ataraxia
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For Epicurus, achieving ataraxia requires confronting irrational fears, especially the fear of death.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
And I think what I found is much like what Greek philosophers called ataraxia, a suspended kind of calm in which you can find a surprising strength.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2015
Christians for a century or two never thought of ataraxia or apathy, and, though Clement of Alexandria plays with them, he tries to give them a new turn.
From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by T. R. (Terrot Reaveley) Glover
The intellectual preparation for producing ataraxia, consists in placing arguments in opposition to each other, both in regard to phenomena, and to things of the intellect.
From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick
The method, however, by which ataraxia or peace of mind could be reached, was peculiar to the Sceptic.
From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick
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