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
The Sceptic in seeking ataraxia in the things of opinion, does not entirely escape from suffering from his sensations.
From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick
That terrible Latin poet Lucretius, whose apparent serenity and Epicurean ataraxia conceal so much despair, said that piety consists in the power to contemplate all things with a serene soul—pacata posse mente omnia tueri.
From Tragic Sense Of Life by J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford) Flitch
When the sage realizes this, he will cease to prefer one course of action to another, and the result will be apathy, "ataraxia."
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by W. T. (Walter Terence) Stace
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