Swerve and Epicureanism

The relative obscurity of Swerve probably has less to do with simple neglect, and more to do with a distortion of its origin.  That origin, from which Lucretius' concept is derived, is Epicurus' version, which consists in the tranquil turning away from external influences, towards the pursuit of modest pleasures. But, of course, 'epicurean' has come to connote, quite to the contrary, the self-indulgent enjoyment of luxurious pleasures, especially in eating.  So, in the process, Swerve has become dissociated from true Epicureanism, to which attention to its association with the concept of Free Will does not quite restore it.