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epicureanism


  • n  a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers

  • With this moderate epicureanism, he values most the pleasures of physical existence, the "daydream free from doubt" which is art, and an attitude of simple respect for fellow men.
  • The Frenchman looks indulgently at the minor miseries his epicureanism and great cooking cause him, the way a valiant warrior looks on his battle scars.
  • For all their new-found epicureanism, Americans are not about to fiddle with their traditional Thanksgiving menu.

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