Ethics

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"Epíkouros did not ban slavery, but he did free slaves. He did not reform jail, but he did post bail. He did not legalize women’s choices, but he did publish female voices. He did not manage the State, but he did transfer his estate..."

David Sedley compares Epicurus' arguments in favor of atomism in physics with his arguments in favor of pleasure as the focus of ethics.

Eudaimonia, happiness, is a property of a whole life, not of some portion of it. (Link to Article at the Academia.edu website.)

A defense of the Epicurean conception of justice

Well researched presentation of the argument that Epicurean philosophy can embrace, in proper circumstances, prudent participation in political affairs. I think this document is likely to become one of our key references on "engagement with society."

A study based primarily on De Finibus I and II

VI.-Epicurean Contubernium NORMAN W. DEWITT - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Highlighting the Ethical Aspects of Lucretius' poem

Packer (Mary Porter) - "Cicero's Presentation of Epicurean Ethics"

Philodemus