1743–1826, Virginia. Wrote in English. U.S. Founding Father and third President who explicitly declared, in an 1819 letter to William Short, "I too am an Epicurean," and assembled his own private syllabus/compilation of Epicurus's doctrines for personal use.
1. Related Reading
2. Forum Discussions
- All discussions of Thomas Jefferson in Epicureans of the Past
- Thomas Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
- To What Extent Are The Ideas In The "We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident" Paragraph of the Declaration of Independence Consistent With Epicurean Philosophy?
- Jefferson the Deist?
- The Long Neglect of William Short
- Jefferson Never Said "That Government Governs Best Which Governs Least"
- Thomas Jefferson's Epicurean Outline