Epicurus

American  

[ep-i-kyoor-uhs] / ˌɛp ɪˈkjʊər əs /

noun

1. 342?–270 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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Epicurus British  

/ ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs /

noun

1. 341–270 _bc , Greek philosopher, who held that the highest good is pleasure and that the world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms

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Epicurus

Consider books that urge us to travel with Epicurus, follow Aristotle’s way or accompany Plato to the Googleplex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Scholars believe the style of the writing is typical of the Greek philosopher Philodemus, who followed the teachings of Epicurus, and may have been philosopher-in-residence at Herculaneum.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024

But that doesn't stop him from blatantly misunderstanding the Greek philosopher Epicurus in his nonsensical complaint about "Epicurean liberalism."

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2023

There are parts of On Nature, written by Epicurus himself, and works by a little-known philosopher named Philodemus on topics such as vices, music, rhetoric and death.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2023

Epicurus likewise declared that “there is no end to the knowledge of things in the sky. . . than peace of mind and firm conviction.”

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro