The Pocket Epicurean
A short, smart guide to living the good life through an introduction to the teachings of Epicurus.As long as there has been human life, we've been in search of what it means to be happy. More than two…
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A short, smart guide to living the good life through an introduction to the teachings of Epicurus.As long as there has been human life, we've been in search of what it means to be happy. More than two thousand years ago, the Greek philosopher Epicurus came to his own answer: all we really want in life is pleasure. Though today we tend to associate the word "Epicurean" with indulgence in the form of food and wine, the philosophy that Epicurus established was about a life well lived even in the hardest of times. As John Sellars shows in this concise, approachable guide, the vision of an ideal life developed by Epicurus and his followers was a life much more concerned with mental pleasures and the avoidance of pain. Their goal, in short, was a life of tranquillity or contentment.In The Pocket Epicurean Sellars walks us through the history of Epicureanism, starting