Epicurus of Samos (341-270 BC), who flourished not long after Aristotle died, founded a school of philosophy that convened at his home and garden in Athens. Called 'the Garden', this school ...

Epicurus was born seven years after the Greek philosopher Plato’s death (c. 429-347 BCE), and grew up in the Athenian colony of Samos, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. He was about 19 when ...

Epicurus was born on the island of Samos to Athenian parents. He studied philosophy in Athens before travelling to the island of Lesbos to establish a philosophical academy.

Epicurus himself, while dismissive of the claims of all religions, was no “luxurious sensualist.” Known for the simplicity of his life, he was born on the Greek island of Samos in 341 BCE ...

Samos is linked with great personalities of the ancient world, such as the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, the philosopher Epicurus, who was of Samian birth, and Aristarchus the Samian, who ...

When first articulated by Epicurus of Samos, in the late 4th century BC, Epicureanism meant something very different. Epicurus declared himself happy with water, bread, weak wine and a “pot of ...

It takes you to the Greek island of Samos, introducing the philosopher Epicurus, born 341 years before the birth of Christ. Says de Botton, much of the philosopher’s writings are lost to ...

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