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
Having lost sovereignty and self-government, many Greeks sought personal happiness through new philosophies such as Epicureanism and Stoicism.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
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
The clearest example of the shortcomings of Epicureanism is the character of Tito Melema in George Eliot's "Romola."
From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by Hyde, William De Witt
Vocabulary lists containing epicureanism
Ancient Philosophy
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Chapter 8: Greek Civilization
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