Other Controversies
Part of the Other Perspectives section of the outline of Epicurean philosophy. Topics: Is It True That Epicurus Was Not An Atheist As We Today Understand That Term?; Does Avoiding Politics Mean Passive Withdrawal From The World?; Does Happiness Require The Complete Absence Of All Pain, And If So How Could Epicurus Say He Was Happy While Dying Of Kidney Disease?; Does "Live Unknown" Mean To Live In Isolation? If Not, What Does It Mean?; Did Epicurus Live On Bread And Water And Limit Himself To An Ascetic Diet?; Did Epicurus And His School Engage Combatively With Rival Philosophers, Or Avoid Pu
