EPICURUS OF SAMOS: HIS PHILSOPHY AND LIFE
All the Principal Source Texts Compiled and Introduced by Hiram Crespo
Read by James Gillies and Jonathan Booth
6 hours 21 minutes
Epicurus of Samos (341-270 BCE) was the founder of the philosophical system to which he gave his name: Epicureanism. It is a label that is often misused and misunderstood today, with ‘a life of pleasure’ as the key aim misinterpreted as a life of indulgence. In fact, the philosophy of Epicurus demonstrated also by his life, was anything but! Continue Reading →