Epikouros - New York City, NY - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

This life-sized marble bust of Epikouros depicts him as a middle-aged man, thin face, curly hair and beard. A placard at the site dates it to the 2nd century AD and indicates it is a copy of a Greek statue from the 3rd century BC.
Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"Epicurus ... 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher as well as the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. Only a few fragments and letters of Epicurus's 300 written works remain. Much of what is known about Epicurean philosophy derives from later followers and commentators.

For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia—peace and freedom from fear—and aponia—the absence of pain—and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends. He taught that pleasure and pain are the measures of what is good and evil; death is the end of both body and soul and should therefore not be feared; the gods neither reward nor punish humans; the universe is infinite and eternal; and events in the world are ultimately based on the motions and interactions of atoms moving in empty space."

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/24/2013 Metro2 visited it