Epicurus
Ancient Greek philosopher (341–270 BC), founder of Epicureanism; established the Garden school in Athens and taught an atomist-informed ethics emphasizing the pursuit of modest pleasure and the absence of pain.
Books
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1. Letter To Herodotus
A clear, compact exposition of the natural world that explains reality in terms of atoms moving through the void: how worlds form and perish, how sensation and thought arise from the interaction of material particles, and how apparent regularities like weather, celestial events, and earthquakes have natural causes rather than divine origin. It argues that the soul is corporeal and mortal, dispelling fears of punishment after death, and offers an account of causation and perception intended to free readers from superstition and ground a peaceful, rational life.
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