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ataraxia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity |
| Derivation | ataractic, ataraxic |
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For the Epicureans, ataraxia was synonymous with the only true happiness possible for a person.
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The ten modes induce suspension of judgement and in turn a state of mental suspense followed by ataraxia.
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For example ataraxia has a different meaning if you are talking about Nietszche than if you were to talk about Epicurus.
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The physician and philosopher Sextus Empiricus wrote that Apelles experienced ataraxia while he was trying to paint a horse.
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He also considered prudence an important virtue and perceived excess and overindulgence to be contrary to the attainment of ataraxia and aponia.
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Instead, despite the apparent conflict with the goal of ataraxia, they claimed to continue searching for something that might be knowable.
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- Peace of mind
- (ataraxic) ataractic: tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
- Ataraxia (u1F00u03C4u03B1u03C1u03B1u03BEu03AFu03B1, "tranquillity") is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state of robust tranquillity, characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry.
- Ataraxia is an Italian neoclassical band who combine modern technology with archaic instrumentation over various media. They describe their music as a cross "between sacred and profane, ethereal and neo-classical, contemporary and early music". ...
- A pleasure that comes when the mind is at rest
