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51Epicurus — Infobox Philosopher name = polytonic|Έπίκουρος Epikouros |right|thumb|145px|Roman marble bust of Epicurus color = #B0C4DE region = Western philosophy era = Ancient philosophy birth = 341 BCE death = circa 270 BCE school tradition = Epicureanism… …
52Diogenes of Oenoanda — (or Oinoanda) was an Epicurean Greek from the 2nd century AD who carved a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus onto a portico wall in the ancient city of Oenoanda in Lycia (modern day southwest Turkey). The surviving fragments of the wall, which …
53Epicureanism — • In its popular sense, the word stands for a refined and calculating selfishness, seeking not power or fame, but the pleasures of sense, particularly of the palate, and those in company rather than solitude Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …
54Otium — Otium, a Latin abstract term, has a variety of meanings, including leisure time in which a person can enjoy eating, playing, resting, contemplation and academic endeavors. It sometimes, but not always, relates to a time in a person s retirement… …
55Lucretius — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Hellenistic philosophy color = #B0C4DE image size = 200px image caption = Lucretius (artist s impression) name = Titus Lucretius Carus birth = ca. 99 BC death = ca. 55 BC school tradition =… …
56Science and British philosophy: Boyle and Newton — G.A.J.Rogers INTRODUCTION Achievements in the natural sciences in the period from Nicholas Copernicus (1473– 1543) to the death of Isaac Newton (1642–1727) changed our whole understanding of the nature of the universe and of the ways in which we… …
57Cupid and Psyche — Cupid and Psyche, by Antonio Canova, c. 1808, in the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. Cupid and Psyche (/ˈsaɪkiː/; also known as The Tale of Amour and Psyche and The Tale of Eros and Psyche), is a legend that first appeared as a …
58List of cultural references in The Divine Comedy — The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is a long allegorical poem in three parts or canticas (or cantiche ), Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise), and 100 cantos, with the Inferno having 34, Purgatorio 33, and Paradiso 33 …
59Charles Ranhofer — Portrait of Charles Ranhofer taken from the flyleaf of his book, The Epicurean. Born November 7, 1836(1836 11 07) Saint Denis, France Died October 9, 1899(1899 10 09 …
60Epikur — (Louvre) Epikur (griechisch Ἐπίκουρος, Epíkouros; * um 341 v. Chr. auf Samos; † 271 oder 270 v. Chr. in Athen) war ein griechischer Philosoph und Begründer des Epikureismus. Diese im Hellenismus parallel zur Stoa entstandene p …
