Epicurus laid down the doctrine that pleasure was the chief good.
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Epicurus
/ˌɛpɪˈkjʊɹəs/
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5 entriesEpicurean atomismGarden in Athensancient Greek philosopherfear of godsfounder of Epicureanism
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Twenty-three centuries ago, the Greek philosopher Epicurus wrote about the existence of other worlds in a letter to Herodotus.
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In about 300 BCE, Greek philosopher Epicurus proposed that the universe's boundaries were limitless and that space was full of other worlds.
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