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 Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)
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 Patrick, Mary Mills
Revolting against the voluptuous ataraxia of a certain class of Parisian music, he set up, with violence, a manly, healthy pessimism.
From Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House by Cannan, Gilbert
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
