Tusculan Disputations · Character
Metrodorus
Epicurean philosopher; close friend and disciple of Epicurus.
minor
Also known as Metrodorus
First appearance: tusculan disputations
Metrodorus shows up with force in Book V: Whether Virtue Alone Be Sufficient for a Happy Life. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted for his bold defiance of fortune, but Cicero notes the inconsistency given his hedonistic definition of good.
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In Book V: Whether Virtue Alone Be Sufficient for a Happy Life: Quoted for his bold defiance of fortune, but Cicero notes the inconsistency…
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