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4 pages match ‘ataraxia’.

1. Glossary

   Ataraxia · Freedom from mental disturbance: the settled calm that Epicurus counted as the heart of a happy life. The Greek word means 'not be …

   Aponia · Freedom from bodily pain. Together with ataraxia, it is what Epicurus meant by the greatest pleasure. Read more

2. Epicureanism

   The core ideas · … Vatican manuscript in 1888. The Latin poem On the Nature of Things by Lucretius is the fullest surviving account of his thought. Ataraxia Freedom from mental disturbance. The main goal. Aponia Absence of bodily pain. The second goal. Katastematic pleasure The …

3. Epicurus' three letters: a reading guide

   The Letter to Menoeceus · … and not necessary, some empty. The aim is a healthy body and an untroubled mind. See natural and necessary desires , Aponia and Ataraxia . Pleasure. It is the beginning and end of the blessed life, but Epicurus insists this does not mean the pleasures of the …

4. Epicurus: Letter to Menoeceus

   About this text · … in Book X of Diogenes Laertius. For a summary of what it argues, see Epicurus’ three letters: a reading guide . Terms such as Ataraxia , Aponia and natural and necessary desires are explained in the glossary . The translation is by R. D. Hicks (Loeb Classi …