Round 8: Tossup 3

The idea that people should study philosophy no matter the age opens a work by this man which argues that “death is nothing to us.” The idea that what is terrible is easy to endure is the last of this thinker’s fourfold cure. The author of Against Empedocles, Hermarchus, (-5[1])was the pupil and successor of this thinker. This author of the Letter to Menoeceus (15[1])(“meh-NEE-see-us”) taught that the central goal of life is the freedom of fear in order to reach (*) ataraxia. This philosopher unusually admitted women and slaves to his namesake school based on communal friendship known as “the Garden.” For 10 points, name this Greek philosopher who taught that the highest good in life is pleasure. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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