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Preferred term
epicureanism
Definition
- Epicureanism has reference to a philosophical movement of some popularity in ancient Greece and Rome. It based itself on the teachings of the Athenian philosopher Epicurus (341–271 B.C.) and propounded an atomistic cosmology, a hedonistic ethics, and a contractarian social theory. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Epicureanism]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/epicureanism
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