O conceito de liberdade em Epicuro: fundamentos e lições de uma filosofia emancipadora

Abstract

This work aims to understand the historical and philosophical foundations that resulted Epicurus formulated his doctrine of thought and their respective areas, from a sui generis concept of freedom, which is present not only in Epicurus’ Ethics, but also in his Physics and Canonical. In order to study the lessons of Epicurus, as well as major categories in which his ideas are rooted, this research develops itself under the bibliographical method exploratory, finding some remedies to the ills of human life, thus implying not only as latter purpose the attainment of happiness, but as a inherent duty to own Philosophy: the emancipation of human beings from all imaginary and real causes of suffering.