His main intellectual opponent, however, was not Plato but Aristotle, whose dogmas he challenged with ideas such as the 'swerve' theory of free will, an early theory of animal evolution, and a pleasure-based ideal of the good life.
His school, known as the 'Garden,' was built right next door to Plato's Academy. His main intellectual opponent, however, was not Plato but Aristotle, whose dogmas he challenged with ideas such as the 'swerve' theory of free will, an early theory of animal evolution, and a pleasure-based ideal of the good life. FTP, name this Greek philosopher whose ideas are known to us mostly through Lucretius' _On the Nature of Things_.
His school, known as the 'Garden,' was built right next door to Plato's Academy.
{Epicurus}