Emily Austin

Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University, North Carolina

Emily Austin is professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. She is the author of Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life (2023).

Written by Emily Austin

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How to live like an Epicurean

Forget shallow hedonism. Follow this philosophy for wondrous, unexpected joys and resilience against inevitable misfortune

by Emily Austin