Epicureans

The followers of the teaching of Epicurus are generally referred to as Epicureans (also antiquated: Epicureans ) . The Epicurean was until the second century AD into an influential philosophical school with numerous followers. Since the Roman period, the term was used, especially by the Christian opponents of Epicurus, with a negative meaning in the sense of "man of pleasure".

Disciple and follower of the teaching of Epicurus

• Metrodorus von Lampsakos (* 330, † 277 BC; philosopher, direct student and friend of Epicurus)
• Polyainus (around 300 BC; mathematician)
• Hermarch (* around 340 BC; † around 260 BC in Athens)
• Colotes of Lampsakos (contemporary of Epicurus)
• Carneikos
• Idomeneus of Lampsakos (4th - 3rd century BC)
• Polystratone
• Philonides
• Demetrios Lakon (2nd century BC)
• Apollodorus of Athens (writer) (second half of the 2nd century BC)
• Zeno of Sidon (* around 150, † around 70 BC; late epicurean, apollodorus praised by Cicero )
• Siron
• Asklepiades of Bithynia (* around 124 BC in Prusa in Bithynia, Asia Minor; † 60 BC in Rome; doctor)
• Thespis (Epicureans)
• Aristion
• Philodemus from Gadara (* 110; † 40 BC; Greek philosopher who lived in Rome)
• Lucretius (* around 97 BC; † around 55 BC; Roman poet and philosopher, most famous follower of Epicurus, handed down a large part of Epicurus' teaching)
• Phaedrus (* around 15 BC; † around 50 AD; Roman fable poet)
• Diogenes of Oinoanda (around 200 AD, author of an extensive inscription with a brief description of the Epicurean doctrine)
• Horace (approx. 10 BC)

literature

• Epicurus: philosophy of joy. Letters, main tenets, collection of sayings, fragments (= Insel-Taschenbuch 1057). Translated and with an afterword by Paul M. Laskowsky. Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main et al. 1988, ISBN 3-458-32757-6 (reprint. Ibid 2009, ISBN 978-3-458-32757-8 ).
• Friedrich Ueberweg (Greetings): Outline of the history of philosophy. The philosophy of antiquity. Volume 4: Hellmut Flashar (Ed.): The Hellenistic Philosophy. 2 volumes. Completely revised edition. Schwabe, Basel et al. 1994, ISBN 3-7965-0930-4 .
• Malte Hossenfelder (Ed.): Ancient teachings of happiness. Sources in German translation (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 424). Kröner, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-520-42401-0 .