He described the absence of pain, or aponia, as well as a state of perfect (*) tranquility known as ataraxia.
Lactantius's Treatise on the Anger of God critiques one argument made by this philosopher, a trilemma considered the earliest statement of the problem of evil. This philosopher argued that if multiple explanations both account for a set of data, then all should be admitted, though his best known contribution to science was his non-deterministic statement of (+) atomic theory. Known for regularly admitting women and slaves to his school, he argued that death was not to be feared and founded the Garden. He described the absence of pain, or aponia, as well as a state of perfect (*) tranquility known as ataraxia. For 10 points, name this Greek philosopher whose namesake philosophical school is often unfairly equated to hedonism.
Lactantius's Treatise on the Anger of God critiques one argument made by this philosopher, a trilemma considered the earliest statement of the problem of evil.
{Epicurus} [or {Epikouros}]