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Letter to Menoeceus

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
Letter to Menoeceus
Epicurus
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Epicurus

For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia—peace and freedom from fear—and aponia—the absence of pain—and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends.

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  • Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Gábor Maté
  • Heraclitus
  • Hubert Benoit

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  • Joseph Beuys
  • Marc Aurel
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  • Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Thomas Morus
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