One thinker from this school of thought criticized “empty sounds” in arguing that sense-based preconceptions ground the truth of language. That member of this school used the example of a square tower that appears round to explain how judgement of perception, but not perception itself, is fallible. This school's founder argued that there is no need to fear the divine because of its total lack of concern with the mortal. That philosopher proposed a “four fold remedy” which argues that (*) fearing death is irrational. A philosopher from this school suggested the “swerve” to explain how randomness arises in an atomistic world. Lucretius, a proponent of this school, wrote the poem De Rerum Natura. For 10 points, name this Hellenistic philosophical school that argued for a life of simple pleasure. ■END■
ANSWER: Epicureanism [or Epicurean school; or School of Epicurus]
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