Epicurus biography

Epicurus advocated that people were best able to pursue philosophy by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends; he and his followers were known for eating simple meals and discussing a wide range of philosophical subjects at "The Garden", the school he established in Athens. Epicurus (born bc, Samos, Greece—died , Athens) was a Greek philosopher, author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement. He founded schools of philosophy that survived directly from the 4th century bc until the 4th century ad. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Epicurus is one of the major philosophers in the Hellenistic period, the three centuries following the death of Alexander the Great in B.C.E. (and of Aristotle in B.C.E.). Epicurus developed an unsparingly materialistic metaphysics, empiricist epistemology, and hedonistic ethics.