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1. • • A travel book, a witty and accessible meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, Travels with Epicurus is a delightful jaunt to the Aegean and through the terrain of old age led by a droll philosopher.
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   • A travel book, a witty and accessible meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, Travels with Epicurus is a delightful jaunt to the Aegean and through the terrain of old age led by a droll philosopher.

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   What do historians know about Epicurus?

   • Most of what historians know of Epicurus has been gathered from the writings of others. In 341 BCE Epicurus was born, according to most sources, on the small island of Samos located off the coast of Asia Minor in the Aegean Sea. His father Neocles was a schoolteacher.

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   Why does Epicurus believe in a surprisingly ascetic way of life?

   • Although Epicurus is known for his hedonism, he advocates for a surprisingly ascetic way of life. Although one doesn't need a particular type of food to survive, becoming dependent on extravagant foods ultimately leads to unhappiness. Thus, despite his belief in enjoying food, Epicurus advises against relying on such goods.

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   Why does Epicurus analyze different types of desires?

   • Epicurus devotes a considerable part of his ethics to analyzing different kinds of desires because of the close connection of pleasure with desire-satisfaction.

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   Why did Epicurus move to Colophon?

   • While Epicurus was serving his mandatory two years in the Athenian army, his family was relocated by force to the small Ionian city of Colophon when Perdiccas the old Macedonian commander under Alexander had ordered the removal of all Athenians from Samos. It was then that Epicurus began to develop his own, unique philosophy.

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   Why did Epicurus believe in death?

   • One of Epicurus' most important aims was to liberate people from fearing the eventual end of one's life thereby enabling them to seek both happiness and fulfillment in their personal lives. To Epicurus, one ceases to exist when one chooses to fear death. The Epicureans believed in the maxim "Death is nothing to us."

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   Enter "Travels With Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life". Enter "Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It". Official website of author Daniel M. Klein.

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   ABOUT THE BOOK: Daniel Klein: 'Travels With Epicurus' Explores The Best Path To A Fulfilled Old Age - HuffingtonPost.com. In his early 70s, author Daniel Klein saw his peers taking up jogging, studying new languages and wearing hormone patches to charge their libidos.

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   Jan 8, 2013 · It makes sense that a countercultural philosophy student from the 60’s would question our current obsession on everlasting youth. The “Travels” in the title is a stretch — he stays on just one Greek island. But the “Epicurus” part is dead on.

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   A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life. Author Daniel Klein. Share Save. Add to Goodreads Look Inside. Advice on achieving a fulfilling old age from one of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .

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   One of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus travels to Greece with a suitcase full of philosophy books, seeking the best way to achieve a fulfilling old age Daniel Klein journeys to the Greek island Hydra to discover the secrets of aging happily.

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