Is There a Difference Between Epicurean and Stoic Philosophy?

Stoicism and epicureanism share some kind of commitment to an idea of the self. Stoics think that pleasure doesn't matter at all really, and that the only thing that matters is virtue. Epicureans agree just as strongly as stoics that a life which was not grounded in some sort of valid understanding of the nature of things is going to be an impoverished life.