Ancient Greek: Διογένης ὁ Οἰνοανδεύς) was an Epicurean Greek from the 2nd century AD who carved a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus onto a portico wall in the ancient Greek city of Oenoanda in Lycia (modern day southwest Turkey). The surviving fragments of the wall ...
Epicurean or epicure may also refer to: Epicure (gourmet), a person interested in food, sometimes with overtones of excessive refinement; The Epicurean, 1827 novel ...
Phaedrus (/ ˈ f iː d r ə s, ˈ f ɛ d r ə s /; Ancient Greek: Φαῖδρος; 138 – 70/69 BC [1]) was an Epicurean philosopher. He was the head of the Epicurean school in Athens after the death of Zeno of Sidon around 75 BC, until his own death in 70 or 69 BC.