Lecciones de epicureísmo

How to live a happy life? More than two thousand years ago, the Greek philosopher Epicurus offered a simple answer: the only thing we really need is pleasure. Today we tend to associate the word "epicurean" with overindulgence and the simple enjoyment of food and wine, but light hedonism and decadent complacency are light years away from the pleasant life that Epicurus and his more concerned followers pursued. mental pleasures and avoiding pain even in hard times. His goal, in short, was an existence of tranquility and satisfaction. In this elegant and original book John Sellars takes us through the history of Epicureanism, from a private garden on the outskirts of ancient Athens, where Epicurus and his students lived in the 4th century BC. C. and women were as welcome as men, until Rome, where Epicurean influence flourished thanks to the poet Lucretius and his cohort. Sellars proposes a constructive way to rethink our place in the world, and shows us how this doctrine can help us appreciate the importance of joy, nature, and just being alive.