Epicurus Was Considered a Dangerous Rebel in His Own Time

question 31

True/False

Epicurus was considered a dangerous rebel in his own time, as he was tolerant.

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Definitions:

Hyperconsumption

Describes an excessive and unsustainable level of consumption that surpasses what is necessary for a comfortable lifestyle, often driven by consumerism and materialism.

Alienation

A condition in social relationships reflected by a decrease in the sense of personal identification with the products of one's work or disenchantment with societal norms.

Mode of Production

describes the varied ways that societies gather or produce the means of their subsistence, focusing on the combination of productive forces and relations of production.

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.