Epicurus: was the founder of the Epicurean school, 342 -271 BC Chr. He was influenced by Democritus and Aristotle. He founded a community with like-minded people in his home in Athens. According to Epicurus, being is in the things, not behind or above them. (See Der kleine Pauly, Lexikon der Antike, Munich 1979)._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |