epicureanism

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The philosophic movements that emerged soon after Diogenes’ time, Stoicism and Epicureanism, aimed to help adherents overcome the fear of death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Epicurus founded a school of philosophy called Epicureanism, which taught that pleasure is the highest good.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

He’s an ascetic who is slowly, and hilariously, seduced by Epicureanism.

From New York Times • May 31, 2021

For Delattre, Epicureanism encompasses physics and ethics, a complete world view that he both studies and emulates.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2015

In our discussion of Epicureanism we saw that the principle of pleasure consistently carried out produced bad results, and, as in the case of Tito Melema, developed the most contemptible character.

From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by Hyde, William De Witt