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The Epicureans

Founded by Epicurus, this school formed the other extreme of the scale weighed down on one side by Cynicism and with Stoicism in the middle.

For Epicureans pleasure was the ultimate good—they advocated for hedonism—but not just in material excess; rather it was in the sense that freedom from anxiety or fear, things that would help people lead a pleasurable life, made up the ultimate aim. In some way, the Stoic concept of a Preferred indifferent can be seen as a response to the excesses prescribed by Epicureans.

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Preferred indifferent The Stoic concept of a preferred indifferent is unique among Hellenistic philosophies such as Epicureanism and Cynicism. The Stoics advocated living Preferred indifferents in response to Cynicism and Epicureanism The Cynics believed in living a simple life to an extreme extent. Life was not only devoid of all materialism, it was frequently devoid even of
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Nature The concept of Nature is an important and recurring one in Stoic philosophy but carries a meaning (or meanings as we will see presently) quite
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Preferred indifferents in response to Cynicism and Epicureanism The Cynics believed in living a simple life to an extreme extent. Life was not only devoid of all materialism, it was frequently devoid even of
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