Epicurus

aka Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, State of Zacatecas

Greek philosopher from Samos who founded Epicureanism. Established "The Garden" school in Athens (306 BC). Taught pleasure (defined as absence of pain/suffering) as highest good, sought ataraxia (tranquility). Wrote 300+ works, nearly all lost. Materialist metaphysics, empiricist epistemology, hedonistic ethics.

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