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A group of Danish entrepreneurs, restaurateurs and musicians have created a first-in-class venue with excellent gastronomy upstairs and dancing-in-the-aisles music below.
‘Beyond Stoicism’ Review: Part-Time Philosophy Can a selective approach to ancient thinkers like Epicurus, Aristotle or Plato yield fruitful insights about 21st-century life?
Epicurus’ perennial appeal resides in how his philosophy gave strength and inspiration to outsiders. In the late 19th century, aesthetes such as critic Walter Pater and playwright Oscar Wilde ...
Epicurus' perennial appeal resides in how his philosophy gave strength and inspiration to outsiders. In the late 19th century, aesthetes such as critic Walter Pater and playwright Oscar Wilde ...
You won’t get much from the Nicomachean Ethics if you try to read it over a weekend. Like most philosophical texts, Aristotle’s seminal work requires keen attention and a lot of thought. Set a time ...
Born 341 BCE. Died 270 BCE “Epicureanism has this reputation of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll - it is in fact the opposite. Epicurus created a calming existence in a country garden.
While their inhabitants perished, Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum were perfectly preserved by the ash, providing unique snapshots of ancient societies. Recent digs at the sites have unearthed ...
Epicurus of Samos (341-270 BC), who flourished not long after Aristotle died, founded a school of philosophy that convened at his home and garden in Athens. Called 'the Garden', this school ...
To make matters simpler for you, here’s a bit of advice from the Greek philosopher Epicurus: “Live unnoticed.” It’s a rule not just for 2024 but for life, according to academic philosopher ...
This four-line fragment of one of the scrolls is known as the Tetrapharmakos (four-part cure) and is an encapsulation of the ethos of Epicurus, an Athenian philosopher who lived from 341 to 270 BCE.