Epicurus and the Epicureans in the Ancient World | Philosophers in the Midst of History

Request personal videos on Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/gregorybsadler Get Epicurus' works - http://amzn.to/2xXDhgI Support my work here -   / sadler   Philosophy tutorials - https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutori... Take classes with me - https://reasonio.teachable.com/ In this seventeenth installment of our quarterly series, Philosophers in the Midst of History, I discuss the life, thought, and influence of the ancient philosopher and founder of a school, Epicurus Other talks in this series focused upon Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Epictetus, Augustine of Hippo, Boethius, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir, and Hannah Arendt. You can watch all the talks in this ongoing series here:    • Philosophers in the Midst of History | A Q...   If you'd like to support my work producing videos like this, become a Patreon supporter! Here's the link to find out more - including the rewards I offer backers:   / sadler   You can also make a direct contribution to help fund my ongoing educational projects, by clicking here: https://www.paypal.me/ReasonIO If you're interested in philosophy tutorial sessions with me - especially on Epicurus' thought and works - click here: https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutori... You can get a copy of Epicurus' works here - http://amzn.to/2xXDhgI My videos are used by students, lifelong learners, other professors, and professionals to learn more about topics, texts, and thinkers in philosophy, religious studies, literature, social-political theory, critical thinking, and communications. These include college and university classes, British A-levels preparation, and Indian civil service (IAS) examination preparation #Epicurus #pleasure #hedonism (Amazon links are associate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases)