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Epicurus

Ἐπίκουρος grc

Ancient Greek philosopher

  • Child of Neocles and Chaerestrate
  • Dated 342 BCE – 270 BCE

Overview

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Roles and affiliation

Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.

Family tree

The family as a list · 4

Family 4

Teachers and students

Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.

Connections

Documented influence 5

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