Basic needs (food, shelter, friendship) are simple to satisfy.
"Death is nothing to us," because when we are here, death is not, and when death is here, we are not. Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition
Epicurus established his school in Athens, known as ( Kepos ), where he lived with a community of friends. Basic needs (food, shelter, friendship) are simple to
To achieve ataraxia (freedom from mental distress), Epicurus' follower Philodemus summarized the "four-part cure": Basic needs (food
His personal diet was modest, consisting largely of bread, olives, and occasional cheese.