Epicurus And The Epicurean Tradition (4K · HD)

Viewed as the greatest means of ensuring a happy life. Epicurus on the gods (Chapter 4)

He advised followers to "live unnoticed" and avoid political life, as it brings more anxiety than reward.

To achieve ataraxia (freedom from mental distress), Epicurus' follower Philodemus summarized the "four-part cure": Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition

Epicurus established his school in Athens, known as ( Kepos ), where he lived with a community of friends.

Intense pain is usually brief; long-term pain is usually mild. 2. Practical Living and "The Garden" Viewed as the greatest means of ensuring a happy life

Basic needs (food, shelter, friendship) are simple to satisfy.

"Death is nothing to us," because when we are here, death is not, and when death is here, we are not. Intense pain is usually brief; long-term pain is

The gods exist as perfect beings but do not interfere in human affairs.