Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, developed atomic theory and taught that true happiness comes from wisdom, not wealth or ...

Religion, as humanity’s deepest concern, answers the fundamental question of our origin and destiny, providing both meaning ...

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The word hedonic comes from the Greek word hedone. The Greek philosopher Epicurus is often considered the first one to consider the pursuit of pleasure as the main way to achieve a happy life.

Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher who died in 270 B.C., also theorized that there could be other planets like our own, with humans and beasts like us living on them. The Roman historian Livy ...

Alex Voorhoeve is Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at ... moral psychology, and Epicureanism. He has acted as a consultant on justice in health to the World ...

Wiker opens the book with an illuminating discussion of Epicurus's philosophy in ancient Greece. Epicurus constructed his philosophy to eliminate the widespread human fears of divine intervention and ...