
55: Epicurus
The Nietzsche Podcast
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Nietzsche's Introduction to Epicurus the Man
Epicurus was an Athenian citizen of the Deim Gargatus and of the clan Philaeidae. He was raised on Samos after the Athenian St. colonists there. At 18 years of age he went to Athens when Zenocrates was in charge of the Academy, and Aristotle was spending time in Chalcius. In this respect we might compare Epicurus to Eastern figures outside of Buddhism, such as Lao Tse or Chuan Tse.
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