Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Ataraxia: The Elixir of Epicurus: Teachings of Epicurus for Freedom from Fear
    Ataraxia: The Elixir of Epicurus: Teachings of Epicurus for Freedom from Fear
    Ataraxia: The Elixir of Epicurus: Teachings of Epicurus for Freedom from Fear
    Ebook34 pages34 minutes

    Ataraxia: The Elixir of Epicurus: Teachings of Epicurus for Freedom from Fear

    By Sreechinth C

    5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Epicurus founded one of the major philosophies of ancient Greece, helping to lay the intellectual foundations for modern science and for secular individualism. His world-view was much an inspiring and optimistic one which stresses that philosophy can liberate one from fears of death and the supernatural, and can teach us how to find happiness in almost any situation. His practical perspective of human psychology and also the science friendly approach towards the life, gave Epicureanism great contemporary significance as well as a venerable role in the intellectual development of Western Civilization. Here is the best collection of quotes from this great philosopher who show us an entirely new way of living letting out all fears...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUB Tech
    Release dateSep 18, 2018
    ISBN9780463402375
    Ataraxia: The Elixir of Epicurus: Teachings of Epicurus for Freedom from Fear

    Read more from Sreechinth C

    Related authors

    Related to Ataraxia

    Related ebooks

    Philosophy For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      How To Live (like A Stoic)

      Jan 23, 2018

      How To Live (like A Stoic)
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Joys of Being a Stoic

      Nov 4, 2020

      In September, a writer for HBO’s Watchmen series, Cord Jefferson, was awarded an Emmy. I enjoyed the show’s first season, a sequel to arguably the best movie (and graphic novel) about superhero vigilantism. The plot involves the protagonists combatti

      9 min read

    • Article

      The Myth Of Sisyphus

      Aug 10, 2020

      The Myth Of Sisyphus
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Great Morality Scam

      Jul 30, 2018

      The Great Morality Scam
      5 min read

    • Article

      Respecting Your Parents

      Jan 27, 2020

      Respecting Your Parents
      1 min read

    • Article

      I’m More Fatty

      Sep 21, 2020

      “When lockdown ends, I’m more fatty.” I had to laugh at this wordplay comment on amor fati below Daily Stoic’s excellent Youtube video. Amor fati is a Latin phrase, and one of the central teachings of Stoicism. It can be translated as “love fate” or

      1 min read

    • Article

      Strong Brew

      Aug 20, 2019

      Strong Brew
      4 min read

    • Article

      Death

      Jul 29, 2019

      The fear of death is very puzzling, in a way that regret about the end of life is not. It’s easy to understand that we might want to have more life, more of the things it contains, so that we see death as a negative evil. But how can the prospect of

      3 min read

    • Article

      Hedonism Is Overrated – To Make The Best Of Life There Must Be Pain, Says This Yale Professor

      Jan 23, 2022

      The simplest theory of human nature is hedonism– – we pursue pleasure and comfort. Suffering and pain are, by their very nature, to be avoided. The spirit of this view is nicely captured in The Epic of Gilgamesh: “Let your belly be full, enjoy yourse

      6 min read

    • Article

      Philosophy

      Feb 3, 2023

      No one today would dream of practising the physics, medicine or biology of the ancient Greeks. But their thoughts on how to live remain perennially inspiring. Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics have all had their 21st-century evangelists. Now it is Epic

      2 min read

    • Article

      Death Is A Powerful Teacher

      Jul 29, 2019

      Death Is A Powerful Teacher
      6 min read

    • Article

      Thug Life

      Jan 23, 2018

      Thug Life
      4 min read

    • Article

      We Can Do This!

      Jul 23, 2019

      We Can Do This!
      3 min read

    • Article

      Spitting In Death’s Eye

      Jul 29, 2019

      Spitting In Death’s Eye
      4 min read

    • Article

      A Symposium on Anxiety

      Sep 1, 2020

      A Symposium on Anxiety
      25 min read

    • Article

      The Soul and Addiction

      Jan 9, 2023

      The Soul and Addiction
      9 min read

    • Article

      The Dark Side of Awe

      Jan 29, 2024

      The Dark Side of Awe
      10 min read

    • Article

      Making Sense Of This World

      Feb 10, 2020

      The greatest theologian of the middle ages, Thomas Aquinas, said: “You cannot make sense of this world from within this world. You have to get outside of this world to make sense of this world.” This is the very thing that the writer of Psalm 73 stru

      1 min read

    • Article

      The Spiritual Materialist

      Mar 30, 2023

      The Spiritual Materialist
      11 min read

    • Article

      Death & Dying

      Apr 19, 2021

      Death & Dying
      7 min read

    • Article

      ‘Inject That Stoicism Into My Veins!’: 10 Tools Of Ancient Philosophy That Improved My Life

      Sep 19, 2022

      It was fortuitous that I started getting interested in Stoicism around 2018 – because by the time the pandemic came around, I really needed it. “Cometh the hour, cometh the woman!” I said, Epietcus’s Enchiridion in hand, as the borders shut in March

      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Ataraxia

    5/5

    1 rating0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Ataraxia - Sreechinth C

      ATARAXIA - THE ELIXIR OF EPICURUS

      ATARAXIA - THE ELIXIR OF EPICURUS

      ~ Teachings of Epicurus for freedom from fear ~

      Composer: Sreechinth C

      Cover Image: Public Domain

      DEDICATION

      This book, Ataraxia - The Elixir of Epicurus is dedicated in the feet of Almighty.

      "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

      TABLE OF Contents

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      EPICURUS

      WORDS OF EPICURUS

      EXTRAS

      Author’s Request

      Your Surprise Gift

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Sincerely showing thankfulness to all those who participated and supported directly and indirectly in the release of this book.

      EPICURUS

      The great philosopher of the Hellenistic period, Epicurus, had his own imprints on philosophy with the self developed Epicureanism. In addition to these Hedonistic ethics, he was well versed in materialistic metaphysics. He was the first to put forward the concept of ‘atoms’ as the basic constituents of macroscopic particles. His philosophy was emphasized the need of Ataraxia- Peace and freedom from fear- and Aponia as the essences to lead a life with peace and tranquility. In his teachings, Epicurus urged others to refrain oneself from superfluous desires and achieve tranquility eliminating the fear of punishments or rewards from God. According to his ethics, only Universe is eternal and unending and the events in our life are controlled only by motion of the microscopic

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1