Americans have epicurean tendencies, according to Steven L. Jones of the Bird and Babe blog. Epicureanism was first espoused by 4th century Greek philosophy Epicurus, and posits “pleasure” as the ...

Step out of the rat race for a moment and consider the Epicurean life of simplicity and friendship, where gods and the supernatural hold no consequence and worrying about the afterlife is wasted time ...

HOW TO BE AN EPICUREAN: The Ancient Art of Living Well. By Catherine Wilson. Basic Books. 304 pages. $27. Apart from the sage advice to "Eat, drink and be merry," wiser words than "Living well is the ...

"Some things are up to us and some are not up to us." This thought, from the ancient philosopher Epictetus, is one of the foundational aspects of Stoicism. The things that are up to us are inside of ...

Philosophers have warned against pleasure since Plato, but Epicurean principles can be the basis of a humane politics aimed at security for all. By Catherine Wilson What ideas come to mind when you ...

It's an Ancient Greek philosophy known for its lessons on material existence and pleasure-seeking. So what might Epicureanism say about living well on social media and the internet? Nathan Dufour ...

A chara, – I was amazed to read Róisín Lanigan’s stimulating essay on stoicism only to find no mention of its great philosophical rival, epicureanism (“Pro tips from ancient thinkers: why are people ...

Epicurus is one of those ancient Greek philosophers who were misunderstood millennia later. We associate him with pleasures, even vices. We often mistakenly talk about Epicureanism without really ...