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Epicureanism
Imagine a world where public life no longer offers safety, and even the most secure person can lose everything overnight. What kind of philosophy could promise peace in the middle of chaos?This is the world that gave birth to Epicureanism. Athens, after the death of Alexander the Great, was a city unmoored. The old civic world—the polis—was shaken by new powers, shifting alliances, and the feeling that fate could turn on you without warning. In this anxious climate, philosophy was not just about clever arguments. It was a search for shelter, a way to live well when the city itself could not…
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