Life of Epicurus
Abstract
A summary of the life of Epicurus, along with extensive quotes from letters and doctrine that summarize his philosophy.
Quoted Works
| Description | Author | Location |
|---|---|---|
| will of Epicurus | Epicurus | [430–431] |
| letter to Herodotus | Epicurus | [437–455] |
| letter to Pythocles | Epicurus | [455–466] |
| letter to Menœceus | Epicurus | [468–473] |
| Principle Doctrines | Epicurus | [475–479] |
Bibliographic Data
| Kind | Term |
|---|---|
| authors | Diogenes Laertius, Epicurus |
| literary form | narrative, letter, list |
| genres | biography, epistle, doctrine |
| subjects | physics, astronomy, ethics, Epicurus, atoms |
| period | Hellenistic Period, Roman imperial period |
| language | Ancient Greek |
| same as | wikidata | wikipedia |
| keywords & tags | none |
| Index | 54 entries |
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- Academy
- Alexander
- Amynomachus
- Anaxagoras
- Apollo
- Apollodorus
- Aristobulus (brother of Epicurus)
- Aristophanes the grammarian
- Aristotle
- Athens
- Chaeredemus
- Chaerestrate
- Chrysippus
- Colophon
- Colotes
- Delphi
- Democritus
- Diocles
- Diogenes of Tarsus
- Dionysius
- Diotimus
- Epicurus
- Gargettus
- Hellas
- Heraclitus
- Herakles
- Hermarchus
- Herodotus the Epicurean
- Idomeneus
- Ionia
- Lampsacus
- Leonteus
- Leontion
- Leucippus
- Menoeceus
- Metrodorus
- Muses
- Mys
- Mytilene
- Nausiphanes
- Neocles
- Nicolaus
- Pamphilus
- Plato
- Polyaenus
- Posidonius
- Protagoras
- Pythocles
- Samos
- Socrates
- Sotion
- Themista
- Timocrates
- Xenocrates
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