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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction The ancient biography of Epicurus The extant letters Ancient collections of maxims Doxographical reports The testimony of Cicero The testimony of Lucretius The polemic of Plutarch Short fragments and testimonia from known works: * From On Nature * From the Puzzles * From On the Goal * From the Symposium * From Against Theophrastus * Fragments of Epicurus' letters Short fragments and testimonia from uncertain works: * Logic and epistemology * Physics and theology * Ethics Index


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  • Author : Epicurus
  • Publisher : Hackett Publishing
  • Genre : Philosophy
  • Total Pages : 129 pages
  • ISBN : 1603845828
  • PDF File Size : 11,9 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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The Epicurus Reader

The Epicurus Reader
  • Publisher : Hackett Publishing
  • File Size : 36,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 15 March 1994
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction The ancient biography of Epicurus The extant letters Ancient collections of maxims Doxographical reports The testimony of Cicero The testimony of Lucretius The polemic of Plutarch

Travels with Epicurus

Travels with Epicurus
  • Publisher : Penguin Books Limited
  • File Size : 32,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 June 2024
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Describes how the author journeyed to Greece with a suitcase full of philosophy books in order to learn how to achieve a fulfilling old age, explaining how he came to

The Philosophy of Epicurus

The Philosophy of Epicurus
  • Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
  • File Size : 27,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 13 November 2019
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There's nothing new about wanting to live a mindful, simple life, and these writings by an ancient Greek sage recommend embracing sources of lasting satisfaction, such as friendship and philosophical

Epicurus And The Pleasant Life

Epicurus And The Pleasant Life
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • File Size : 21,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 02 February 2018
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The idea that happiness is a choice accessible to all is far from new; the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus developed the Natural Philosophy of life over two thousand years ago,

Epicurus on the Self

Epicurus on the Self
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • File Size : 51,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 August 2017
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Epicurus on the Self reconstructs a part of Epicurean ethics which only survives on the fragmentary papyrus rolls excavated from an ancient library in Herculaneum, On Nature XXV. The aim

Oxford Handbook of Epicurus and Epicureanism

Oxford Handbook of Epicurus and Epicureanism
  • Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
  • File Size : 53,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 June 2024
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This volume offers authoritative discussions of all aspects of the philosophy of Epicurus (340-271 BCE) and then traces Epicurean influences throughout the Western tradition. It is an unmatched resource for

Dynamic Reading

Dynamic Reading
  • Publisher : OUP USA
  • File Size : 49,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 08 May 2012
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Dynamic Reading examines the reception history of Epicureanism in the West, focusing in particular on the ways in which it has provided conceptual tools for defining how we read and

The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism

The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • File Size : 42,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 02 July 2009
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This Companion presents both an introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism and also a critical account of the major areas of its philosophical interest. Chapters

Reclaiming Epicurus: Penguin Special

Reclaiming Epicurus: Penguin Special
  • Publisher : Penguin Group Australia
  • File Size : 50,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 14 December 2012
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Epicureanism has been diluted into a byword for gourmet dining, but does the original ancient Greek 'philosophy of the Garden' contain insight that could save the world? Luke Slattery argues