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Epicurean Philosophy

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Physics

Physics: The Nature of the Universe Nothing Comes From Nothing or Goes To Nothing The Universe Is Eternal, Boundless, And Life-Filled The Atomic Swerve and Rejection of Determinism Nothing Is Supernatural — There Are No Supernatural Gods Over Nature Nothing But Atoms Are Eternal — The Human Soul Is Not Immortal Rejection of Reductionist Atomism

📐 Canonics

📐 Canonics: The Nature of Knowledge 📐 All Sensations Are “True” 📐 Knowledge Is Possible 📐 Senses, Feelings, and Anticipations Are Criteria of Knowledge 📐 Embrace of Practical Reason 📐 Priority of Nature Over Reason 📐 Rejection of Dialectical Logic & Skepticism 📐 Rejection of Platonic Idealism & Aristotelian Essences

🌿 Ethics

🌿 Ethics: How To Live 🌿 Pleasure Is Desirable — The Alpha & Omega and Guide of Life 🌿 Pleasure Is Present Where Pain Is Absent 🌿 Mental Pleasures & Pains Can Be More Significant Than Bodily Ones 🌿 Pain Is Manageable 🌿 Pain Should Be Chosen When It Leads to Greater Pleasure / Lesser Pain 🌿 Only This Life — No Afterlife 🌿 Personal Freedom & Proper Attitude Toward Gods & Fate 🌿 Rejection of Absolute Virtue — Embrace of Practical Epicurean Virtues: 🌿Friendship 🌿Courage 🌿Justice 🌿Prudence 🌿Honesty 🌿Gratitude 🌿Benevolence 🌿Confidence 🌿Considerateness 🌿Temperance 🌿Hope For The Future 🌿Living in the Present 🌿Remembering The Past
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