About this topic
Summary Epicureanism is the philosophical system formulated by Epicurus (341-271 BCE). It was one of the most influential and popular philosophical schools in the Hellenistic era. Epicureanism revives the atomism of Democritus and rejects the teleology of Aristotle and the immaterial soul and forms of Plato. All events are the result of indivisible bodies (atoms) interacting in the void, and the gods have no role in the workings of the world. Epicurean ethics is a form of ascetic egoistic hedonism. Only one's own pleasure is intrinsically valuable, but the limit of pleasure is freedom from bodily distress and (especially) peace of mind, and the way to acquire peace of mind is by limiting your desires. The Epicurean arguments against the fear of death have been especially influential: death is annihilation, and so your death is bad for you neither when you are alive (as you are not dead) nor when you are dead (as you no longer exist).
Key works Most of Epicurus' writings are lost, but book ten of Diogenes Laertius' Lives of Eminent Philosophers, in its summary of Epicurus' life and teachings, contains three letters by Epicurus that summarize his physics, views on celestial and meteorological phenomena, and ethics. It also includes the "Principal Doctrines," short sayings mainly on ethics. The Roman poet and fervent Epicurean Lucretius (c. 94-55 BCE) composed "On the Nature of Things," a massive 6-book summary of Epicurean physics. The Roman statesmen Cicero (106–43 BCE) includes important summaries of Epicurean arguments in his philosophical works. Long & Sedley 1987 and Gerson 1994 are compendiums of many of the crucial texts, with Long & Sedley 1987 including extensive commentary.
Introductions Konstan 2008 is a good encyclopedia entry on Epicurus. O'Keefe 2009 is an accessible book-length overview of the Epicurean philosophical system, while Warren 2009 contains chapters that deal more extensively with the current scholarly literature.
Related
Subcategories
Epicurus (1,201)
Lucretius (1,218)
Philodemus (171)

Contents
3065 found
Order:
1 — 50 / 3065
Material to categorize
  1. O jardim das aflições: de Epicuro à ressurreição de César: ensaio sobre o materialismo e a religião civil.Olavo de Carvalho - 2015 - Campinas, SP: Vide Editorial.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  2. Épicure aux enfers: hérésie, athéisme et hédonisme au Moyen Âge.Aurélien Robert - 2021 - [Paris]: Fayard.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  3. El concepto de justicia en la filosofía de Epicuro: naturaleza y convención.Jorge Fernando Navarro - 2021 - Buenos Aires, Argentina: Miño y Dávila Editores.
    En palabras de la Dra. Ivana Costa, la argumentación que aquí se propone lleva a los lectores a descubrir en la teoría epicureísta de las pasiones el fundamento de la filosofía política epicúrea [...]. Pero el eje de esta teoría está, indudablemente, en la caracterización que hace Epicuro del placer; esto es, la determinación precisa de qué lugar le cabe [...] entre los bienes para la buena vida [y] qué credenciales tiene para ser considerado el bien supremo. Este fue uno (...)
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  4. L'epicureismo in età imperiale: tra filosofia, retorica, medicina e teologia: nuove prospettive e ricerche.Federico G. Corsi (ed.) - 2022 - Roma: Lithos.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  5. La théorie épicurienne du vivant: l'âme avec le corps.Giulia Scalas - 2023 - Paris: Classiques Garnier.
    "Un monde fait d'atomes et de vide, des phénomènes réductibles aux mouvements et aux formes des atomes : ce sont là deux aspects bien connus de la philosophie matérialiste et mécaniste d'Épicure. Une telle conception de l'univers peut-elle cependant rendre véritablement compte de l'être vivant et de sa physiologie? Comment un rassemblement de matière aléatoirement combinée produirait-il un organisme? Et si le vivant est une sorte de mécanisme, qu'est-ce qui différencie un mécanisme vital des autres? L'ouvrage examine de façon systématique (...)
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  6. Das Leben und die Lehre Epikurs, Diogenes Laertius, Buch X.Diogenes Laertius - 1914 - Leipzig,: B. G. Teubner. Edited by Arthur Kochalsky.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  7. Epikurs Philosophie der Lebensfreude.Heinrich Schmidt - 1921 - Stuttgart,: A. Kröner.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  8. La morale d'Épicure et ses rapports avec les doctrines conteporaines.Jean-Marie Guyau - 1927 - Paris,: F. Alcan.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  9. Lukrez: seine Gestalt in seinem Gedicht.Otto Regenbogen - 1932 - Leipzig: B.G. Teubner.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  10. Lucrèce.Charles Dubois - 1935 - Strasbourg,: Librairie universitaire d'Alsace.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  11. Beobachtungen über Vers und Gedankengang bei Lukrez.Karl Büchner - 1936 - Berlin,: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  12. Épicure.André Cresson - 1940 - Paris,: Alcan, Presses universitaires de France. Edited by E. [From Old Catalog] Dhurout, Genaille, Robert, [From Old Catalog] & A. Ernout.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  13. Vita di Epicuro.Goffredo Coppola - 1942 - [Milano]: Garzanti.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  14. La moral de Epicuro y sus relaciones con las doctrinas contemporáneas.Jean-Marie Guyau - 1943 - Buenos Aires,: Editorial Americalee. Edited by A. Hernández Almanza & [From Old Catalog].
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  15. Poetica nuova in Lucrezio.Leonardo Ferrero - 1949 - Firenze,: Nuova Italia.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  16. La poesía de Lucrecio.Carlos A. Disandro - 1950 - La Plata: [Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación].
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  17. Le plaisir et la mort dans la philosophie d'Epicure.Jean Fallot - 1951 - Paris,: R. Julliard.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  18. Studi su Epicuro.Gaetano Capone Braga - 1951 - Milano,: C. Marzorati.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  19. Epicurea in memoriam Hectoris Bignone: miscellanea philologica.Ettore Bignone (ed.) - 1959 - [Genova]: Istituto di filologia classica.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  20. Hedonizm Epikura.Adam Krokiewicz - 1961 - Warszawa]: Pax.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  21. Filopolitismo epicúreo. El concepto de φιλíα como paradigma ético-político en Epicuro de Samos.Estiven Valencia Marin - 2022 - Dissertation, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
    Lejos de ser lo político una cuestión secundaria o extraña a la filosofía epicúrea, se arguye de este ser un componente esencial de su pensamiento que se presenta en el trato de la amistad como rasgo característico e ineludible para el constructo social decara a los conflictos internos y externos de la Grecia del siglo IV a.C. Desde esta óptica, un interés por precisar el alcance ético-político de la φιλíα (filopolitismo) tan referido en la antigüedad, pero desde un filósofo al (...)
    Remove from this list   Direct download (2 more)  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  22. Validación del cuerpo y de las sensaciones desde un materialismo neutral en Epicuro de Samos.Estiven Valencia Marin - 2022 - Revista Diálogos 110:77-98.
    Un especial interés por los problemas vitales del ser humano llevó a Epicuro a distanciarse de las simples teorizaciones y consagrarse a pensar máximas por las que el hombre podría hacerse con las causas y objetos del bienestar. Epicuro asume el cuerpo y la vida sensible como principios de un bienestar que descansa en las afecciones (πάθη), si bien estas son efectos de los estímulos del ambiente que le preceden, además de ser la fuente de las actitudes de aceptación o (...)
    Remove from this list   Direct download (2 more)  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  23. L'Épicurisme..Jean Brun - 1966 - Paris,: Presses universitaires de France.
    De l'épicurisme, nous possédons un corpus de textes, et notamment trois lettres d'Epicure dans lesquelles il expose l'essentiel de sa pensée, ainsi que des maximes illustrant différents points de sa doctrine. Mais la tradition nous a également légué une série de clichés, voire de contresens, accréditant la fable malveillante des " pourceaux d'Epicure ". Cet ouvrage s'attache à restituer la profondeur philosophique de " l'Ecole du Jardin ", dans sa dimension à la fois scientifique et éthique. Quelle sagesse l'épicurisme a-t-il (...)
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  24. Lucrezio epicureo.Guido Malcangi - 1967 - Bari,: Edizioni del Centro librario.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  25. Les Matérialistes de l'antiquité.Paul Nizan - 1936 - Paris,: F. Maspero.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  26. De vita et moribus Epicuri libri octo.Pierre Gassendi - 1647 - [Amsterdam,: Rodopi.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  27. Epicure et ses dieux.A. J. Festugière - 1946 - Paris,: Presses universitaires de France.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  28. Lucrezio.Luciano Perelli - 1969 - Firenze,: La nuova Italia.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  29. Les Épicuriens.Émile Lavielle - 1969 - [Paris,]: Bordas.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  30. Epicure.Pierre Boyancé - 1969 - Paris,: Presses universitaires de France.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  31. Untersuchungen zur Lukrez-Übersetzung von Thomas Creech.Hermann Josef Real - 1970 - Bad Homburg v.: d. H., Berlin, Zürich, Gehlen.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  32. Bild und Lehre.Baldur Gabriel - 1970 - [Bamberg,: Difo-Druck].
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  33. Etica lui Epicur.Gh Vlăduțescu - 1972 - București,: Editura științifică.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  34. Die Prolepsislehre Epikurs.Anke Manuwald - 1972 - Bonn,: R. Habelt.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark   1 citation  
  35. Sur les pas d'Épicure.Jean Delorme - 1972 - [Paris]: Éditions du Grand siècle.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  36. Die Theologie Epikurs.Dietrich Lemke - 1951 - München,: Beck.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark   1 citation  
  37. Textstudien zu Lukrez.Will Richter - 1974 - München: Beck.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  38. Etica de Epicuro.Carlos García Gual - 1974 - Barcelona]: Barral Editores. Edited by Eduardo Acosta Méndez & Epicurus.
    "Epistola a Memeceo, Maximas capitales, Sentencias vaticanas, fragmentos y testimonios; texto griego y traduccion": p. [87]-161.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  39. Scritti epicurei.Carlo Diano - 1974 - Firenze: L. S. Olschki.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  40. Plutarchs Schrift non posse suaviter vivi secundum Epicurum.Hella Adam - 1974 - Amsterdam,: Grüner.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  41. Epikur.Walter Friedrich Otto - 1975 - Stuttgart: Klett.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  42. Epicuro.Piero Innocenti - 1975 - Firenze: Italia.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark   1 citation  
  43. Antikkens materialistiske filosofi.Øivind Andersen - 1975 - Oslo: Pax. Edited by Epicurus.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  44. Roman Philosophy in Its Political and Historiographical Context.Malaspina Ermanno & Della Calce Elisa - 2023 - In Garani Myrto, Konstan David & Reydams-Schils Gretchen (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Roman Philosophy, Oxford 2023,. Oxford: OUP. pp. 324-346.
    This chapter takes up two topics. On one hand it examines the philosophical background of the historical genre in Rome and focuses on the “past-present” dialectic in the Prefaces of three Roman historians (Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus), examining the nature of their political theory. On the other hand, it deals with what is today called “political philosophy.” It first looks at Roman philosophical contributions to understanding the nature of the res publica and to healing its ills. It then turns to (...)
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  45. Epikur: zhivot i delo.Radi Radev - 1976 - Sofii︠a︡: Partizdat.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  46. Lucrezio: letture critiche.Luciano Perelli (ed.) - 1977 - Milano: Mursia.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  47. Glossarium Epicureum.Hermann Usener - 1977 - Roma: Edizioni dell'Ateneo & Bizzarri. Edited by Marcello Gigante & Walter Schmid.
    Remove from this list  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  48. Nietzsche and Diogenes Laertius.Jonathan Barnes - 1986 - In Mazzino Montinari, Wolfgang Müller-Lauter, Heinz Wenzel, Günter Abel & Werner Stegmaier (eds.), 1986. De Gruyter. pp. 16-40.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark   2 citations  
  49. The Pythagorean Hypomnemata reported by Alexander Polyhistor in Diogenes Laertius (8.25–33): a proposal for reading.André Laks - 2013 - In Gabriele Cornelli, Richard McKirahan & Constantinos Macris (eds.), On Pythagoreanism. De Gruyter. pp. 371-384.
  50. Boethus and Cassius: Two Epicureans in Plutarch.Patricia M. FitzGibbon - 2008 - In Anastasios G. Nikolaidis (ed.), The Unity of Plutarch's Work: 'Moralia' Themes in the 'Lives', Features of the 'Lives' in the 'Moralia'. De Gruyter. pp. 445-460.
    Remove from this list   Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
1 — 50 / 3065