Epicurus

GPTKB entity

Statements (203)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:advocated_for pleasure as the highest good
the pursuit of modest pleasures
Pleasure as the highest good
gptkbp:argued_on pleasures of the mind are superior to physical pleasures
gptkbp:belief Death is not to be feared
absence of pain is pleasure
everything is made of atoms
happiness is achievable through moderation
the universe is infinite
Fear of gods is unnecessary
gptkbp:birth_year 341 BC
gptkbp:born 341 BC
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Samos
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Ethics
Metaphysics
Philosophy of science
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Ethics
Philosophy of happiness
Philosophy of pleasure
Philosophy of friendship
gptkbp:death_year 270 BC
gptkbp:died 270 BC
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:emphasizes the importance of self-reflection
gptkbp:established gptkb:Public_School
gptkbp:followers gptkb:Epicureans
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Garden
gptkb:Garden_of_Epicurus
Epicureanism
gptkbp:had Followers
many followers
a significant impact on Western philosophy
A school of thought
gptkbp:has_influence_on Roman philosophy
Modern philosophy
Christian thought
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epicurus
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gptkb:Cicero
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gptkb:SZA
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gptkb:Cardi_B
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gptkb:Alasdair_Mac_Intyre
gptkb:Slavoj_Žižek
gptkb:Zygmunt_Bauman
Hellenistic philosophy
Roman philosophy
Modern philosophy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lucretius
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Democritus
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:is_associated_with Materialism
Skepticism
Hedonism
gptkbp:is_considered One of the founders of Western philosophy
A critic of superstition
A philosopher of ethics
A philosopher of friendship
A philosopher of happiness
A philosopher of hedonism
A philosopher of materialism
A philosopher of pleasure
A philosopher of science
A philosopher of skepticism
A proponent of empirical observation
A proponent of rational thought
A significant figure in ancient philosophy
gptkbp:is_criticized_for fear of death
fear of gods
gptkbp:is_known_for Philosophical teachings
gptkbp:is_remembered_for Ethical theories
Philosophical school
Views on happiness
Views on friendship
Views on pleasure
gptkbp:is_taught_in Ataraxia
friendship is essential for happiness
Aponia
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Letter_to_Menoeceus
Principal Doctrines
Vatican Sayings
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Garden_of_Epicurus
Epicureanism
naturalism
materialism
hedonism
atomism
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Samos
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:promoted simple living
gptkbp:scientific_classification between kinetic and katastematic pleasures
gptkbp:view knowledge as a means to achieve happiness
gptkbp:was A writer
a teacher of ethics
A teacher
A thinker
A skeptic
a contemporary of Pyrrho
a contemporary of Zeno of Citium
a critic of Socratic ethics
a critic of materialism
a materialist
a philosopher of the Hellenistic period
a philosopher who valued friendship
a philosopher who valued happiness.
a philosopher who valued knowledge
a philosopher who valued moderation
a philosopher who valued pleasure
a philosopher who valued reflection
a philosopher who valued self-control
a philosopher who valued simplicity
a proponent of empirical observation
a proponent of hedonism
a proponent of personal happiness
a proponent of rational thought
a proponent of tranquility
a skeptic of traditional religion
an atomist
A hedonist
A materialist
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Letter_to_Menoeceus
gptkb:The_Epicurean
Principal Doctrines
Vatican Sayings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seneca
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Delian_League
gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Greek_Philosophy
gptkb:Classical_antiquity
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