Which statement best describes the view of the Epicurean philosophers of the Hellenistic world?
a. the good life consists of moderate pleasure and the avoidance of pain
b. the heavenly bodies are arrayed in a musical-mathematical harmony
c. all truth is relative to the individual person's knowledge and perception
d. the perfect state would be ruled by reluctant "philosopher-kings"
Answer: a
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