Epicurus was a fourth-third century BC Hellenistic philosopher who established his school, called The Garden, in Athens, where even women and slaves were welcomed. Epicureanism opposed Platonism and its purpose was to attain as well as to help others attain happy ( eudaimonic), tranquil lives characterized by ataraxia (peace and freedom from fear) and aponia (the absence of pain). He advocated that people were best able to pursue philosophy by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"110165","attributes":{"alt":"Diogenes of Oenoanda was an Epicurean Greek from the second century AD who carved a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus onto a portico wall in the ancient Greek city of Oenoanda in Lycia (Ansgar Bovet /CC BY-SA 3.0)","class":"media-image","height":"407","style":"width: 610px; height: 407px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Diogenes
