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Epicurus

6 key ideas, each explained in our own words.

Letter to Menoeceus

  1. IDEA 1

    Pleasure as absence of pain

    Epicurus meant tranquillity of mind and freedom from bodily pain, not indulgence.

  2. IDEA 2

    Death is nothing to us

    When we exist, death is not; when death is, we are not. Fear of it is pointless.

  3. IDEA 3

    Simple pleasures

    Bread and water give pleasure to the hungry. Simple living makes luxuries more enjoyable.

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