Description
We tend to accept that people in authority must be
right. It’s this assumption that Socrates wanted us to challenge by
urging us to think logically about the nonsense they often come out
with, rather than being struck dumb by their aura of importance and air
of suave certainty. This six part series on philosophy is presented by
popular British philosopher Alain de Botton, featuring six thinkers who
have influenced history, and their ideas about the pursuit of the happy
life.
Epicurus on Happiness (Part 2)
British philosopher Alain De Botton discusses the
personal implications of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus
(341-270BCE) who was no epicurean glutton or wanton consumerist, but an
advocate of “friends, freedom and thought” as the path to happiness.
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