Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.

If evil exists, does God really exist? The Greek philosopher Epicurus (342-271 BCE) claimed that the existence of evil proved there is no God. He claimed that if God cannot stop evil then he is ...

If you peruse the philosophy section of your local bookshop, you’ll probably find a number of books on Stoicism – an ancient philosophy enjoying a renaissance today. But where are the Epicureans?