Epicurean (disambiguation)

Epicureanism is a system of philosophy developed by Epicurus ca. 300 BCE.

Epicurean or epicure may also refer to:

  • Epicure (gourmet), a person interested in food, sometimes with overtones of excessive refinement
  • The Epicurean, 1827 novel written by Thomas Moore
  • Epicurean paradox, an argument about the problem of reconciling evil with an omnipotent deity
  • Marius the Epicurean, 1885 philosophical novel written by Walter Pater

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See also

  • Epicurious, a brand and web site dedicated to food and cooking
  • Epicurus (341 BC – 270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher
  • Ethicurean, a person who combines ethical food consumption with an epicure's devotion to quality
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