This school's founder was described by the Christian thinker Lactantius as the originator of the problem of evil.
This school's founder was described by the Christian thinker Lactantius as the originator of the problem of evil. One work outlining the beliefs of this philosophical school argued that soul and body die together, making the fear of death illogical and sought to explain natural phenomena in terms of atoms; that work addressed to Memmius was On the Nature of Things by Lucretius.  This school believed that knowledge should only be pursued to avoid superstition and that the greatest pleasure was the absence of pain. FTP name this school of philosophy based on a school named "The Garden" which believed both in moderation and that pleasure was the greatest intrinsic good.
This school's founder was described by the Christian thinker Lactantius as the originator of the problem of evil.
epicurianism