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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:57, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

Epicurus

 * ... that the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus wrote that "it is not possible to live pleasurably without living sensibly and nobly and justly"? Source: "Furthermore, Epicurus taught that "it is not possible to live pleasurably without living sensibly and nobly and justly", because a person who engages in acts of dishonesty or injustice will be "loaded with troubles" on account of his own guilty conscious and will live in constant fear that his wrongdoings will be discovered by others.[59][71][72] A person who is kind and just to others, however, will have no fear and will be more likely to attain ataraxia.[59][71]"
 * ALT1:... that the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus taught that the only reliable way to learn about the world is through empirical observation? Source: "Like Aristotle, Epicurus was an ardent Empiricist;[11][37][38] he believed that the senses are the only reliable sources of information about the world.[11][39][38] He rejected the Platonic idea of "Reason" as a reliable source of knowledge about the world apart from the senses[11] and was bitterly opposed to the Skeptics, who not only questioned the ability of the senses to provide accurate knowledge about the world, but also whether it is even possible to know anything about the world at all.[40]"

Improved to Good Article status by Katolophyromai (talk). Self-nominated at 05:52, 1 January 2019 (UTC).