Epicurus · Philosophy

Friendship and the Garden

Epicurus’ exaltation of <em>friendship</em> as the greatest of all the means to a happy life, his community of friends in the Garden, his counsel to withdraw from the turmoil of politics (&lsquo;live unknown&rsquo;), and his account of justice as a useful social contract.

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You learned that Epicurus prized friendship as perhaps the greatest contributor to a happy life, founded the Garden as a community of friends living simply together, counselled withdrawal from the turmoil of politics (&lsquo;live unknown&rsquo;), and explained justice not as something natural-in-itself but as a useful…

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