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SUMMARY:The philosophy of Epicurus
DESCRIPTION:This meetup we will be learning about Epicurus (341–270 BCE)\
 , the founder of Epicureanism\, one of the four the great schools that dom
 inated philosophy from the Hellenistic period into the Roman Empire.\n\nEp
 icureanism contain a multitude of radical ideas. When Stoics and Platonist
 s believed in an divinely ordered universe\, Epicurus believed the univers
 e to be just atoms and void. The gods\, if they exist\, take no interest i
 n us. Death is the end of sensation\, and so is nothing to fear. What rema
 ins according to Epicurus\, is the question of how to live well in the sho
 rt time we have. His answer centers on friendship\, modest desires\, and t
 he removal of needless fear.\n\nDespite Epicurus standing as one of the gr
 eatest ancient philosophers\, very few of his writings has survived. Compl
 ete texts from Epicurus mainly stem from a single source. Part 10 of the R
 oman scholar Diogenes Laertus' (3rd century CE) book “Live's of the Emin
 ent Philosophers”\nDuring the meetup we will discuss book 10 by Diogenes
  Laertus (about 50 pages)\, letting us access pretty much all surviving wo
 rks from Epicurus in a single reading. If you want to focus your reading\,
  Epicurus letters to Herodotus (about physics/ontology) to Menoceus (about
  ethics) and his Maxims are probably the most philosophically interesting 
 parts\, whereas his letter to Phytocles (about meterology/astronomy) is a 
 bit further away from what we today might consider philosophy.\nThe full t
 ext can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/epicurus2\n\n* * *\n\nStockholm
  Philosophy Study group is a group for thoughtful discussion on philosophi
 cal topics. Everyone is welcome regardless of previous philosophical exper
 ience\, but we would like everyone you to read the text ahead of time as t
 he conversation will revolve around it. This is a space were we learn from
  and listen to each other\, our focus is on deliberation\, not debate. If 
 we are a large group\, remember to leave room for everybody's voices to be
  heard. We read all sorts of philosophical texts\, some are easier and som
 e are difficult. If you don't understand everything\, don't worry\, we wil
 l make sense of it together. Our meetups are at a public café\, so if you
  participate\, please buy something from the café to support them.\n\nPle
 ase note that this is a cross-post for an event being arranged via the Dis
 cord server. Discussion between meetups happens on Discord\, and this grou
 p may be unmonitored. If you join the server you also get to vote on our c
 oming readings\, so please consider joining.\n\nHope to see you at the mee
 tup!\nhttps://www.meetup.com/stockholm-philosophy-study-group/events/31612
 5941/
LOCATION:Dotter Voltaire - Kulturhuset\, floor 5\, Sergels torg\, Sergels T
 org 3\, 111 57 Stockholm\, Stockholm\, Stockholm\, se
URL:https://www.meetup.com/stockholm-philosophy-study-group/events/31612594
 1/
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