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Who founded Epicureanism?

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Bronze bust of Epicurus with a full beard and draped clothing, displayed on a round inscribed base at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. — Epicureanism Epicurus, bronze bust from a Greek original, c. 280–270 bce; in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.

Epicureanism was founded by the Greek philosopher Epicurus. In 306 BCE, he established his school in Athens at a location known as The Garden, where he taught his doctrines regarding physics and ethics.12