Epicurus
[,epi'kjuərəs]
Definition
(noun.) Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC).
Typist: Rodger--From WordNet
Examples
- But Epicurus bequeathed his gardens to his own school. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Plato, Zeno, Epicurus, Pythagoras--all founders of clubs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Checker: Otis