Americans have epicurean tendencies, according to Steven L. Jones of the Bird and Babe blog. Epicureanism was first espoused by 4th century Greek philosophy Epicurus, and posits “pleasure” as the ...

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Philosophers have warned against pleasure since Plato, but Epicurean principles can be the basis of a humane politics aimed at security for all. By Catherine Wilson What ideas come to mind when you ...

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Epicurus is one of those ancient Greek philosophers who were misunderstood millennia later. We associate him with pleasures, even vices. We often mistakenly talk about Epicureanism without really ...