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008			030122s2003 cau b 000 0 eng d
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100			_aLillegard, Norman, _d-1938 _9117676
245		0	_aOn Epicurus / _cNorman Lillegard.
260			_aSingapore : _bThompson Learning, _cc2003.
300			_a91 p. _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 90-91)
520			_aDeveloped 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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