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Epicurious launched on August 18, 1995, as part of CondeNet, a subsidiary of Condé Nast that was created to develop content specifically for the Internet. Under the direction of CondeNet president Rochelle Udell and editor-in-chief Joan Feeney, former executive editor of Mademoiselle, Epicurious offered recipes, cooking tips and general information on food, wine, and dining out.
Epicurus ( / ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs /, EH-pih-KURE-əs; [ 2] Greek: Ἐπίκουρος Epikouros; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents. Influenced by Democritus, Aristippus, Pyrrho, [ 3] and possibly ...
Roman Epicurus bust. Epicureanism is a system of philosophy founded around 307 BCE based upon the teachings of Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher. Epicurus was an atomist and materialist, following in the steps of Democritus. His materialism led him to religious skepticism and a general attack on superstition and divine intervention.
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Epicurean paradox. The Epicurus paradox is a logical dilemma about the problem of evil attributed to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who argued against the existence of a god who is simultaneously omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent .
Bon Appétit is a monthly American food and entertaining magazine, that typically contains recipes, entertaining ideas, restaurant recommendations, and wine reviews.Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered at the One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, and has been in publication since 1956.
Gourmet magazine was a monthly publication of Condé Nast and the first U.S. magazine devoted to food and wine. [ 1] The New York Times noted that " Gourmet was to food what Vogue is to fashion." [ 4] Founded by Earle R. MacAusland (1890–1980), Gourmet, first published in January 1941, [ 5] also covered "good living" on a wider scale, and ...
Apollodorus ( Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος; fl. 2nd century BC) was an Epicurean philosopher, and head of the Epicurean school in Athens . According to Diogenes Laërtius, he was surnamed Tyrant of the Garden ( Greek: Κηποτύραννος) from his exercising a kind of tyranny or supremacy in the garden or school of Epicurus. [1]