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I celebrate Epicurus’ Birthday on the third Monday of February, in honor of the philosopher Epicurus, the ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. His school was the first of the ancient Greek philosophical schools to admit women as a rule rather than an exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia<\/em> — “peace and freedom from fear” — and aponia<\/em> — “the absence of pain” — and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends. He taught that pleasure and pain are the measures of what is good and evil; death is the end of both body and soul and should therefore not be feared; the gods do not reward or punish humans; the universe is infinite and eternal; and events in the world are ultimately based on the motions and interactions of atoms moving in empty space.<\/p>\n(From Epicurus<\/a>, Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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