epicureanism

• Philosophische Lehre des Epikur, die ein Leben in maßvollen Freuden und der Vermeidung von Schmerz als höchstes Gut ansieht; auch eine genussfreudige, oft verfeinerte Lebensweise.

A philosophical system originating in ancient Greece that advocates for a life of moderate pleasure and the avoidance of pain as the highest good.

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1. Philosophical doctrine of pleasureC1formal

   A school of thought from ancient Greece that advocates seeking modest, sustainable pleasure as the highest good, often through friendship, knowledge, and simple living.

   Philosophische Lehre vom Vergnügen

   • Epicureanism teaches that the absence of pain and fear is the greatest pleasure.
   • He studied Epicureanism to understand its views on happiness.
   • The garden of Epicurus was a symbol of the Epicurean pursuit of tranquility.

   Antonymeasceticismausteritypuritanismstoicism