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  • Hedonist Philosopher Epicurus Was Right About Happiness (Mostly) | PsyBlog

    From the page: 'If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.' --Epicurus Epicurean hedonism Epicurus was a hedonist, but not in the popular modern sense. Now we tend to associate hedonism with excessive pleasure-seeking or with refined sensual pleasure. What Epicurus meant,... more

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  • Reviewed by Gurushabad on Sep 14, 10:12pm

    ""If a little is not enough for you, nothing is." ... contains lot of wisdom

  • Reviewed by illuminator on Aug 29, 12:45pm

    From the page: ""If a little is not enough for you, nothing is." --Epicurus"

  • Rated by JIR on Aug 15, 12:25pm

    From the page: 'If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.' --Epicurus Epicurean hedonism Epicurus was a hedonist, but not in the popular modern sense. Now we tend to associate hedonism with excessive pleasure-seeking or with refined sensual pleasure. What Epicurus meant, though, was something more subtle; he certainly didn't think the road to happiness was paved with luxury or material wealth. What he emphasised was the idea of being 'untroubled'.

  • Rated by DavidJohns on Aug 07, 2:11am

    Philosophers down the ages have been keen to tell the rest of us how to live and how to be happy.

  • Rated by yesitsmegabi on Jul 28, 5:01pm

    From the page: "Epicurus thought the beauty of learning to love the simple life was that it is much more durable. When you don't get the promotion, can't repay the mortgage or lose it all in a game of cards, it's much easier to shrug it off. The more you have (or want), the more you have to lose (or fail to get). "

  • Rated by prometheusarisen on Jul 09, 7:16pm

    I don't think modern psychology has caught up with Epicurus. The detached, communal life, such as the garden community favored by the epicureans, is clearly a more healthy and authentic lifestyle. Let's see, failed politics, decaying bureaucracies, a broken education system, a crumbling economy, mass media distractions, the commodification of everyday life, over-consumption, poor labor conditions, faceless corporations, overwhelming inequalities, and the raping of the planet. Yea sounds like a grand old time. Seriously, how blind is science?

  • Rated by goldchest on Mar 24 2009, 1:13pm

    I guess I consider myself as a subtle hedonistic gal and a little of a modern hedonist.

  • Reviewed by create823 on Dec 03 2008, 10:42am

    Hedonist..Epiculus..damn..i love MYTHOLOGY!!!!!!!!!