The Fourfold Remedy: Epicurus and the Art of Happiness
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In The Fourfold Remedy John Sellars, who earlier wrote an excellent short book about Stoicism, introduces the philosophy of Epicurus. Contrary to our modern vision of someone with refined tastes in food and wine, Epicureans in the ancient world were mostly concerned with achieving tranquillity.
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