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  • Being Happy

    by Epicurus ...
    Series series Penguin Great Ideas
    'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly'The ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - not sensual hedonism, but the absence of pain or fear - is the highest goal of life. His hugely influential lessons on happiness are a call to appreciate the joy of being alive.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Essential Epicurus

    by Epicurus ...
    Series series Ideas for Life
    "The Essential Epicurus," compiled from ancient texts, distills the core teachings of Epicurus, the Greek philosopher who championed a life of tranquil pleasure free from fear and pain. Central to his philosophy is the pursuit of happiness through modest pleasure, friendship, and philosophical contemplation. Rejecting superstition and divine intervention, Epicurus argued for the rational pursuit ... Read more

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  • Art of Happiness

    by Epicurus ...
    Series series Collins Classics

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  • Essential Epicurus

    Letters, Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings, and Fragments

    by Epicurus ...
    Translated by Eugene M. O'Connor ...
    Epicureanism is commonly regarded as the refined satisfaction of physical desires. As a philosophy, however, it also denoted the striving after an independent state of mind and body, imperturbability, and reliance on sensory data as the true basis of knowledge.Epicurus (ca. 341-271 B.C.) founded one of the most famous and influential philosophical schools of antiquity. In these remains of his vast ... Read more

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  • Principal Doctrines

    by Epicurus ...
    Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents. Influenced by Democritus, Aristippus, Pyrrho, and possibly the Cynics, he turned against the Platonism of his day and established his own school, known as "the Garden", in Athens. Epicurus and his followers were known ... Read more

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  • On Happiness

    Letter to Menoeceus

    by Epicurus ...
    Epicurus' Epistle to Menoeceus is a summary of the ethical teachings of Epicurean philosophy written in the epistolary literary style, and addressed to a student. It addresses theology, the hierarchies of desires, how to carry choices and avoidances in order to achieve net pleasure, and other aspects of Epicurean ethics. It is the most important of the three surviving letters of Epicurus.Epicurus ... Read more

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  • Stoic Six Pack 3

    The Epicureans

    by Epicurus, Cicero, Lucretius ...
    “It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.”-EpicurusFounded in the fourth century BC, Epicureanism was the main alternative philosophy to its popular rival Stoicism. Based upon the teachings of Greek philosopher Epicurus, the philosophy propounded an ethic of individual pleasure as the sole or chief good in life. Epicurus advocated living in ... Read more

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  • Letter To Menoeceus

    by Epicurus ...
    Letter to Menoeceusby EpicurusLet no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. And to say that the season for studying philosophy has not yet come, or that it is past and gone, is like saying that the season for happiness is not yet or that it is now no more. herefore, both old ... Read more

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  • Principal Doctrines

    by Epicurus ...
    “Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.”- Epicurus.Epicurus posited a materialistic physics, in which pleasure, by which he meant freedom from pain, is the highest good. Serenity, the harmony of mind and body, is best achieved, through virtue and simple living.In addition to the Principal Doctrines, included here is the essay Epicureanism by William De Witt Hyde and an ... Read more

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  • The Essential Epicurus

    by Epicurus ...
    Series series Ideas for Life
    "The Essential Epicurus," compiled from ancient texts, distills the core teachings of Epicurus, the Greek philosopher who championed a life of tranquil pleasure free from fear and pain. Central to his philosophy is the pursuit of happiness through modest pleasure, friendship, and philosophical contemplation. Rejecting superstition and divine intervention, Epicurus argued for the rational pursuit ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Letter on happiness

    by Epicurus ...
    "No one is too young or too old to know what happiness is."This is how the way to happiness begins according to Epicurus, the famous founder of one of the most important schools of thought of the Hellenistic and Roman age.Happiness, which individuals yearn so much for, becomes something really easy to get.In this "Letter on happiness" Epicurus reflects on the real meaning of happiness and then ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Moral Letters of Epicurus

    Ancient Greek Wisdom and Ethical Reflections for Modern Life

    by Epicurus ...
    The Moral Letters of Epicurus provides a profound exploration of Epicurean philosophy through a rich collection of letters filled with practical advice and ethical guidance. These letters, addressed to friends and followers, encapsulate the essence of a life devoted to the pursuit of happiness through understanding nature, cultivating friendships, and embracing tranquility. The literary style is ... Read more

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