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If an ancient Epicurean were transported to the present day, what might he ( or she ) say to you to explain his basic beliefs? What did ancient Epicureans teach their children about the world around them and how to live? This website is an effort to reconstruct answers to those questions based on the surviving ancient texts.
The Website is organized into tabs representing the major divisions of Epicurean philosophy (Canonics, Physics, and Ethics) and also the two primary summaries of these points which the ancient Epicureans memorized to enhance their understanding and confidence in the system. Canonics explains to you the Epicurean theory of knowledge and the nature of “truth.” Physics explains to you the Epicurean theory of the nature of the infinite and eternal universe, and how that universe operates entirely by natural (a
For an outline of Major Observations and Conclusions of Epicurean Philosophy, click the graphic below:
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