I was attracted to Epicurus for most of the reasons i defend in my thesis: I view him as a true philosopher in how he doesn't offer another grandiose system that may conduce happiness by unerring pursuit of a number of fixed precepts, but offers us a framework for us to find our own. Empowering perspective rather than the objective, innate feelings rather than logical reasoning and self-cultivation rather than adherence to a given morality.
This summary kills two stones with one bird. It makes a great introductory post on the forum and forecasts an enthralling thesis. Welcome Alexi.