# Epicurus — The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers character guide

> Epicurus in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Book X Epicurus

**First appearance:** 0094-epicurus

## Who they are

Founder of Epicurean philosophy, emphasizing pleasure and atomism.

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