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A Greek philosopher who taught that happiness depends on the absence of pain and disturbance, supported by friendship and moderate desires. He understood justice as a useful agreement to neither harm nor be harmed, and advised avoiding political strife where possible.
Political axes
Epicurus leans further toward federal than 79% of the 444 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Structure is where Epicurus stands furthest from the rest.
On Economy, Epicurus sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Centrist branch that prioritizes sustainability, gradual energy transition, environmental regulation, and technological prudence, seeking to reconcile climate protection, markets, and democratic institutions without anti-capitalist rupture.
Liberal current that accepts an active role for the state in the economy and in guaranteeing rights, combining individual freedoms and markets with regulation and public policies aimed at the collective good and equality.
Branch that seeks concrete social results by negotiating with the market and existing institutions, prioritizing responsible fiscal austerity, targeted social policy, and governability over revolutionary ideological purity.
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Stalinist SocialismRadical Left28%
A British philosopher, Berlin distinguished negative from positive liberty and championed value pluralism, warning against totalitarian utopias and becoming a reference of 20th-century liberal thought.
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A federal parliamentary monarchy, Canada combines stable democracy, multiculturalism, a broad welfare state, and a market economy rich in natural resources, with a strong commitment to rights and diversity.
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During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
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