How to pronounce “epicurean” in English

I think that the Epicurean philosophy has been revived in positive psychology.

to any ancient Epicurean.

So I think the Epicureans taught that a happy life consisted of maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain.

And then epicureanism is known as being the philosophy of like loving luxury, and whatever.

I heard that Epicureanism is useful, I'm gonna take something from that.

Most people think of Epicureanism as the sex, drugs, and rock and roll of ancient philosophy even though that description definitely would've been surprising

It is true that Epicureanism is a hedonistic philosophy, that is, it's a philosophy that puts pleasure and specifically in fact reduction of pain

and they actually incorporated aspects of Epicureanism into their philosophy, at the end of the day, one cannot be simultaneously a Stoic and an Epicurean.

We all have really stupid epicureans running the place.

And if you choose one way you're an Epicurean, and if you choose another way you're a Stoic, whether you're aware of it or not.

And that the wonderful thing about that poem, which expresses the epicurean philosophy, is that it's tremendously modern in the way it sees the world.

Your country was built on that principle, on the Epicurean principle of the total separation of church and state, of everything that-- this is private,

The most important value for an Epicurean is pleasure.

For instance, although the Stoics themselves acknowledged that there is something useful in Epicureanism,

They're actually not from a Stoic but let's say from an Epicurean.

I am the author of the upcoming book, The Art of Enough, where I explain epicureanism and teach everybody how it can apply to our lives.

Now, different Hellenistic schools, like the Epicureans, for instance, or the Skeptics, had different answers to what constitutes a eudaemonic life.

In fact, all of the so-called Hellenistic philosophies, not just Stoicism, but also Epicureanism, to different forms of Skepticism, and a number of others,

In fact, often, if we're talking about Greco-Roman philosophies, Stoicism is opposed to Epicureanism.