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Line 1: − [[Image:Epicurus.gif|left]]+ − '''Epicurus''' of Sámos (341-270 B.C.) was an ancient [[Greek]] [[philosopher]]. He founded in the late fourth century B.C. the [[Epicureanism]] School. − − He did not believe in any divine power; he taught that sensations of pleasure and pain are the measures of what is good and bad, and the absence of pain and fear leads to happiness (ataraxia). He recommended a state of satiation and tranquility surrounded by friends, as one of the main goal in life. Epicurus explicitly warned against the exceeding of [[Hedonism]]. − − One of his late followers [[Jeremy Bentham]], said that: − − ''"Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain, and pleasure."'' − − Epicurus is also an important figure in the development of the [[scientific]] method. He insisted that nothing should be accepted except that which has been sufficiently tested through direct observation and logical deduction. − {{Clear}} − == See also == − − *[[Stoicism]] − − == External links == − − *[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epicurus/ Epicurus] − − − − [[Category:Ancient Greece]] − [[Category:Ancient Greek Philosophers]] − [[Category:Science]]
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