Epicurus (341–270 BCE) s


  Hellenistic school founded by Epicurus (341–270 BCE) that emphasized
  achieving happiness by minimizing pain and pursuing pleasure.
   1. Atomism
    a. Slight swerve
    b. Free Will and the slight swerve
   2. Image-flakes and perception
   3. Happiness: decrease pain, increase pleasure
   4. Decrease pain by eliminating fears
    a. Death
    b. Gods
   5. Three kinds of desires
   6. Pleasure through moderation
   7. Widsom and the virtues

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