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Epicureanism is about a psychological shift that life doesn't need to be as complicated as we make it. We're just animals with basic needs.
We have the tools to satisfy our desires and the resilience to endure hardships. When that fails and we're dead, we won't care.
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Epicureans developed the "Four-Part Remedy" to help them find solace and escape existential and spiritual pain.
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Ancient Greek philosophy consists of four schools, who each proclaim that they hold the secret to a happy and fulfilled life. These schools are Stoicism, Cynicism, Skepticism, and Epicureanism.
Stoicism forms the foundation of cognitive-behavioural therapy. Scepticism ...
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Epicureans were materialists: They believed the world consisted only of atoms. There were no gods, spirits, or souls, no afterlife or immortality.
In the world of Epicureans, all there is to life is to get as much pleasure as possible and to avoid pain. The concern was with the higher plea...
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