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Rabirius (Epicurean)

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334: 60:, and says that in their efforts to introduce philosophy to common people they end up saying nothing. He concludes indignantly: "they think there is no art of speechmaking or composition." Although Cicero in his writings is mostly hostile toward Epicureanism, his dear friend 112: 31:
as one of the early popularizers of the philosophy in Italy. Their works on Epicureanism were the earliest philosophical treatises written in
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criticizes Amafinius and Rabirius from an elitist perspective for their unsophisticated
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was an Epicurean, and this remark, occurring within a
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Lucretius and the Diatribe against the Fear of Death:
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nullam denique artem esse nec dicendi nec disserendi
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Epicurean
Amafinius
Catius
Latin
Lucretius
Cicero
Academica
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Ataraxia

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