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Categories: Empiricists, Articles with short description, 3rd-century BC writers, 4th-century BC writers, 4th-century BC Greek philosophers
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Epicurus  Epicur  Epicurean paradox  Epicurean trilemma  Epicures
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Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC) WordNet 3.0
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Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. Wikipedia
Ancient Greek philosopher Wikidata
An ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the movement known as Epicureanism. Wiktionary
Ancient Greek philosopher. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
philosopher
homo
CAUSE OF DEATH
kidney stone
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
Classical Athens
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
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FIELD OF WORK
philosophy
INFLUENCED BY
Democritus
Pyrrho
Aristippus
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
Ancient Greek
MANNER OF DEATH
natural causes
MEMBER OF THE DEME
Gargettos
MOVEMENT
epicureanism
ancient philosophy
OCCUPATION
philosopher
PLACE OF BIRTH
Samos
PLACE OF BURIAL
Athens
PLACE OF DEATH
Athens
RELIGION
ancient Greek religion
SEX OR GENDER
male
STUDENT
Polyaenus of Lampsacus
Themista of Lampsacus
Leonteus of Lampsacus
Colotes
Hermarchus
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STUDENT OF
Nausiphanes
TIME PERIOD
Hellenistic period
WRITING LANGUAGE
Ancient Greek
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Epicurus
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Epicurus
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Epicurus
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Epicurus
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Epicur, Epicurean paradox, Epicurean trilemma, Epicures, Epicureus, Epicurius, Epicuros, Epicurus' trilemma, Epicurus of Samos, Epikouros, Epikur, Epikuro, Epikuros, Garden of Epicurus, Lathe biosas, Principle of Multiple Explanations, riddle of Epicurus, λάθε βιώσας, Ἐπίκουρος
Wikidata Alias
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Epikouros, Epíkouros

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