On Epicurus / Norman Lillegard.
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TextPublication details: Singapore : Thompson Learning, c2003.Description: 91 p. 22 cmISBN: - 534174655
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Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference | B 573 .L628 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3AEA2013002405 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-91)
Developed an unsparingly materialistic metaphysics , empiricist epistemology, and hedonistic ethics. Taught that the basic constituents of the world are atoms, uncuttable bits of matter, flying through empty space, and tried to explain all natural phenomena in atomic terms. Rejected the existence of Platonic forms and an immaterial soul, and he said that the gods have no influence on our lives. He also taught skepticism was untenable , and that man could gain knowledge of the world relying upon the senses. He taught that the point of all one's actions was to attain pleasure for oneself, and that this could be done by limiting one's desires and by banishing the fear of the gods and of death.
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