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They said that the work was a Greek Epicurean work, but described it as finding fulfillment in the pleasures of life. The Greek Epicureans were of the opinion that avoiding pain and suffering was the object of ethical philosophy, which is not the same thing, at all.

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> Epicureanism ... declares pleasure to be its sole intrinsic goal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism

What the OP actually says is 'fulfilment can be found through the pleasure of everyday things' which is very much in line with Epicurean thinking.

This is largely all new to me, but this section defining pleasure within your link does seem to align with what GP is saying:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism#Pleasure

> Epicureans had a very specific understanding of what the greatest pleasure was, and the focus of their ethics was on the avoidance of pain rather than seeking out pleasure.

So whether the description of the work (as GP critiques) is correct, really comes down to whether the definition of 'pleasure' used is as in Epicureanism. Certainly someone unfamiliar would misunderstand it.

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