Epicureanism was agnostic or atheist; it was also hedonist. Monastic scribes would have rejected (most) Epicurean ideas, on principle.
'What is preserved' is less than 1% of what was written, therefore skewed by a very narrow band of ideologically-strained perspectives from those particular collectors.
"Rich, famous and happy"? If billionaire wealth is "rich", I've known a few - 3 or 4 - and probably another +15 ppl w/ over $50mln in wealth. They were not, almost to a man, "happy" in Classical terms & my opinion.
God save us all from neurosis!
'What is preserved' is less than 1% of what was written, therefore skewed by a very narrow band of ideologically-strained perspectives from those particular collectors.
"Rich, famous and happy"? If billionaire wealth is "rich", I've known a few - 3 or 4 - and probably another +15 ppl w/ over $50mln in wealth. They were not, almost to a man, "happy" in Classical terms & my opinion.
God save us all from neurosis!
Statistics: Posted by billd89 — Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:07 am